Bel Group: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Bel Group is a family-owned company headquartered in Suresnes, France that owns 5 consumer brands.[1]
Bel Group was founded in the Jura in 1865 and is controlled by the fifth generation of the Bel family. It specialises in portioned, branded cheese sold at ambient or chilled temperature, a format it largely invented with The Laughing Cow in 1921, and it is one of the largest branded cheese companies in the world.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Groupe Bel
- Type
- family-owned company · see all family-owned company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇫🇷 Suresnes, France
- Founded
- 1865
- Wikidata
- Q2903107
- Website
- www.groupe-bel.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Bel Group in numbers
- Bel Group owns 5 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is food with 5 brands.[1]
Everything Bel Group owns
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Bel Group own?
Bel Group owns 5 consumer brands tracked here, including The Laughing Cow, Nurishh, Boursin, Kiri and Babybel.
Is Bel Group a French company?
Yes. Bel Group is headquartered in Suresnes, France and was founded in 1865.
Who owns Bel Group?
Bel Group is privately held. Bel Group was founded in the Jura in 1865 and is controlled by the fifth generation of the Bel family.
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] Bel Group — our brands — Groupe Bel, Official document; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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