Hero

EUSpreads

Score

4/5

European, but not fully within the EU or EEA.

Hero is a Swiss food brand of jams and fruit spreads, sold under names such as Hero Delicia. It belongs to the Hero Group, founded in Lenzburg in 1886 and ultimately owned by the Dr Arend Oetker family of Germany. The group makes its natural spreads at its own plants, among them in Germany and Spain.

What we know

Owner

Dr Arend Oetker family, GermanyEU

Family control

Headquarters

Lenzburg, SwitzerlandEurope

Production

Germany(main)EU, SpainEU, United KingdomEurope

The group's production network spans Brazil, Egypt, Germany, Spain, Türkiye, the United Kingdom and the United States; its European sites are in Germany (Bad Schwartau), Spain (Alcantarilla) and the United Kingdom (Milton Keynes).

Not yet verified
  • How much of it is made in the EU or EEA
  • Whether there are large shareholders outside Europe

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Ownership chain

  1. Hero
  2. Hero AGBrand ownerSwitzerlandEurope
  3. Schwartau International GmbHParent companyGermanyEU
  4. AOH Nahrungsmittel GmbH & Co. KGParent companyGermanyEU
  5. Dr Arend Oetker familyBrand ownerGermanyEU

Sources

  1. Hero Schweiz (Hero AG)Headquarters · 1 October 2026
  2. Hero Annual Report 2025Hero Group (Hero AG) · Production · 1 October 2026
  3. Hero Schweiz (Hero AG)General · 1 October 2026
  4. Hero Schweiz (Hero AG)General · 1 October 2026
  5. Hero Annual Report 2025Hero Group (Hero AG) · Ownership · 1 October 2026 · Source about Dr Arend Oetker family, the owner.

Last verified on 1 October 2026.

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