🇦🇷 Foreign ownership of Argentine brands
26.4% of the 110 Argentine brands with a controlling owner (29) are owned by a company headquartered outside Argentina, most often in Chile, Uruguay and Luxembourg. That ranks 23 of 94 countries analysed.
Which countries own them
Largest foreign owners
| Owner | Headquarters | Argentine brands owned |
|---|---|---|
| CCU | 🇨🇱 Chile | 7 |
| MercadoLibre | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 7 |
| Cencosud | 🇨🇱 Chile | 4 |
| Ternium | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 2 |
| AB InBev | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 1 |
| Adecoagro | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 1 |
| Carozzi | 🇨🇱 Chile | 1 |
| Concha y Toro | 🇨🇱 Chile | 1 |
| Corporación América Airports | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 1 |
| Genomma Lab | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1 |
Where foreign ownership is highest
Top-level categories with at least 5 Argentine brands that have a controlling owner.
| Category | Brands | Foreign-owned | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet & digital | 7 | 7 | 100% |
| Beverages | 25 | 12 | 48% |
| Home, garden & DIY | 13 | 6 | 46.2% |
| Energy | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Travel & transport | 6 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Food | 30 | 1 | 3.3% |
| Media & entertainment | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| Finance & insurance | 7 | 0 | 0% |
Examples
- Adecoagro owned by Adecoagro
- Aeropuertos Argentina owned by Corporación América Airports
- Basualdo owned by Cencosud
- Blaisten owned by Cencosud
- Bonafide owned by Carozzi
- Disco owned by Cencosud
- Doña Paula owned by Viña Santa Rita
- Finca Flichman owned by Sogrape
- Graffigna owned by CCU
- Isenbeck owned by CCU
- Levité owned by CCU
- Mercado Crédito owned by MercadoLibre
How this is computed
Of 111 Argentine brands recorded, 110 have a current controlling owner (outright or a stake of 50% or more, followed up to the ultimate parent). The other 1 are licensed, part-owned or lack a current owner and are left out. A brand is foreign-owned when that ultimate parent is headquartered in a different country from the brand's origin. Data as of . Method and ranking for all countries.
Coverage caveat. The brands tracked skew towards those held by large filing companies, so this overstates foreign ownership relative to every brand in the country. See also the Argentina country page.