Who owns Zoflora?
Zoflora is owned by STADA (Germany), which has owned the brand since 2013.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: STADA's strong growth journey continues in 2025, STADA Arzneimittel AG, 18 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- STADA Arzneimittel AG reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Bad Vilbel
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Category
- Home care › Household cleaning › Bleach & disinfectant
- Last verified
- · 4 sources
About Zoflora
Zoflora is a British concentrated household disinfectant, sold with wipes, sprays and bathroom and carpet cleaners under the same name. It was the first brand of Thornton & Ross, the Huddersfield firm founded in 1922, whose co-founder Nathan Thornton had worked with coal-tar disinfectants, and it moved from pharmacies into supermarkets in the 1960s and 1970s. STADA bought Thornton & Ross in 2013, and its 2025 results called Zoflora its top brand in Britain. It is also sold in Ireland, Hong Kong and the UAE.
Ownership timeline of Zoflora
Where Zoflora sits in STADA
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by STADA
STADA controls 6 brands on Brandtree.
Other brands in bleach & disinfectant, and who owns them
The 19 brands in bleach & disinfectant on Brandtree belong to 12 owners. The largest is Grupo AlEn, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Blancatel | Grupo AlEn | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Kalipto | Bombril | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Clorox | Clorox | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Ecolab (institutional cleaning and sanitizing) | Ecolab | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Harpic | Reckitt | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| WC Net | Bolton Group | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Bacillol | HARTMANN | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Olimpia | La Fabril | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
About the owner: STADA
STADA is a privately held company headquartered in Bad Vilbel, Germany, founded in 1895. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control.
STADA Arzneimittel AG is a German maker of consumer health products, generic medicines and specialty pharmaceuticals, based in Bad Vilbel, Hesse, that sells in more than 100 countries. It traces its roots to a pharmacists' association formed in Dresden in 1895 to make shared preparations, and it stayed a cooperative until it became a corporation in 1970. Bain Capital and Cinven took it over in 2017, and a squeeze-out in November 2020 left all its shares with the holding company Nidda Healthcare. CapVest completed the purchase of their majority stake on 31 March 2026, with both firms keeping minority stakes. STADA's group sales in 2025 were €4,296 million, with 11,749 employees.
🇬🇧 Zoflora and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 570 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 297 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Zoflora among them.
- Ariel — Procter & Gamble 🇺🇸
- Belling — Glen Dimplex 🇮🇪
- CDA — Amica 🇵🇱
- Cillit Bang — Reckitt 🇬🇧
- Comfort — Unilever 🇬🇧
- Daler-Rowney — F.I.L.A. 🇮🇹
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Zoflora?
The parent company of Zoflora is STADA, a privately held company headquartered in Germany.
Is Zoflora British or German?
Zoflora originated in the United Kingdom, but it is owned today by STADA, which is headquartered in Germany. So Zoflora is a British-origin brand under German ownership.
Since when has STADA owned Zoflora?
STADA has owned Zoflora since 2013.
Is Zoflora still owned by STADA?
Yes. As of 24 October 2026, Zoflora is still owned by STADA. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (4) & 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] STADA's strong growth journey continues in 2025 — STADA Arzneimittel AG, Official press release, published 18 March 2026; retrieved 24 October 2026.
- [2] STADA — Zoflora — STADA Arzneimittel AG, Official document; retrieved 24 October 2026.
- [3] Thornton & Ross — Our History — Thornton & Ross Ltd, Official document; retrieved 24 October 2026.
- [4] STADA AG completes the acquisition of Huddersfield based pharmaceutical manufacturer, Thornton & Ross Ltd — Thornton & Ross Ltd, Official press release, published 21 August 2013; retrieved 24 October 2026.
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