WMF is owned by Groupe SEB (France, EPA: SK), which acquired the brand on 30 November 2016 for €1.58 billion.[1][2] WMF was founded in 1853 in Germany and was independent until 2016.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: 2025 Universal Registration Document & Annual Financial Report, Groupe SEB S.A. Last checked .
WMF was founded in Germany in 1853 and makes cookware, cutlery and professional coffee machines, the last being a substantial business supplying cafés and offices. Groupe SEB acquired it in 2016 for about €1.6 billion. The professional coffee machine business was the main reason for the purchase rather than the consumer cookware.
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Groupe SEB controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in home care.
The 105 brands in kitchenware & small appliances on Brandtree belong to 36 owners. The largest is Arçelik, with 13; Groupe SEB has 6.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Arçelik | Arçelik | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| AQUA | Haier | 🇨🇳 China |
| COLMO | Midea | 🇨🇳 China |
| Balay | BSH | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Hamilton Beach | Hamilton Beach Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Amica | Amica | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Baratza | Breville Group | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| AEG | Electrolux | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
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Groupe SEB is a publicly listed company headquartered in Écully, France, founded in 1857. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as EPA: SK.
Groupe SEB traces to a Burgundy tinsmith in 1857 and made the first domestic pressure cooker in 1953, which established it. It is the largest small domestic appliance company in the world, and the founding families retain control through a holding company.
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 252 brands that began in Germany. 93 of them (37%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, WMF among them.
Groupe SEB acquired WMF for about EUR 1.585 billion, its largest purchase. The attraction was the professional coffee machine business supplying cafes, hotels and offices rather than the consumer cookware the brand is better known for.
The parent company of WMF is Groupe SEB, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
WMF originated in Germany in 1853, but it is owned today by Groupe SEB, which is headquartered in France. So WMF is a German-origin brand under French ownership.
Groupe SEB completed its acquisition of WMF on 30 November 2016, after announcing the deal on 24 May 2016. The deal was valued at €1.58 billion (enterprise value).
WMF was an independent company from its founding in 1853 until Groupe SEB acquired it in 2016.
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, WMF is still owned by Groupe SEB. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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