Brand Ownership Structures
Commenters debate whether various brands are independent companies or subsidiaries/brands owned by the same parent companies, holding companies, or conglomerates, often citing specific examples and sources.
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Isnt those just branches of the same company?
Its a holding company not a brand.
They're the same company, it literally owns both brands.
Got it, but the owning parent company was Belgian, isn’t it?
Are they? Both have been acquired by the same holding company.
They're both subsidiaries of American companies though.
Is it not ostensibly the same company, just with a new owner...?
Perhaps because Walmart is the parent company?
Would be nice to have the actual owning organisations in there. i bet these are largely subsidiaries of the same mother company.
You are probably right although its parent company does own several other companies as well.