Who owns Barcel?
Barcel is owned by Grupo Bimbo (Mexico, BMV: BIMBOA).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V. Reporte Anual 2025 (BMV), 30 April 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇲🇽 Mexico, Mexico City
- Origin
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Founded
- 1978
- Category
- Food › Snacks › Salty snacks
- Parent ticker
- BMV: BIMBOA
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Barcel
Barcel is Grupo Bimbo's salty snack business in Mexico, whose Takis rolled tortilla chips became a significant brand in the United States as well, driven largely by social media rather than conventional advertising. Takis are extremely acidic and intensely spiced, and videos of people attempting to eat large quantities of them have been a recurring internet format.
Ownership timeline of Barcel
- Current owner Grupo Bimbo [1] reported
Where Barcel sits in Grupo Bimbo
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Grupo Bimbo brand portfolio (8) →
Other brands owned by Grupo Bimbo
Grupo Bimbo controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in salty snacks, and who owns them
The 100 brands in salty snacks on Brandtree belong to 47 owners. The largest is PepsiCo, with 12; Grupo Bimbo has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Cheetos | PepsiCo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Calbee Potato Chips | Calbee | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Boyki | Siantar Top | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Cape Cod | Campbell's | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bonitas | Vitaminka | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia |
| Act II | Conagra Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Diana | Diana | 🇸🇻 El Salvador |
| Chiki | Indofood | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
About the owner: Grupo Bimbo
Grupo Bimbo is a publicly listed company headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico, founded in 1945. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as BMV: BIMBOA.
Grupo Bimbo was founded in Mexico City in 1945 and is the largest baking company in the world, operating in more than thirty countries. It grew into the United States by acquiring the bread businesses that Sara Lee and Weston divested, and it is controlled by the founding Servitje family.
🇲🇽 Barcel and other Mexican brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 113 brands that began in Mexico. 28 of them (25%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Barcel is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Barcel?
The parent company of Barcel is Grupo Bimbo, a publicly listed company headquartered in Mexico.
Is Barcel Mexican?
Yes. Barcel originated in Mexico in 1978 and its owner, Grupo Bimbo, is also headquartered in Mexico.
Is Barcel still owned by Grupo Bimbo?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Barcel is still owned by Grupo Bimbo. 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] Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V. Reporte Anual 2025 (BMV) — Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V., Annual report, published 30 April 2026; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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