Theo Müller

Theo Müller (29 January 1940) is a German businessman. He is the head of the dairy company Müller, which was founded by his grandfather.

Early life Theo Müller was born in Aretsried, Germany, in 1940, the son of Alois Müller.

Career The Müller company was founded in 1896 by his grandfather Ludwig Müller

Müller is the sole owner, and as of 2015, Ronald Kers is the CEO, replacing , who retired in 2015. The company now employs more than 20,000 workers.

Personal life Müller has nine children, His eldest son, Stefan Müller, is a board member of Theo Müller Group. In 2023, Mülller married Beate Ebert, a businesswoman from Baden-Baden.

In 1995, Müller survived a kidnapping attempt in which a pistol and electrical-shock equipment was held to his head. He jumped out of the car, and was working again later that afternoon.

He has lived in Erlenbach, near Zurich, Switzerland since 2003. However, both Müller and the company have publicly stated that neither are close to any right-wing parties. In a statement from early 2007, Müller's company not only rejected all claims but also made public that Müller considered himself a passionate supporter of the democratic constitutional order and that Müller was, in addition, a member of the CSU, Bavaria's long-time ruling party. He confirmed in a December 2023 interview with the Handelsblatt newspaper that he held multiple private meetings with Alternative for Germany (AfD) co-leader Alice Weidel. Weidel was also in invited to his birthday party in 2025.