Tesco: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Tesco (LSE: TSCO) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom that owns 2 consumer brands.[1]
Tesco was founded in 1919 as a London market stall and is the largest retailer in the United Kingdom, with roughly a quarter of national grocery spending. Its name combines the initials of a tea supplier with the first two letters of founder Jack Cohen's surname.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Tesco PLC
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇬🇧 Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1919
- Tickers
- LSE: TSCO
- Companies House
- 00445790
- Wikidata
- Q487494
- Website
- www.tescoplc.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Tesco in numbers
- Tesco owns 2 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is food with 2 brands.[1]
Everything Tesco owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Tesco own?
Tesco owns 2 consumer brands tracked here, including Tesco Clubcard and Tesco Finest.
Is Tesco a British company?
Yes. Tesco is headquartered in Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom and was founded in 1919.
Who owns Tesco?
Tesco is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as TSCO on the LSE.
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] Tesco PLC Annual Report and Financial Statements 2025 — Tesco PLC, Annual report, published 30 April 2025; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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