Who owns ZWILLING?
ZWILLING is owned by ZWILLING J.A. Henckels AG (Germany).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: ZWILLING - Company history, ZWILLING J.A. Henckels AG. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- ZWILLING J.A. Henckels AG reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Solingen
- Origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Solingen
- Founded
- 1731
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Furniture & furnishings › Cookware & tableware
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About ZWILLING
ZWILLING is the flagship brand of ZWILLING J.A. Henckels AG, a knife and cookware maker. The company history says Peter Henckels registered ZWILLING as a trademark in Solingen on 13 June 1731, and the brand site describes the company as knife-making experts. The ice-hardened FRIODUR blades and scissors patented in 1938 are listed in its timeline.
Ownership timeline of ZWILLING
Where ZWILLING sits in ZWILLING
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by ZWILLING
ZWILLING controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
Other brands in cookware & tableware, and who owns them
The 36 brands in cookware & tableware on Brandtree belong to 11 owners. The largest is Fiskars Group, with 10; ZWILLING has 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Arabia | Fiskars Group | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Fitz and Floyd | Lifetime Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Nambé | Portmeirion Group | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Chicago Cutlery | Corelle Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| like. by Villeroy & Boch | Villeroy & Boch | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Mark and Graham | Williams-Sonoma | 🇺🇸 United States |
| mychef | Dorco | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| FOX Home | Fox Group | 🇮🇱 Israel |
About the owner: ZWILLING
ZWILLING is a privately held company headquartered in Solingen, Germany, founded in 1731. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control.
ZWILLING J.A. Henckels AG is a Solingen, Germany, maker of knives, cookware and kitchen tools. Its company history says Peter Henckels registered the ZWILLING trademark in Solingen in 1731, and that Wilh. Werhahn KG has been its sole shareholder since 1970 (the group is a stock company wholly owned by the Werhahn Group). It also owns the Santos and Flammkraft barbecue businesses and the BSF and Fontignac kitchen brands, which are not listed here.
🇩🇪 ZWILLING and other German brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 243 brands that began in Germany. 90 of them (37%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; ZWILLING is not one of them.
- B1 Discount Baumarkt — REWE Group 🇩🇪
- BASF Agricultural Solutions — BASF 🇩🇪
- Dyckerhoff — Buzzi 🇮🇹
- Gardena — Husqvarna Group 🇸🇪
- Hansgrohe — Masco 🇺🇸
- Villeroy & Boch — Villeroy & Boch 🇩🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of ZWILLING?
The parent company of ZWILLING is ZWILLING J.A. Henckels AG, a privately held company headquartered in Germany.
Is ZWILLING German?
Yes. ZWILLING originated in Germany in 1731 and its owner, ZWILLING J.A. Henckels AG, is also headquartered in Germany.
Is ZWILLING still owned by ZWILLING J.A. Henckels AG?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, ZWILLING is still owned by ZWILLING J.A. Henckels AG. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & 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] ZWILLING - Company history — ZWILLING J.A. Henckels AG, Official document; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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