Unox
Score
4/5European, but not fully within the EU or EEA.
Unox is a brand of soups and meat products such as rookworst and knakworst for the Dutch and Belgian market, controlled by Unilever PLC of England and Wales through Unilever International Holdings B.V. in Rotterdam. Zwanenberg Food Group announced in December 2024 that it wants to take over Unox and Zwan, a sale that was still pending regulatory approval in 2026. Cup-a-Soup and Unox Mini-Meals are excluded from that sale, and Cup-a-Soup is sold as a Knorr product in the Netherlands.
What we know
- Owner
Unilever PLC, United KingdomEurope
Listed, no controlling shareholder
- Headquarters
Rotterdam, NetherlandsEU
- Production
NetherlandsEU, PolandEU
Zwanenberg Food Group makes every knakworst and rookworst, including the vegetarian variants, for Unilever in the former Unox plant in Oss it took over in 2018. The soups in pouches come from the production lines in Poznan, Poland, which are part of the announced sale.
- Available in
Netherlands, Belgium
We have not listed alternatives for this brand yet.
Ownership chain
- Unox
- Unilever International Holdings B.V.Brand ownerNetherlandsEU
- Unilever PLCBrand ownerUnited KingdomEurope
Sources
- Unilever Annual Report on Form 20-F 2025
- Unilever Annual Report on Form 20-F 2025
- Vergunning vereist voor concentratie Zwanenberg en Unox, ACM/UIT/651622
- Vergunning vereist voor concentratie Zwanenberg en Unox, ACM/UIT/651622
- Vergunning vereist voor concentratie Zwanenberg en Unox, ACM/UIT/651622
- Melding voorgenomen concentratie Zwanenberg en activa van Unilever met betrekking tot de merken Unox en Zwan, Staatscourant 2025, 6978
- Knorr soep
- Unilever Annual Report on Form 20-F 2025
Last verified on 26 September 2026.