Inter IKEA Holding B.V. (also known as Inter IKEA Group) is a

holding company A holding company is a company whose primary business is holding a controlling interest in the securities of other companies. A holding company usually does not produce goods or services itself. Its purpose is to own shares of other companies ...

registered in the Netherlands, ultimately owned by Interogo Foundation. It owns the company ''Inter IKEA Systems'' and thereby controls the intellectual property of IKEA. It is also in charge of design, manufacturing and supply of IKEA products.

History

The company was incorporated in 1991 as ''Inter IKEA Holding S.A.'' in

Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...

. Between 2011 and 2016, restructuring took place among corporate entities related to IKEA, and since 2016, Inter IKEA Holding has been based in the Netherlands. Inter IKEA Holding used to be controlled by Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of IKEA, and his family, through the advisory council of Interogo Foundation. However, in 2013, Kamprad renounced the right to appoint members to that council, and the current articles of the foundation require that Kamprad family members do not hold a majority of the seats.

Subsidiaries

Inter IKEA Systems

''Inter IKEA Systems B.V.'' is a holding company fully owned by Inter IKEA Holding and thus Interogo Foundation. It is the company that legally owns all of the IKEA brand's

intellectual property Intellectual property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. There are many types of intellectual property, and some countries recognize more than others. The best-known types are patents, cop ...

(logo, word, trademarks, etc.). Inter IKEA Systems is the IKEA franchisor. The company releases guides and manuals of various parts of the IKEA brand. The company releases news, training, program and various other types of manuals. It also does research about the market IKEA is in and releases reports and tools to IKEA retailers. The company was incorporated in 1983, and it is based in the Netherlands.

IKEA of Sweden

''IKEA of Sweden A.B.'' is responsible for designing, developing and making home furnishing products for IKEA. The company is based in

Älmhult Älmhult () is a urban areas of Sweden, locality and the seat of Älmhult Municipality in Kronoberg County, Sweden with 8,955 inhabitants in 2010. It was in Älmhult that the first IKEA (the Swedish furniture company) store was built. IKEA contin ...

, Sweden. The company was founded in 1943.

IKEA Supply

''IKEA Supply A.G.'' is responsible for supplying IKEA products to IKEA franchises. It owns many

distribution center A distribution center for a set of products is a warehouse or other specialized building, often with refrigeration or air conditioning, which is stocked with products (goods) to be redistributed to retailers, to wholesalers, or directly to co ...

s around the world. It is based in Switzerland.

IKEA Industry

''IKEA Industry A.B.'' produces 10-12% of the IKEA range of products. The company mostly focuses on wooden furniture. It was founded in 1991 as Swedwood International AB. The company name was changed from Swedwood International AB to IKEA Industry A.B. in September 2013. The company has always been based in Sweden.

IKEA Marketing and Communication

''IKEA Marketing and Communication AB'' (formerly ''IKEA Communications AB'') creates and maintains IKEA communication for customers and other IKEA organizations. Its best known product is the IKEA Catalogue. Its other responsibilities include the IKEA website, apps, brochures, TV commercials, and assembly instructions. It is based in Sweden. It is a Promoter Member of the

Khronos Group The Khronos Group, Inc. is an open, non-profit, member-driven consortium of 170 organizations developing, publishing and maintaining royalty-free interoperability standards for 3D graphics, virtual reality, augmented reality, parallel computation ...

IKEA Food Services

''IKEA Food Services A.B.'' develops and produces the IKEA food and beverages products sold in IKEA stores. It is based in Sweden.

References

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