Who owns Crem Helado?
Crem Helado is owned by Grupo Nutresa (Colombia, BVC: NUTRESA), which has owned the brand since 2006.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Grupo Nutresa S.A. — separate financial statements at 31 December 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Grupo Nutresa S.A. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇴 Colombia, Medellín
- Origin
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- Category
- Food › Frozen food › Ice cream
- Parent ticker
- BVC: NUTRESA
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Crem Helado
Crem Helado is the brand with which Grupo Nutresa leads the Colombian ice cream market. It belongs to Meals de Colombia, which the group bought in 2006 and which makes water and cream popsicles, cones, ice cream by the litre, cups and ice cream sandwiches at plants in Armenia, Bogotá and Manizales, alongside brands such as Polet, Aloha and Bocatto.
Ownership timeline of Crem Helado
- 2006 – present Grupo Nutresa [1] reported
Where Crem Helado sits in Grupo Nutresa
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Grupo Nutresa
Grupo Nutresa controls 13 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in ice cream, and who owns them
The 74 brands in ice cream on Brandtree belong to 34 owners. The largest is The Magnum Ice Cream Company, with 14.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Ben & Jerry's | The Magnum Ice Cream Company | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Bravo Cone | Binggrae | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Drumstick | Froneri | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Dippin' Dots | J&J Snack Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Deluxe | Mengniu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Choco Monaka Jumbo | Morinaga | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Gala | Paradise Foods | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea |
| Ice Vegas | Poulina | 🇹🇳 Tunisia |
About the owner: Grupo Nutresa
Grupo Nutresa is a publicly listed company headquartered in Medellín, Colombia, founded in 1920. Brandtree records 13 brands under its control, and it is listed as BVC: NUTRESA.
Grupo Nutresa is a Colombian food group incorporated in Medellín on 12 April 1920 as Compañía Nacional de Chocolates Cruz Roja. It became Grupo Nacional de Chocolates in 2006 and took the Nutresa name in 2011, and operates mainly in Colombia and Latin America through units for cold cuts, biscuits, chocolates, coffee, Tresmontes Lucchetti in Chile and Mexico, retail food, ice cream and pasta. Its ownership is now concentrated: at the end of 2025 JGDB Holding held 44.0 per cent, Nugil 32.5 per cent, Graystone Holding 12.4 per cent, Campbelltown Assets 3.0 per cent and IHC Capital Holding 2.5 per cent, leaving 2.7 per cent with other investors, though the shares remain listed in Colombia.
Grupo Nutresa: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇨🇴 Crem Helado and other Colombian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 108 brands that began in Colombia. 10 of them (9%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Crem Helado is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Crem Helado?
The parent company of Crem Helado is Grupo Nutresa, a publicly listed company headquartered in Colombia.
Is Crem Helado Colombian?
Yes. Crem Helado originated in Colombia and its owner, Grupo Nutresa, is also headquartered in Colombia.
Since when has Grupo Nutresa owned Crem Helado?
Grupo Nutresa has owned Crem Helado since 2006.
Is Crem Helado still owned by Grupo Nutresa?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Crem Helado is still owned by Grupo Nutresa. 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 Nutresa S.A. — separate financial statements at 31 December 2025 — Grupo Nutresa S.A., Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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