Bahlsen: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Bahlsen is a privately held company headquartered in Germany that owns 3 consumer brands.[1]
Bahlsen is a family-owned biscuit and snack maker. Its site says it was founded in 1889 in Hanover by Hermann Bahlsen, is a fourth-generation family business, and sells in more than 80 countries. Its brand page lists seven brands: Bahlsen, Leibniz, PiCK UP!, Brandt, Krakuski, HIT and Rawbite. Krakuski and HIT are left out here because the documents opened give no facts about them beyond their names.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Bahlsen GmbH & Co. KG (also Bahlsen Group)
- Type
- privately held company · see all privately held company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Founded
- 1889
- Website
- www.bahlsen.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Bahlsen in numbers
- Bahlsen owns 3 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is food with 3 brands.[1]
- 1 of its brands originated outside Germany.
Everything Bahlsen owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Bahlsen own?
Bahlsen owns 3 consumer brands tracked here, including LEIBNIZ, Bahlsen and Rawbite.
Is Bahlsen a German company?
Yes. Bahlsen is headquartered in Germany and was founded in 1889.
Who owns Bahlsen?
Bahlsen is privately held. Bahlsen is a family-owned biscuit and snack maker.
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] Our brands - Bahlsen — Bahlsen GmbH & Co. KG, Official document; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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