Who owns Baboo?
Baboo is owned by SADAFCO (Saudi Arabia, Tadawul: 2270).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Saudia Dairy & Foodstuff Company (SADAFCO) Annual Report 2024. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Saudia Dairy and Foodstuff Company reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia, Jeddah
- Origin
- 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
- Category
- Food › Frozen food › Ice cream
- Parent ticker
- Tadawul: 2270
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Baboo
Baboo is one of three names, with Saudia and Sensations, under which SADAFCO sells ice cream. The company started making ice cream in 1979 and opened what it calls the largest ice cream factory in the Middle East in 2020. In 2024 it launched a Baboo cartoon series with Spacetoon and trialled smaller wrappers on Baboo ice cream sticks to cut plastic use.
Ownership timeline of Baboo
Where Baboo sits in SADAFCO
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by SADAFCO
SADAFCO controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in ice cream, and who owns them
The 74 brands in ice cream on Brandtree belong to 34 owners. The largest is The Magnum Ice Cream Company, with 14.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Ben & Jerry's | The Magnum Ice Cream Company | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Bravo Cone | Binggrae | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Drumstick | Froneri | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Dippin' Dots | J&J Snack Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Deluxe | Mengniu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Choco Monaka Jumbo | Morinaga | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Gala | Paradise Foods | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea |
| Ice Vegas | Poulina | 🇹🇳 Tunisia |
About the owner: SADAFCO
SADAFCO is a publicly listed company headquartered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, founded in 1976. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control, and it is listed as Tadawul: 2270.
SADAFCO is a Saudi food manufacturer registered in Jeddah on 21 April 1976, formed as a single company in 1990 by merging three dairy companies, and listed on Tadawul in 2005. It leads the Saudi market in long-life milk, tomato paste and ice cream, and its sales in 2024 were SAR 2,962.88 million. Kuwait Investment Projects Company (KIPCO) holds 40.11%.
🇸🇦 Baboo and other Saudi brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 36 brands that began in Saudi Arabia. 1 of them (3%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Baboo is not one of them.
- 7DAYS — Almarai 🇸🇦
- Halwani Brothers — Halwani Bros 🇸🇦
- NADEC — NADEC 🇸🇦
- Acwa — ACWA Power 🇸🇦
- Aramco — Saudi Aramco 🇸🇦
- Bahri Dry Bulk — Bahri 🇸🇦
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Baboo?
The parent company of Baboo is SADAFCO, a publicly listed company headquartered in Saudi Arabia.
Is Baboo Saudi?
Yes. Baboo originated in Saudi Arabia and its owner, SADAFCO, is also headquartered in Saudi Arabia.
Is Baboo still owned by SADAFCO?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Baboo is still owned by SADAFCO. 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] Saudia Dairy & Foodstuff Company (SADAFCO) Annual Report 2024 — Saudia Dairy & Foodstuff Company, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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