Who owns Chilly?
Chilly is owned by Bolton Group (Italy), which has owned the brand since 2003.[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
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Feminine care & incontinence › Feminine care
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Chilly
Chilly is an Italian intimate hygiene brand created in the 1980s, selling pH-specific cleansers and wipes designed to be used away from home as well as in the bathroom. Bolton bought it in 2003 and it sits in the group's personal care division beside Borotalco and Neutro Roberts. Bolton gives only the decade the brand was created, so no founding year is recorded here.
Ownership timeline of Chilly
- 2003 – present Bolton Group [1] reported
Where Chilly 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
- Borotalco (1878)
- Botot (1755)
- Cavaillès (1855)
- Collistar (1983)
- Neutro Roberts (1904)
Other brands in feminine care, and who owns them
The 24 brands in feminine care on Brandtree belong to 18 owners. The largest is Procter & Gamble, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Always | Procter & Gamble | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Carefree | Kenvue | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Kotex | Kimberly-Clark | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Absolute | Kino Indonesia | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Femina | Square Toiletries | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh |
| Savlon Freedom | ACI Limited | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh |
| Mia | CMPC | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| elis | Daio Paper | 🇯🇵 Japan |
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 →
🇮🇹 Chilly 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; Chilly 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 Chilly?
The parent company of Chilly is Bolton Group, a privately held company headquartered in Italy.
Is Chilly Italian?
Yes. Chilly originated in Italy and its owner, Bolton Group, is also headquartered in Italy.
Since when has Bolton Group owned Chilly?
Bolton Group has owned Chilly since 2003.
Is Chilly still owned by Bolton Group?
Yes. As of 28 September 2026, Chilly 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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