Colian: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Colian is a privately held company headquartered in Opatówek, Poland that owns 12 consumer brands across 2 categories.[1]
Colian is a Polish family company that began in 1990, when Barbara and Jan Kolański set up Ziołopex, a herb and spice producer at Piątek Wielki near Kalisz. It became a confectioner by acquisition: Jutrzenka in 2003, Goplana in 2004, Grześki in 2005, the Hellena orangeade in 2007 and the Lublin praline brand Solidarność in 2013, followed by the British chocolate maker Elizabeth Shaw in 2016 and Ireland's Lily O'Brien's in 2018. Alongside the food business it runs logistics and property development divisions from its base at Opatówek.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Colian sp. z o.o. (also Colian Holding, Ziołopex)
- Type
- privately held company · see all privately held company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇵🇱 Opatówek, Poland
- Founded
- 1990
- Website
- colian.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Colian in numbers
- Colian owns 12 consumer brands tracked here across 2 top-level categories; the largest is food with 11 brands.[1]
- 2 of its brands originated outside Poland.
Everything Colian 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
Food (11)
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Colian own?
Colian owns 12 consumer brands tracked here, including Elizabeth Shaw, Lily O'Brien's, Appetita, Jeżyki, Goplana and Jutrzenka.
Is Colian a Polish company?
Yes. Colian is headquartered in Opatówek, Poland and was founded in 1990.
Who owns Colian?
Colian is privately held. Colian is a Polish family company that began in 1990, when Barbara and Jan Kolański set up Ziołopex, a herb and spice producer at Piątek Wielki near Kalisz.
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] Colian — our brands — Colian sp. z o.o., Official document; retrieved 24 September 2026.
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