Eckes-Granini: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Eckes-Granini is a privately held company headquartered in Nieder-Olm, Germany that owns 11 consumer brands.[1]
Eckes-Granini is an independent family-owned fruit-juice and fruit-beverage company based in Nieder-Olm, Rhineland-Palatinate, which says it is the leading supplier of fruit juices and fruit beverages in Europe and exports to more than 80 countries. The Eckes family business began in 1857 as a small fruit and wine distillery run by Peter Eckes; it began making juice in the 1930s, bought granini from the Melitta Group in 1994 and left spirits in 2006 and 2007. Its brand portfolio was assembled largely by acquiring local juice makers across Europe. Brands listed on its site but not recorded here for lack of a stated origin or ownership: Joker, God Morgon and the minority holding in true fruits.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Eckes-Granini Group GmbH (also Eckes-Granini, Eckes AG)
- Type
- privately held company · see all privately held company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇩🇪 Nieder-Olm, Germany
- Founded
- 1857
- Website
- www.eckes-granini.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Eckes-Granini in numbers
- Eckes-Granini owns 11 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is beverages with 11 brands.[1]
- 9 of its brands originated outside Germany.
Everything Eckes-Granini 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 Eckes-Granini own?
Eckes-Granini owns 11 consumer brands tracked here, including Rynkeby, Marli, Pago, hohes C, YO and granini.
Is Eckes-Granini a German company?
Yes. Eckes-Granini is headquartered in Nieder-Olm, Germany and was founded in 1857.
Who owns Eckes-Granini?
Eckes-Granini is privately held. Eckes-Granini is an independent family-owned fruit-juice and fruit-beverage company based in Nieder-Olm, Rhineland-Palatinate, which says it is the leading supplier of fruit juices and fruit beverages in Europe and exports to more than 80 countries.
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] Eckes-Granini Group — Our History — Eckes-Granini Group, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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