Is Applewood Vegan vegan? Who owns Applewood Vegan?
Plant-based smoky cheese alternative made from coconut oil, fortified with B12 and calcium, free from dairy, soya, lactose and gluten
The short answer
Applewood Vegan is owned by Norseland Ltd. All products are vegan. The brand or its owner sells animal-derived products. The wider brand or its owner sells animal products.
Is Applewood Vegan vegan?
VeganAll products are vegan
Company's own statementSource: Applewood Vegan (Official Brand Website)Is Applewood Vegan cruelty-free?
Not cruelty-freeThe brand or its owner sells animal-derived products
Company's own statementSource: Applewood Vegan (Official Brand Website)Does Applewood Vegan or its owner sell animal products?
Sells animal productsApplewood Vegan is part of the Applewood brand portfolio owned by Norseland Ltd, which also produces traditional dairy cheeses. Norseland is wholly owned by TINE SA, Norway's largest dairy product cooperative that produces a comprehensive range of dairy products.
Who owns Applewood Vegan?
Norseland LtdOwned by Norseland Ltd
Official registrySource: VegNews
Last verified 13 September 2026
Ownership chain
- Brand
Applewood Vegan
Certifications
No third-party certification is recorded for Applewood Vegan. That does not by itself mean the brand is uncertified — only that we have not verified one.
What this means
Our record lists Applewood Vegan as a brand of Norseland Ltd, which sits under TINE SA. Ownership is a separate question from how a product is made: a brand can hold its own certifications while its parent company operates under different policies.
We hold no active third-party certification for Applewood Vegan, so the statuses above rest on the sources listed below rather than on a certifier's audit.
We have not yet verified an animal-testing position for Norseland Ltd, so we make no claim either way. We publish sourced facts and dates so you can judge them yourself; see how we verify.
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Frequently asked questions
- Is Applewood Vegan vegan?
- All products are vegan. Recorded status: vegan, last verified 13 September 2026.
- Who owns Applewood Vegan?
- Applewood Vegan is recorded as owned by Norseland Ltd, which is itself owned by TINE SA.
- Is Applewood Vegan cruelty-free?
- The brand or its owner sells animal-derived products. Recorded status: not cruelty-free, last verified 13 September 2026.
- Does Norseland Ltd test on animals?
- We have not yet verified an animal-testing position for Norseland Ltd. Until we can source one, we leave it unverified rather than guess.