Who owns Vodňanské kuře?
Vodňanské kuře is owned by AGROFERT (the Czech Republic), which has owned the brand since 2009.[1][2]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: AGROFERT Group Annual Report Consolidated 2025, AGROFERT, a.s. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- AGROFERT, a.s. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic, Prague
- Origin
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Founded
- 2004
- Category
- Food › Meat, poultry & seafood › Fresh meat & poultry
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Vodňanské kuře
Vodňanské kuře is the poultry brand of Vodňanská drůbež, the AGROFERT company that rears, slaughters and processes chicken and duck in the south Bohemian town of Vodňany. It sells whole birds and portions alongside cooked and smoked products, with named lines including Zlaté kuře, Mladá kachna and a traceable Kuře s rodokmenem. AGROFERT is replacing the plant behind it: a new chicken slaughterhouse at Vodňany is due to be completed in 2026.
Ownership timeline of Vodňanské kuře
Where Vodňanské kuře sits in AGROFERT
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by AGROFERT
AGROFERT controls 15 brands on Brandtree, 14 of them in food.
Also in food
- Florian (1994)
- Golden Toast (1963)
- Grande
- HYZA (2007)
- KMOTR (2001)
- Kostelec (1917)
- Krahulík (1928)
- Lieken Urkorn
- OLMA
- PENAM (2000)
- Tatra (1964)
- Vitacelia
- Vysočina Hodice
Other brands in fresh meat & poultry, and who owns them
The 60 brands in fresh meat & poultry on Brandtree belong to 29 owners. The largest is LDC, with 6; AGROFERT has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Doux | LDC | 🇫🇷 France |
| Assilah | MHP | 🇨🇾 Cyprus |
| Bostock's | Inghams | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Sopraval | Agrosuper | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Kaišiadorių Paukštynas | Akola Group | 🇱🇹 Lithuania |
| Pollo Indio | CMI | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
| Friboi | JBS | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Mr. Chancho | Pronaca | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
About the owner: AGROFERT
AGROFERT is a privately held company headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic. Brandtree records 15 brands under its control.
AGROFERT is a Czech concern that its 2025 consolidated annual report describes as the parent company plus 209 subsidiaries, 19 jointly controlled companies and 6 associates, working in chemicals, agriculture, food processing, forestry, land technology, logistics and renewable energy. It reported consolidated revenues of CZK 212.2 billion in 2025 and more than 28,000 employees, which makes it the largest private employer in the Czech Republic, and it is the second largest producer of nitrogen fertilizers in Europe. Its food companies are the reason it appears here: bakeries, dairies, meat plants and poultry businesses whose brands are on Czech, Slovak, Hungarian and German shelves. Since 20 February 2026 the rights of the sole shareholder over all of its shares have been exercised by Wilfried Reinhard Elbs, the trustee of the RSVP TRUST private trust fund.
🇨🇿 Vodňanské kuře and other Czech brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 42 brands that began in the Czech Republic. 11 of them (26%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Vodňanské kuře is not one of them.
- Korunní Cukr — AGRANA 🇦🇹
- Sunar — Hero Group 🇨🇭
- TTD — Tereos 🇫🇷
- Allegro.cz — Allegro 🇵🇱
- Becherovka — Maspex 🇵🇱
- Bernard — Duvel Moortgat 🇧🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Vodňanské kuře?
The parent company of Vodňanské kuře is AGROFERT, a privately held company headquartered in the Czech Republic.
Is Vodňanské kuře Czech?
Yes. Vodňanské kuře originated in the Czech Republic in 2004 and its owner, AGROFERT, is also headquartered in the Czech Republic.
Since when has AGROFERT owned Vodňanské kuře?
AGROFERT has owned Vodňanské kuře since 2009.
Is Vodňanské kuře still owned by AGROFERT?
Yes. As of 23 October 2026, Vodňanské kuře is still owned by AGROFERT. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (3) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] AGROFERT Group Annual Report Consolidated 2025 — AGROFERT, a.s., Annual report; retrieved 21 September 2026.
- [2] Výroční zpráva 2009 AGROFERT HOLDING — AGROFERT HOLDING, a.s., Annual report; retrieved 23 October 2026.
- [3] Vodňanská drůbež — Historie — Vodňanská drůbež, a.s., Official document; retrieved 23 October 2026.
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