Who owns Bimbo?
Bimbo 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, Mexico City
- Founded
- 1945
- Category
- Food › Bakery › Bread & buns
- Parent ticker
- BMV: BIMBOA
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Bimbo
Bimbo is the flagship sliced bread brand across Mexico, Latin America and Spain, and its white bear mascot in a chef's hat has been on the packaging since the company began. The name was chosen partly because it was easy to say and had no meaning in Spanish.
Ownership timeline of Bimbo
- Current owner Grupo Bimbo [1] reported
Where Bimbo sits in Grupo Bimbo
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Grupo Bimbo ownership tree →
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 bread & buns, and who owns them
Grupo Bimbo has more brands in bread & buns on Brandtree than any other owner: 4 of 43.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Toast | AGROFERT | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic |
| Elite | ELBISCO | 🇬🇷 Greece |
| Dave's Killer Bread | Flowers Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Delicados | GRUMA | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Korvbrödsbagarn | Lantmännen | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| New York Bakery | Marzetti | 🇺🇸 United States |
| L'usine | Almarai | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
| Kingsmill | Associated British Foods | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
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.
🇲🇽 Bimbo 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; Bimbo is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Bimbo?
The parent company of Bimbo is Grupo Bimbo, a publicly listed company headquartered in Mexico.
Is Bimbo Mexican?
Yes. Bimbo originated in Mexico in 1945 and its owner, Grupo Bimbo, is also headquartered in Mexico.
Is Bimbo still owned by Grupo Bimbo?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Bimbo 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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