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Herta Foods

German frankfurter brand owned by Nestlé

Herta is a brand of pre-cooked Frankfurters, owned by Casa Tarradellas since 2025.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1897Founded1

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Herta Herten
Photo: Stahlkocher, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Herta is a brand of pre-cooked Frankfurters, owned by Casa Tarradellas since 2025.2

Corporate structure

Herta Foods is part of a group headed by Casa Tarradellas. 2 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Ludwig Schweisfurth opened a butcher shop in the German town of Herten, from where the name Herta originates, in 1902. This local shop flourished and grew into a factory. By 1963, Herta had spread across Europe, and was sold to Nestlé by Karl Ludwig Schweisfurth in 1986. Nestlé later launched the Herta brand in the UK in 1988, and had become the most popular frankfurter brand by 2000, selling over 150 million. In December 2019, Nestlé announced that they had sold 60% of their shares to Casa Tarradellas. In December 2025, Nestlé sold the other 40%.

From Wikipedia’s article on Herta Foods, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

  • ham

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2025Acquired Acquired by Casa Tarradellas1
  2. 1897Founded Founded1

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