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Yıldız Holding

Logo: Yıldız Holding, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Turkish conglomerate

Yıldız Holding is a Turkish conglomerate that is best known for manufacturing food products. Its core biscuit and confectionery brands operate globally under Pladis, a subsidiary formed in 2016.2 It was founded by Sabri Ülker.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1944Founded1

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Yıldız Holding is a Turkish conglomerate that is best known for manufacturing food products. Its core biscuit and confectionery brands operate globally under Pladis, a subsidiary formed in 2016.2

Corporate structure

Yıldız Holding sits at the top of its group. 6 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Yıldız Holding Istanbul
    • Pladis Subsidiary · Hayes
    • United Biscuits Subsidiary · Hayes
      • McVitie's Subsidiary
    • Ülker Subsidiary · İstanbul, Turkey
    • Flipz Subsidiary

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.

What it owns

What Yıldız Holding reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Sabri Ülker in 1944.1

Leadership

Who has led Yıldız Holding, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • biscuit

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 2013Acquired Flipz1

Timeline

  1. 1944Founded Founded1

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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