Yıldız Holding

Yıldız Holding
Company typePrivate
Founded1944 (1944)
FounderSabri Ülker and Asim Ülker
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Murat Ülker (Chairman)
Ali Ülker (Vice Chairman)
Mehmet Tütüncü (CEO)
ProductsBiscuits, chocolate, cakes, candies, chewing gums, frozen foods, processed meats, oil, personal care
Revenue US$13.5 billion (2023)
OwnerÜlker Family
Number of employees
80,000 (2023)
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.yildizholding.com.tr/en/

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.

Yıldız Holding is among the largest food manufacturers in CEEMEA (Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa), the company generated revenues of 391 billion (US$13.5 billion) in 2023 across all businesses. The company employs 80,000 people and has 42 factories (20 of which are outside Turkey).

Yıldız Holding has over 300 brands available in 5 continents reaching 4 billion people. 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.