Yıldız Holding
Turkish conglomerate / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yıldız Holding is a Turkish conglomerate that is best known for manufacturing food products. The company also produces other consumer goods and has its own retail, private equity and real estate operations.
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Company type | Private |
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Founded | 1944; 80 years ago (1944) |
Founder | Sabri Ülker and Asim Ülker |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Murat Ülker (Chairman) Ali Ülker (Vice Chairman) Mehmet Tütüncü (CEO) |
Products | Biscuits, chocolate, cakes, candies, chewing gums, frozen foods, processed meats, oil, personal care |
Revenue | 170 billion TL (2022)[1] |
Owner | Ülker Family |
Number of employees | 60,000 |
Subsidiaries | |
Website | www |
Yıldız Holding is among the largest food manufacturers in CEEMEA (Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa), generating revenues of 42.3 billion TL in 2017 across all businesses.[2] The company employs 56,000 people and has 80 factories (25 of which are outside Turkey).
Yıldız Holding has over 320 brands available in more than 130 countries. Through Yıldız Holding's core focus on biscuits, cakes and confectionery, the company has become number two in the world in the sweet biscuits category and number seven in the chocolate category by revenue.[3]