Who owns Ferruccio Podda?
Ferruccio Podda is owned by Granarolo (Italy).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Granarolo Group Sustainability Report 2023, Granarolo S.p.A. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Granarolo S.p.A. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇹 Italy, Bologna
- Origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Cheese
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Ferruccio Podda
Ferruccio Podda is the Sardinian cheese brand Granarolo calls the feather in the cap of its traditional cheeses, including blends of sheep and cow's milk and the PDO Pecorino Sardo and Pecorino Romano. Buying Casearia Podda took Granarolo into hard cheese for the first time, and in November 2023 it exercised an option for the remaining 35 per cent.
Ownership timeline of Ferruccio Podda
Where Ferruccio Podda sits in Granarolo
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Granarolo
Granarolo controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in cheese, and who owns them
The 99 brands in cheese on Brandtree belong to 40 owners. The largest is Savencia Fromage & Dairy, with 9; Granarolo has 7.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Alouette | Savencia Fromage & Dairy | 🇫🇷 France |
| Athenos | Emmi | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Alexis de Portneuf | Saputo | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Galbani | Lactalis | 🇫🇷 France |
| Arla | Arla Foods | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| Babybel | Bel Group | 🇫🇷 France |
| Fetaxa | Hochland | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Brest-Litovsk | Savushkin Product | 🇧🇾 Belarus |
About the owner: Granarolo
Granarolo is a cooperative headquartered in Bologna, Italy, founded in 1957. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control.
Granarolo is Italy's major dairy group, headquartered in Bologna, where the Bologna Consortium of Milk Producers was founded in 1957. Granarolo S.p.A. is 63.14 per cent owned by the Granlatte farmers' cooperative, with Italy's National Strategic Fund, Intesa Sanpaolo and Enpaia holding most of the rest. It turned over EUR 1,617 million in 2023 from 15 plants in Italy and 9 abroad, having bought dairy businesses in France, Britain, Germany, Brazil and the United States.
🇮🇹 Ferruccio Podda and other Italian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 212 brands that began in Italy. 88 of them (42%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Ferruccio Podda is not one of them.
- Academia Barilla — Barilla 🇮🇹
- Acquaviva — Vandemoortele 🇧🇪
- Alpenliebe — Perfetti Van Melle 🇳🇱
- Balconi — Valeo Foods 🇮🇪
- Bertagni — Ebro Foods 🇪🇸
- Caffarel — Lindt & Sprüngli 🇨🇭
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Ferruccio Podda?
The parent company of Ferruccio Podda is Granarolo, a cooperative headquartered in Italy.
Is Ferruccio Podda Italian?
Yes. Ferruccio Podda originated in Italy and its owner, Granarolo, is also headquartered in Italy.
Is Ferruccio Podda still owned by Granarolo?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Ferruccio Podda is still owned by Granarolo. 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] Granarolo Group Sustainability Report 2023 — Granarolo S.p.A., Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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