Who owns Batilado?
Batilado is owned by Quala (Colombia).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Nuestra historia 1980 - 1989, Quala. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Quala S.A. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇴 Colombia, Bogotá
- Origin
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- Founded
- 1982
- Category
- Food › Frozen food › Ice cream
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Batilado
Batilado is a powdered ice cream mix that is prepared at home and sold in four flavours, according to Quala's brand page. Quala's company history records that it launched Batilado in 1982, one year after Baticrema, as one of the two brands that let it compete with large multinational food companies for the first time.
Ownership timeline of Batilado
Where Batilado sits in Quala
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Quala
Quala controls 15 brands on Brandtree, 11 of them in food.
Also in food
- Baticrema (1981)
- BonIce
- Del Fogón (2000)
- Don Gustico (2012)
- Doña Gallina (1996)
- Gelatina Frutiño (1992)
- La Sopera (1986)
- Popetas (2013)
- Quipitos (1983)
- Sasóned
Founded in the 1980s
- Frutiño (1989)
Other brands in ice cream, and who owns them
The 72 brands in ice cream on Brandtree belong to 32 owners. The largest is The Magnum Ice Cream Company, with 14; Quala has 2.
| 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: Quala
Quala is a privately held company headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia, founded in 1980. Brandtree records 15 brands under its control.
Quala is a Colombian mass-consumption food and drinks company with its head office in Bogotá. Its own history page says it began in 1980 and now operates in eight countries of Central and South America. Its Colombian portfolio covers powdered soft drinks, soups and broths, seasonings, desserts and snacks. A separate Quala Nova innovation arm, whose brand pages are password-protected, holds further brands (energy drinks, hair care, household) that are not listed here because they could not be read.
🇨🇴 Batilado and other Colombian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 99 brands that began in Colombia. 10 of them (10%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Batilado is not one of them.
- Alpina — Alpina 🇨🇴
- Amazon — Colombina 🇨🇴
- Crem Helado — Grupo Nutresa 🇨🇴
- Triunfo — CasaLuker 🇨🇴
- Agua Cristal — Postobón 🇨🇴
- Aguila — AB InBev 🇧🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Batilado?
The parent company of Batilado is Quala, a privately held company headquartered in Colombia.
Is Batilado Colombian?
Yes. Batilado originated in Colombia in 1982 and its owner, Quala, is also headquartered in Colombia.
Is Batilado still owned by Quala?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Batilado is still owned by Quala. 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] Nuestra historia 1980 - 1989 — Quala, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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