Who owns EFE?
EFE is owned by Empresas Polar (Venezuela), which has owned the brand since 1987.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Empresas Polar — Hitos Históricos. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Empresas Polar reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇻🇪 Venezuela, Caracas
- Origin
- 🇻🇪 Venezuela
- Category
- Food › Frozen food › Ice cream
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About EFE
Helados EFE is an ice cream brand Empresas Polar's own page dates to 1926, acquired by Polar in 1987 when the company's history describes it as already having 60 years in the Venezuelan market. Polar markets it today as the country's benchmark for a delicious, creamy ice cream, spanning tubs, bars and novelty formats, and the brand marked its hundredth anniversary on Polar's channels in 2026.
Ownership timeline of EFE
- 1987 – present Empresas Polar [1] reported
Where EFE sits in Empresas Polar
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Empresas Polar ownership tree →
See the full Empresas Polar brand portfolio (17) →
Other brands owned by Empresas Polar
Empresas Polar controls 17 brands on Brandtree, 9 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: Empresas Polar
Empresas Polar is a privately held company headquartered in Caracas, Venezuela, founded in 1941. Brandtree records 17 brands under its control.
Empresas Polar is Venezuela's largest privately held company, founded in Caracas in 1941 around what became Polar Pilsen beer and grown since into the country's dominant food and beverage group. Its own history describes deliberate diversification along the corn value chain from Harina P.A.N. precooked flour, into rice, pasta, snacks, dairy, oils and packaging, and a major expansion in 2001 when it bought food conglomerate Mavesa and inherited that company's margarine, condiment, cold-cuts and home-care brands. It now also operates P.A.N. flour plants and joint ventures outside Venezuela, in Colombia, the United States, Mexico, Spain and elsewhere, describing itself as the first global mass-consumption brand to come out of Venezuela.
Empresas Polar: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇻🇪 EFE and other Venezuelan brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 25 brands that began in Venezuela. 3 of them (12%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; EFE is not one of them.
- Club Social — Mondelēz 🇺🇸
- Angostura aromatic bitters — Angostura 🇹🇹
- Avior Airlines — Avior Airlines 🇻🇪
- Conviasa — Conviasa 🇻🇪
- Estelar — Estelar 🇻🇪
- Fabuloso — Colgate-Palmolive 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of EFE?
The parent company of EFE is Empresas Polar, a privately held company headquartered in Venezuela.
Is EFE Venezuelan?
Yes. EFE originated in Venezuela and its owner, Empresas Polar, is also headquartered in Venezuela.
Since when has Empresas Polar owned EFE?
Empresas Polar has owned EFE since 1987.
Is EFE still owned by Empresas Polar?
Yes. As of 21 September 2026, EFE is still owned by Empresas Polar. 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] Empresas Polar — Hitos Históricos — Empresas Polar, Official document; retrieved 21 September 2026.
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