Who owns Calavera?
Calavera is owned by Cremonini (Italy, BIT: CRM).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Cremonini Group Company Profile 2024, Cremonini S.p.A, 1 June 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Cremonini S.p.A. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇹 Italy, Castelvetro di Modena
- Origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Category
- Restaurants & foodservice › Casual dining › Casual dining restaurants
- Parent ticker
- BIT: CRM
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Calavera
Calavera is a Mexican-food restaurant brand with table service, developed by Roadhouse as one of its own brands and held within Cremonini's Chef Express restaurant arm. The company profile counts 29 Calavera restaurants, serving tacos, burritos, fajitas, nachos, chili and quesadillas, described as traditional Mexican recipes reinterpreted in a fresh and light way. The profile does not state when the brand began.
Ownership timeline of Calavera
Where Calavera sits in Cremonini
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Cremonini
Cremonini controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in restaurants & foodservice.
Also in restaurants & foodservice
Other brands in casual dining restaurants, and who owns them
The 72 brands in casual dining restaurants on Brandtree belong to 24 owners. The largest is Gulf Hotels Group, with 19; Cremonini has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Al Waha Restaurant | Gulf Hotels Group | 🇧🇭 Bahrain |
| Casa Bella | Spur Corporation | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Chaonabian | Jiumaojiu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Bonefish Grill | Bloomin' Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen | Darden | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Oliver's Super Sandwiches | Café de Coral | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Café de Paris Monte-Carlo | Monte-Carlo SBM | 🇲🇨 Monaco |
| Chili's Grill & Bar | Brinker | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Cremonini
Cremonini is a publicly listed company headquartered in Castelvetro di Modena, Italy. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as BIT: CRM.
Cremonini S.p.A. is a Castelvetro di Modena food group controlled by the Cremonini family and listed on Euronext STAR Milan. Its company profile divides it into production (Inalca beef, Italia Alimentari cured meats), restaurants and catering (Chef Express, Roadhouse) and foodservice distribution (MARR, in which it holds 52.95% according to its 2025 financial statements). Brands of its cured-meat arm Italia Alimentari are shown only as logos in the profile and are not listed here. Chef Express also serves McDonald's, wagamama, Panella and Pret A Manger as a supplier of licensed brands, which are not Cremonini brands.
🇮🇹 Calavera 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; Calavera is not one of them.
- ATV Azienda Trasporti Verona — FNM 🇮🇹
- Academia Barilla — Barilla 🇮🇹
- Acquaviva — Vandemoortele 🇧🇪
- Aeroitalia — Aeroitalia 🇮🇹
- Aeroporti di Roma — Mundys 🇮🇹
- Agriturismo.it — HomeToGo 🇱🇺
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Calavera?
The parent company of Calavera is Cremonini, a publicly listed company headquartered in Italy.
Is Calavera Italian?
Yes. Calavera originated in Italy and its owner, Cremonini, is also headquartered in Italy.
Is Calavera still owned by Cremonini?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Calavera is still owned by Cremonini. 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] Cremonini Group Company Profile 2024 — Cremonini S.p.A., Annual report, published 1 June 2025; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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