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Who owns Carbonell?

Carbonell is owned by Deoleo (Spain, BME: OLE).[1]

Deoleo owns 51% of Carbonell rather than all of it.

This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.

Evidence: Deoleo, S.A. y sociedades dependientes: Cuentas anuales consolidadas del ejercicio 2025. Last checked .

Key facts

Current owner
Deoleo, S.A. (51% stake) reported
Owner HQ
🇪🇸 Spain, Alcolea, Córdoba
Origin
🇪🇸 Spain
Founded
1866
Category
Food › Condiments, sauces & seasonings › Cooking oils
Parent ticker
BME: OLE
Last verified
· 1 sources

About Carbonell

Carbonell is a Spanish olive oil brand founded in Andalusia in 1866, bottled at Deoleo's Alcolea plant near Córdoba, which it regards as the brand's home. It is one of Deoleo's three main brands with Bertolli and Carapelli, and is also sold across Latin America, including as Carbonell Privilegio in Mexico. In 2025 it added a QR code on a new cruet bottle.

Ownership timeline of Carbonell

Owners of Carbonell over 1866 to 2026 Deoleo start not recorded–present Deoleo (start not recorded) 18801900192019401960198020002020
  1. Current owner Deoleo (51%) [1] reported

Where Carbonell sits in Deoleo

Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.

Where Carbonell sits in Deoleo Tree of 7 brands under Deoleo. Deoleo Carbonell 51% Carapelli 51% Fígaro 51% Friol 51% Koipe 51% Maestros de Hojiblanca 51% and 1 more

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Other brands owned by Deoleo

Deoleo controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in food.

Also in food

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Other brands in cooking oils, and who owns them

The 67 brands in cooking oils on Brandtree belong to 30 owners. The largest is Avril, with 8; Deoleo has 7.

BrandOwnerOwner based in
Bunica Avril 🇫🇷 France
Arawana Wilmar 🇸🇬 Singapore
Criollo La Fabril 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Mahakosh Patanjali Foods 🇮🇳 India
Biskin Kölln 🇩🇪 Germany
DINOR SIFCA 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire
Adeera Zad Holding 🇶🇦 Qatar
Emperor Dufil Prima Foods 🇳🇬 Nigeria

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About the owner: Deoleo

Deoleo is a publicly listed company headquartered in Alcolea, Córdoba, Spain. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as BME: OLE.

Deoleo is a Spanish olive oil company, listed on the Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia exchanges, that calls itself the world's largest seller of branded olive oil, with 29 brands sold in 68 countries and revenue of 820.9 million euros in 2025. Since a 2020 restructuring the listed company has held 50.996 per cent of Deoleo Holding, which owns the operating business; funds advised by Alchemy hold 40.99 per cent of that holding, and CVC funds own 56.96 per cent of the listed company.

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🇪🇸 Carbonell and other Spanish brands

Brandtree records a controlling owner for 122 brands that began in Spain. 59 of them (48%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Carbonell is not one of them.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the parent company of Carbonell?

The parent company of Carbonell is Deoleo, a publicly listed company headquartered in Spain.

Is Carbonell Spanish?

Yes. Carbonell originated in Spain in 1866 and its owner, Deoleo, is also headquartered in Spain.

Is Carbonell still owned by Deoleo?

Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Carbonell is still owned by Deoleo (51% stake). 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. [1] Deoleo, S.A. y sociedades dependientes: Cuentas anuales consolidadas del ejercicio 2025 — Deoleo, S.A., Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.

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