Tesco: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Tesco (LSE: TSCO) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom that owns 2 consumer brands.[1]
Tesco was founded in 1919 as a London market stall and is the largest retailer in the United Kingdom, with roughly a quarter of national grocery spending. Its name combines the initials of a tea supplier with the first two letters of founder Jack Cohen's surname.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Tesco PLC
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇬🇧 Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1919
- Tickers
- LSE: TSCO
- Companies House
- 00445790
- Wikidata
- Q487494
- Website
- www.tescoplc.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Tesco in numbers
- Tesco owns 2 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is food with 2 brands.[1]
Everything Tesco 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
Tesco in the global legal-entity registry
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) keeps an open register of legal entities. Each entity reports its own parents. We show it as a cross-check on the ownership recorded on this page, which is built from filings.
- Legal entity identifier (LEI)
- 2138002P5RNKC5W2JZ46
- Registered name
- TESCO PLC (GB)
- Registration status
- Issued · record updated 21 November 2025
- Parent
- None named: it reports that it has no parent that consolidates its accounts.
- Retrieved
- · GLEIF record (JSON)
Official recalls involving Tesco products
25 recall notices from government regulators matched to Tesco. Each applies to the specific products, sizes and lot codes named in the notice, not to every product sold under the name.
- Tesco Finest Caesar & Smoked Bacon Coleslaw — UK FSA, · Allergy alert
Reason given: Mustard
Recalling firm: Tesco · Brand: Tesco Finest
- Tesco Finest Mozzarella Pearls & Pesto Orzo Salad — UK FSA, · Product recall information notice
Reason given: The possible presence of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli STEC in the product listed above.
Recalling firm: Tesco · Brand: Tesco Finest
- Tesco Finest Summer Edition Chocolate Affogato Dessert — UK FSA, · Product recall information notice
Reason given: This product may contain pieces of plastic which makes the product unsafe to eat.
Recalling firm: Tesco · Brand: Tesco Finest
- Tesco Grape & Berry Medley — UK FSA, · Product recall information notice
Reason given: The presence of Salmonella in the product listed above.
Recalling firm: Tesco
- Tesco Special Fried Rice — UK FSA, · Allergy alert
Reason given: Wheat (gluten)
Recalling firm: Tesco
Matched automatically from FDA, USDA FSIS, UK Food Standards Agency and CPSC records only when the recalling firm corresponds to this ownership record and, for a brand, the brand name appears in the product description. Check the linked notice for exact products and lots. Method.
Frequently asked questions
What brands does Tesco own?
Tesco owns 2 consumer brands tracked here, including Tesco Clubcard and Tesco Finest.
Is Tesco a British company?
Yes. Tesco is headquartered in Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom and was founded in 1919.
Who owns Tesco?
Tesco is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as TSCO on the LSE.
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] Tesco PLC Annual Report and Financial Statements 2025 — Tesco PLC, Annual report, published 30 April 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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