Who owns Don Gustico?
Don Gustico is owned by Quala (Colombia).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Nuestra historia 1980 - 1989, Quala. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Quala S.A. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇴 Colombia, Bogotá
- Origin
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- Founded
- 2012
- Category
- Food › Condiments, sauces & seasonings › Spices & seasonings
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Don Gustico
Don Gustico is a seasoning product that, in Quala's words, brings out the natural flavour of food. Quala's history page lists it among the launches of 2012, when the company said it was trying to stimulate the market, and it sits in the same culinary range as Doña Gallina, Sasóned, Del Fogón and La Sopera.
Ownership timeline of Don Gustico
Where Don Gustico sits in Quala
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Quala
Quala controls 15 brands on Brandtree, 11 of them in food.
Also in food
- Baticrema (1981)
- Batilado (1982)
- BonIce
- Del Fogón (2000)
- Doña Gallina (1996)
- Gelatina Frutiño (1992)
- La Sopera (1986)
- Popetas (2013)
- Quipitos (1983)
- Sasóned
Other brands in spices & seasonings, and who owns them
The 44 brands in spices & seasonings on Brandtree belong to 29 owners. The largest is Patisen, with 5; Quala has 3.
About the owner: Quala
Quala is a privately held company headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia, founded in 1980. Brandtree records 15 brands under its control.
Quala is a Colombian mass-consumption food and drinks company with its head office in Bogotá. Its own history page says it began in 1980 and now operates in eight countries of Central and South America. Its Colombian portfolio covers powdered soft drinks, soups and broths, seasonings, desserts and snacks. A separate Quala Nova innovation arm, whose brand pages are password-protected, holds further brands (energy drinks, hair care, household) that are not listed here because they could not be read.
🇨🇴 Don Gustico and other Colombian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 99 brands that began in Colombia. 10 of them (10%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Don Gustico is not one of them.
- Alpina — Alpina 🇨🇴
- Amazon — Colombina 🇨🇴
- Crem Helado — Grupo Nutresa 🇨🇴
- Triunfo — CasaLuker 🇨🇴
- Agua Cristal — Postobón 🇨🇴
- Aguila — AB InBev 🇧🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Don Gustico?
The parent company of Don Gustico is Quala, a privately held company headquartered in Colombia.
Is Don Gustico Colombian?
Yes. Don Gustico originated in Colombia in 2012 and its owner, Quala, is also headquartered in Colombia.
Is Don Gustico still owned by Quala?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Don Gustico is still owned by Quala. 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] Nuestra historia 1980 - 1989 — Quala, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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