Who owns Familia?
Familia is owned by Lesieur Cristal (Morocco, CSE: LES).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Lesieur Cristal — Rapport Financier Annuel 2025, Autorité Marocaine du Marché des Capitaux, 11 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Lesieur Cristal S.A. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇲🇦 Morocco, Casablanca
- Origin
- 🇲🇦 Morocco
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Butter
- Parent ticker
- CSE: LES
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Familia
Familia is the margarine brand Lesieur Cristal has been pushing hardest in recent years, and its marketing director singles it out as proof the group created something people actually wanted, citing children asking for it during a beach caravan campaign in the summer of 2025. It is one of three margarine names the company sells in Morocco, alongside Magdor and Ledda.
Ownership timeline of Familia
- Current owner Lesieur Cristal [1] reported
Where Familia sits in Lesieur Cristal
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Lesieur Cristal
Lesieur Cristal controls 11 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in butter, and who owns them
The 51 brands in butter on Brandtree belong to 30 owners. The largest is KKR, with 7; Lesieur Cristal has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Becel | KKR | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Breakstone's | Dairy Farmers of America | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Fleurial | Cevital Agro-Industrie | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| Clover | Saputo | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Mavesa | Empresas Polar | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
| Anchor | Lactalis | 🇫🇷 France |
| Neo Soft | Megmilk Snow Brand | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Rita | Patisen | 🇸🇳 Senegal |
About the owner: Lesieur Cristal
Lesieur Cristal is a publicly listed company headquartered in Casablanca, Morocco. Brandtree records 11 brands under its control, and it is listed as CSE: LES.
Lesieur Cristal is a Moroccan société anonyme listed in the first compartment of the Casablanca Stock Exchange and one of the country's largest agri-food companies, active for more than eighty-five years in table oils, olive oil, margarines, condiments and soaps. Its reference shareholder is Oléosud, a subsidiary of the French oils and proteins group Avril, with 48.60 per cent, alongside Moroccan institutional investors including Wafa Assurance and MCMA. It runs five production sites in Morocco, Tunisia and Senegal, exports to more than thirty countries and calls itself Morocco's largest oil exporter. Revenue was 5,378 million dirhams in 2025, down 1 per cent on the year as lower prices offset higher volumes. Thirteen brands make up its portfolio.
Lesieur Cristal: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇲🇦 Familia and other Moroccan brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 34 brands that began in Morocco. All of them are controlled from Morocco.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Familia?
The parent company of Familia is Lesieur Cristal, a publicly listed company headquartered in Morocco.
Is Familia Moroccan?
Yes. Familia originated in Morocco and its owner, Lesieur Cristal, is also headquartered in Morocco.
Is Familia still owned by Lesieur Cristal?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Familia is still owned by Lesieur Cristal. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & 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] Lesieur Cristal — Rapport Financier Annuel 2025 — Autorité Marocaine du Marché des Capitaux, Annual report, published 11 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] Lesieur Cristal — nos marques — Lesieur Cristal S.A., Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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