๐ฌ๐ง British brands and who owns them
Of 272 British consumer brands tracked here, 163 (60%) are owned by companies headquartered outside the United Kingdom, most often in the United States, France and Japan.
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272
British brands
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163
foreign-owned ยท 60%
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109
domestically owned
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32
British brand owners
Who bought the British brands?
| Owner country | Brands | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| ๐บ๐ธ British brands owned by American companies | 61 | A.1. (Kraft Heinz), Altoids (Mars), Andrex (Kimberly-Clark), Ariel (Procter & Gamble), Batiste (Church & Dwight) |
| ๐ซ๐ท British brands owned by French companies | 10 | Alexander McQueen (Kering), Beefeater (Pernod Ricard), Bruichladdich (Rรฉmy Cointreau), Burberry Eyewear (EssilorLuxottica), Chivas Regal (Pernod Ricard) |
| ๐ฏ๐ต British brands owned by Japanese companies | 9 | Football Manager (Sega Sammy), Fuller's London Pride (Asahi Group), John Frieda (Kao), Lucozade (Suntory), Meantime (Asahi Group) |
| ๐จ๐ญ British brands owned by Swiss companies | 8 | Aero (Nestlรฉ), Dunhill (Richemont), Felix (Nestlรฉ), KitKat (Nestlรฉ), Nescafรฉ Gold Blend (Nestlรฉ) |
| ๐ฉ๐ช British brands owned by German companies | 8 | Bentley (Volkswagen Group), Chicago Town (Dr. Oetker), FRijj (Mรผller Group), MINI (BMW Group), Penguin Books (Bertelsmann) |
| ๐ณ๐ฑ British brands owned by Dutch companies | 8 | Calippo (The Magnum Ice Cream Company), Philips Avent (Philips), Solero (The Magnum Ice Cream Company), Strongbow (Heineken), Twister (The Magnum Ice Cream Company) |
| ๐ฎ๐ณ British brands owned by Indian companies | 7 | Jaguar (Tata Motors), Land Rover (Tata Motors), Maxmedix (Zydus Wellness), Range Rover (Tata Motors), Savlon (ITC) |
| ๐จ๐ฆ British brands owned by Canadian companies | 6 | Cathedral City (Saputo), Clover (Saputo), Country Life (Saputo), Davidstow (Saputo), Utterly Butterly (Saputo) |
| ๐ต๐ญ British brands owned by Filipino companies | 6 | Cauldron (Monde Nissin), Jura (Emperador), Quorn (Monde Nissin), Tamnavulin (Emperador), The Dalmore (Emperador) |
| ๐ง๐ช British brands owned by Belgian companies | 5 | BEAR (Lotus Bakeries), Kiddylicious (Lotus Bakeries), Peter's Yard (Lotus Bakeries), TREK (Lotus Bakeries), nฤkd. (Lotus Bakeries) |
| ๐น๐ญ British brands owned by Thai companies | 5 | Balblair (ThaiBev), John West (Thai Union), Old Pulteney (ThaiBev), Speyburn (ThaiBev), anCnoc (ThaiBev) |
| ๐ฎ๐ช British brands owned by Irish companies | 5 | Drygate (C&C Group), Innis & Gunn (C&C Group), Orchard Pig (C&C Group), Steripod (Perrigo), Tennent's (C&C Group) |
| ๐ฎ๐น Italy | 4 | Church's (Prada Group), Eyewear by David Beckham (Safilo), Kenwood (De'Longhi), Thorntons (Ferrero) |
| ๐ฏ๐ฒ Jamaica | 3 | Dunn's River (GraceKennedy), Encona (GraceKennedy), Nurishment (GraceKennedy) |
| ๐ง๐ฒ Bermuda | 2 | Bombay Sapphire (Bacardi), Dewar's (Bacardi) |
| ๐ธ๐ช Sweden | 2 | COS (H&M Group), Cushelle (Essity) |
| ๐ช๐ธ Spain | 2 | Charlotte Tilbury (Puig), Tilda (Ebro Foods) |
| ๐น๐ท Turkey | 2 | Hotpoint (Arรงelik), Leisure (Arรงelik) |
| ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland | 2 | Indi Grand (Paulig), Rude Health (Valio) |
| ๐จ๐ณ China | 2 | Lotus (Geely), Skyscanner (Trip.com Group) |
| ๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico | 1 | Bushmills (Becle) |
| ๐ต๐ฑ Poland | 1 | CDA (Amica) |
| ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark | 1 | Cravendale (Arla Foods) |
| ๐ณ๐ฌ Nigeria | 1 | Dulux (Nigeria) (UAC of Nigeria) |
| ๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore | 1 | Dyson (Dyson) |
| ๐ญ๐ฐ Hong Kong | 1 | Vax (Techtronic Industries) |
British companies that own brands
- Unilever ยท 55 brands
- Diageo ยท 23 brands
- Reckitt ยท 20 brands
- Associated British Foods ยท 9 brands
- Haleon ยท 8 brands
- Premier Foods ยท 8 brands
- PZ Cussons ยท 6 brands
- William Grant & Sons ยท 6 brands
- Future ยท 5 brands
- IHG ยท 5 brands
- Nomad Foods ยท 5 brands
- A.G. Barr ยท 4 brands
- Debenhams Group ยท 4 brands
- Froneri ยท 4 brands
- IAG ยท 4 brands
- Marks & Spencer ยท 4 brands
- Next ยท 4 brands
- Edrington ยท 4 brands
- pladis ยท 4 brands
- ASOS ยท 3 brands
- Capri Holdings ยท 3 brands
- Sainsbury's ยท 3 brands
- Asda ยท 2 brands
- Burberry ยท 2 brands
- Chanel ยท 2 brands
- Tesco ยท 2 brands
- Aurea ยท 1 brands
- Dr. Martens ยท 1 brands
- Fever-Tree ยท 1 brands
- Lush ยท 1 brands
- Mulberry ยท 1 brands
- Nichols ยท 1 brands