Who owns Acquaviva?
Acquaviva is owned by Vandemoortele (Belgium), which has owned the brand since 2024.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Vandemoortele Group Annual Integrated Report 2025, Vandemoortele NV, 30 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Vandemoortele NV reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇧🇪 Belgium, Ghent
- Origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Category
- Food › Bakery › Cakes
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Acquaviva
Acquaviva is an Italian frozen pastry brand best known for the cornetto, the Italian breakfast croissant, made in the south of Italy by Dolciaria Acquaviva S.p.A. of Naples. Vandemoortele bought the company in 2024 and valued the Acquaviva trade name at 35.8 million euros at the end of 2025. It moved the business onto the group's systems from January 2026.
Ownership timeline of Acquaviva
- 2024 – present Vandemoortele [1] reported
Where Acquaviva sits in Vandemoortele
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Vandemoortele
Vandemoortele controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in food.
Also in food
- Lizzi
- Vandemoortele (1899)
Other brands in cakes, and who owns them
The 51 brands in cakes on Brandtree belong to 35 owners. The largest is Edita, with 5; Vandemoortele has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| HoHos (Middle East and North Africa) | Edita | 🇪🇬 Egypt |
| Lotus | Lotus Bakeries | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Crossini | Rebisco | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| Balconi | Valeo Foods | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| Mademoiselle Desserts | Emmi | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Eti Browni | Eti | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| Entenmann's | Grupo Bimbo | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Hostess | J.M. Smucker | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Vandemoortele
Vandemoortele is a privately held company headquartered in Ghent, Belgium, founded in 1899. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control.
Vandemoortele is a Belgian family-owned food group, founded in Izegem in 1899 and based in Ghent, that makes frozen bakery products and plant-based fats, oils, margarines and sauces, mostly for bakeries, food service, retailers and industry. Its parent is Safinco NV, and pro forma revenue was 2,215 million euros in 2025. It bought Lizzi in Italy on 14 February 2025 and completed the purchase of Délifrance on 31 December 2025.
Vandemoortele: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇮🇹 Acquaviva and other Italian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 212 brands that began in Italy. 88 of them (42%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Acquaviva among them.
- Academia Barilla — Barilla 🇮🇹
- Alpenliebe — Perfetti Van Melle 🇳🇱
- Amalattea — Granarolo 🇮🇹
- Balconi — Valeo Foods 🇮🇪
- Bertagni — Ebro Foods 🇪🇸
- Caffarel — Lindt & Sprüngli 🇨🇭
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Acquaviva?
The parent company of Acquaviva is Vandemoortele, a privately held company headquartered in Belgium.
Is Acquaviva Italian or Belgian?
Acquaviva originated in Italy, but it is owned today by Vandemoortele, which is headquartered in Belgium. So Acquaviva is an Italian-origin brand under Belgian ownership.
Since when has Vandemoortele owned Acquaviva?
Vandemoortele has owned Acquaviva since 2024.
Is Acquaviva still owned by Vandemoortele?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Acquaviva is still owned by Vandemoortele. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Vandemoortele Group Annual Integrated Report 2025 — Vandemoortele NV, Annual report, published 30 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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