Who owns Alto?
Alto is owned by BMMI (Bahrain, Bahrain Bourse: BMMI).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: BMMI B.S.C. — Report of the Board of Directors, Independent Auditor's Report and Consolidated Financial Statements, 31 December 2025, 19 February 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- BMMI B.S.C. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇧🇭 Bahrain, Al Hamriya
- Origin
- 🇧🇭 Bahrain
- Founded
- 2017
- Category
- Restaurants & foodservice › Casual dining › Casual dining restaurants
- Parent ticker
- Bahrain Bourse: BMMI
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Alto
Alto is the rooftop lounge and bar BMMI opened in Bahrain in 2017 and calls the country's ultimate rooftop concept. It is the larger of the two restaurant brands the group created itself, the other being Delilah's, and belongs to a hospitality segment that also covers the group's hotel interests and its catering and facilities businesses in the region.
Ownership timeline of Alto
Where Alto sits in BMMI
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by BMMI
BMMI controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in restaurants & foodservice.
Also in restaurants & foodservice
- Delilah's (2014)
- Elios Craft Cafe (2016)
Other brands in casual dining restaurants, and who owns them
The 78 brands in casual dining restaurants on Brandtree belong to 26 owners. The largest is Gulf Hotels Group, with 19.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Al Waha Restaurant | Gulf Hotels Group | 🇧🇭 Bahrain |
| Casa Bella | Spur Corporation | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Chaonabian | Jiumaojiu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Dencio's | Max's Group | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| Bonefish Grill | Bloomin' Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen | Darden | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Oliver's Super Sandwiches | Café de Coral | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Café de Paris Monte-Carlo | Monte-Carlo SBM | 🇲🇨 Monaco |
About the owner: BMMI
BMMI is a publicly listed company headquartered in Al Hamriya, Bahrain, founded in 1883. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as Bahrain Bourse: BMMI.
BMMI is a Bahraini retail, distribution and contract-services group that traces itself to 1883, when the British merchant house Gray Paul opened a branch in Bahrain. It was renamed Gray Mackenzie after a 1936 merger, joined the Inchcape group in 1955, and became Bahrain Maritime & Mercantile International in 1980 when Inchcape brought in local shareholders; Inchcape sold out in 1999, leaving it wholly Bahraini-owned, and the legal name was shortened to the acronym in 2010. It reported net profit of BD 7.5 million for 2025 and runs five segments — retail, wholesale, contract supply, hospitality, and investments and shipping — across Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Djibouti, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya and the United States.
🇧🇭 Alto and other Bahraini brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 31 brands that began in Bahrain. 2 of them (6%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Alto is not one of them.
- Al Waha Restaurant — Gulf Hotels Group 🇧🇭
- Babyshop — Landmark Group 🇦🇪
- Gulf Air — Gulf Air 🇧🇭
- Life Insurance Corporation (International) — LIC of India 🇮🇳
- China Garden — Gulf Hotels Group 🇧🇭
- Doña by Margarita Mexicana — Gulf Hotels Group 🇧🇭
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Alto?
The parent company of Alto is BMMI, a publicly listed company headquartered in Bahrain.
Is Alto Bahraini?
Yes. Alto originated in Bahrain in 2017 and its owner, BMMI, is also headquartered in Bahrain.
Is Alto still owned by BMMI?
Yes. As of 20 September 2026, Alto is still owned by BMMI. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & 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] BMMI B.S.C. — Report of the Board of Directors, Independent Auditor's Report and Consolidated Financial Statements, 31 December 2025 — BMMI B.S.C., Annual report, published 19 February 2026; retrieved 20 September 2026.
- [2] BMMI Group — Restaurants — BMMI B.S.C., Official document; retrieved 20 September 2026.
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