Who owns Borotalco?
Borotalco is owned by Bolton Group (Italy), which has owned the brand since 1983.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Bolton Group — our brands, Bolton Group S.r.l. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Bolton Group S.r.l. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇹 Italy, Milan
- Origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy, Florence
- Founded
- 1878 by Henry Roberts
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Skin care › Body care & lotions
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Borotalco
Borotalco began in 1878 as boro-talcum, a scented skin powder made in Henry Roberts's pharmaceutical laboratory in Florence and sold in a green box that became an Italian household fixture. The brand has since extended well beyond powder into deodorants and bath products, but its scent is what Italians recognise. It came to Bolton in 1983 with the purchase of Manetti & Roberts.
Ownership timeline of Borotalco
- 1983 – present Bolton Group [1] reported
Where Borotalco sits in Bolton Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Bolton Group
Bolton Group controls 14 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in personal care & beauty.
Also in personal care & beauty
- Botot (1755)
- Cavaillès (1855)
- Chilly
- Collistar (1983)
- Neutro Roberts (1904)
Founded in the 1870s
- Saupiquet (1877)
Other brands in body care & lotions, and who owns them
The 29 brands in body care & lotions on Brandtree belong to 22 owners. The largest is Emami, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| BoroPlus | Emami | 🇮🇳 India |
| Labello | Beiersdorf | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Pomada de la Campana | Genomma Lab | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Aesop | L'Oréal | 🇫🇷 France |
| Maya | Square Toiletries | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh |
| St. Ives | Unilever | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Bepanthen | Bayer | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Lumo | Choppies | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
About the owner: Bolton Group
Bolton Group is a privately held company headquartered in Milan, Italy, founded in 1949. Brandtree records 14 brands under its control.
Bolton is a family-owned Italian group that began in 1949 when Joseph Nissim founded Exportex to distribute Anglo-American brands in post-war Italy, turned itself into a manufacturer in the 1960s, and took the Bolton Group name in 1978. It now sells more than sixty brands across food, home care, adhesives, personal care and beauty, and reports a turnover of €3.5 billion for 2025. Canned fish is its largest business and its route into most foreign markets: Rio Mare in Italy, Saupiquet in France, Isabel in Spain and Latin America, Wild Planet in the United States. Marina Nissim chairs the group.
Bolton Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇮🇹 Borotalco and other Italian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 209 brands that began in Italy. 76 of them (36%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Borotalco is not one of them.
- Chicco — Artsana 🇮🇹
- Regina — Sofidel 🇮🇹
- Serenity — Ontex 🇧🇪
- Villa Lodola — Milbon 🇯🇵
- ATV Azienda Trasporti Verona — FNM 🇮🇹
- Academia Barilla — Barilla 🇮🇹
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Borotalco?
The parent company of Borotalco is Bolton Group, a privately held company headquartered in Italy.
Is Borotalco Italian?
Yes. Borotalco originated in Italy in 1878 and its owner, Bolton Group, is also headquartered in Italy.
Since when has Bolton Group owned Borotalco?
Bolton Group has owned Borotalco since 1983.
Is Borotalco still owned by Bolton Group?
Yes. As of 28 September 2026, Borotalco is still owned by Bolton Group. 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] Bolton Group — our brands — Bolton Group S.r.l., Official document; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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