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Margarine-Union

Margarine-Union is a German business based in Hamburg, founded in 1929.1 It is part of Deutsche Jurgens-Werke.1

Die Margarine-Union (ab 1972 Union Deutsche Lebensmittelwerke) war ein Lebensmittelunternehmen in Deutschland, das 1929 aus der Fusion der deutschen Geschäfte der Margarine-Unternehmen Jurgens und Van den Bergh entstand und auch lange nach der Fusion des Dachkonzerns mit Lever zu Unilever unter eigenständigem Namen Bestand hatte.2 From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1929Founded1
  • Industrymanufacture of margarine and similar edible fats1
  • HeadquartersBerlin1
  • Legal formAktiengesellschaft, Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1

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Corporate structure

Margarine-Union sits at the top of its group. 6 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Margarine-Union Berlin
    • Margarinewerke Van den Bergh Subsidiary · Berlin, German Reich
    • Nordsee Subsidiary · Bremerhaven, Germany
    • F. Thörl's Vereinigte Harburger Ölfabriken Subsidiary · Germany
    • H. Schlinck & Cie. Subsidiary · Germany
    • Verein deutscher Oelfabriken Subsidiary · Germany

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.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 1959Acquired F. Thörl's Vereinigte Harburger Ölfabriken1
  2. 1959Acquired Verein deutscher Oelfabriken1
  3. 1942Acquired Margarinewerke Van den Bergh1

Timeline

  1. 1929Founded Founded1

Sources

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