๐ซ๐ท French brands and who owns them
Of 120 French consumer brands tracked here, 55 (46%) are owned by companies headquartered outside France, most often in the United States, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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120
French brands
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55
foreign-owned ยท 46%
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65
domestically owned
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18
French brand owners
Who bought the French brands?
| Owner country | Brands | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| ๐บ๐ธ French brands owned by American companies | 13 | Darphin (Estรฉe Lauder), ELLE (US) (Hearst), Filorga (Colgate-Palmolive), Grey Poupon (Kraft Heinz), HOKA (Deckers Brands) |
| ๐จ๐ญ French brands owned by Swiss companies | 8 | Alaรฏa (Richemont), Cartier (Richemont), Chloรฉ (Richemont), Chocapic (Nestlรฉ), Mademoiselle Desserts (Emmi) |
| ๐ฌ๐ง French brands owned by British companies | 8 | Axe (Unilever), Chanel (Chanel), Chanel No. 5 (Chanel), Cif (Unilever), Cรฎroc (Diageo) |
| ๐ฎ๐น French brands owned by Italian companies | 5 | Carte Noire (Lavazza), Casa Azzurra (Granarolo), Harrys (Barilla), Maison Margiela (OTB Group), Moncler (Moncler) |
| ๐ณ๐ฑ French brands owned by Dutch companies | 5 | Carte d'Or (The Magnum Ice Cream Company), Citroรซn (Stellantis), Desperados (Heineken), Grand Marnier (Campari Group), Peugeot (Stellantis) |
| ๐ช๐ธ Spain | 4 | Jean Paul Gaultier (Puig), Lustucru (Ebro Foods), Nina Ricci (Puig), Taureau Ailรฉ (Ebro Foods) |
| ๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel | 3 | Athena (Delta Galil), Eminence (Delta Galil), Passionata (Delta Galil) |
| ๐น๐ญ Thailand | 3 | Larsen Cognac (ThaiBev), Parmentier (Thai Union), Petit Navire (Thai Union) |
| ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark | 2 | Kronenbourg 1664 (Carlsberg), Lorina (Royal Unibrew) |
| ๐ง๐ฒ Bermuda | 1 | Grey Goose (Bacardi) |
| ๐ฏ๐ต Japan | 1 | Orangina (Suntory) |
| ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland | 1 | Salomon (Amer Sports) |
| ๐ฆ๐บ Australia | 1 | Yoplait (Australia) (Bega) |
French companies that own brands
- L'Orรฉal ยท 21 brands
- LVMH ยท 20 brands
- Danone ยท 13 brands
- Lactalis ยท 13 brands
- Pernod Ricard ยท 11 brands
- Savencia Fromage & Dairy ยท 11 brands
- Kering ยท 10 brands
- EssilorLuxottica ยท 8 brands
- Groupe SEB ยท 7 brands
- Accor ยท 6 brands
- Rรฉmy Cointreau ยท 6 brands
- Bel Group ยท 5 brands
- Decathlon ยท 4 brands
- Ubisoft ยท 4 brands
- Bonduelle ยท 3 brands
- BIC ยท 3 brands
- Hermรจs ยท 2 brands
- Carrefour ยท 1 brands