Who owns Fortaleza?
Fortaleza is owned by M. Dias Branco (Brazil, B3: MDIA3).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: M. Dias Branco — Integrated Annual Report 2025, M. Dias Branco S.A. Indústria e Comércio de Alimentos. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- M. Dias Branco S.A. Indústria e Comércio de Alimentos reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇧🇷 Brazil, Eusébio
- Origin
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Founded
- 1953
- Category
- Food › Snacks › Cookies & crackers
- Parent ticker
- B3: MDIA3
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Fortaleza
Fortaleza is the first brand M. Dias Branco launched, sharing its name with the Ceará capital where the family business began large-scale production of cookies, crackers and pasta. Its classics are Cream Cracker and Maisena biscuits. In 2025 it ran its first collaboration, with the Ceará ice cream parlour 50 Sabores, turning the crackers and cookies into desserts.
Ownership timeline of Fortaleza
- Current owner M. Dias Branco [1] reported
Where Fortaleza sits in M. Dias Branco
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by M. Dias Branco
M. Dias Branco controls 11 brands on Brandtree, 11 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in cookies & crackers, and who owns them
The 141 brands in cookies & crackers on Brandtree belong to 57 owners. The largest is Valeo Foods, with 13; M. Dias Branco has 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Andante | Valeo Foods | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| belVita | Mondelēz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Choco Mucho | Rebisco | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| Eti Burçak | Eti | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| emNAU | Paradise Foods | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea |
| Biskrem | Ülker Bisküvi | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| Bourbon | Bombay Burmah | 🇮🇳 India |
| Carr's | pladis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
About the owner: M. Dias Branco
M. Dias Branco is a publicly listed company headquartered in Eusébio, Brazil. Brandtree records 11 brands under its control, and it is listed as B3: MDIA3.
M. Dias Branco is a Brazilian food company based in Eusébio, Ceará, with industrial units in several Brazilian states and one in Montevideo, Uruguay. Its roots are the Padaria Imperial bakery in Ceará, where the Portuguese baker Manuel Dias Branco baked cookies and crackers from 1951. The company says it has led Brazil's crackers and cookies and pasta markets by sales volume since 2003 and became the granola market leader in 2024. It listed on B3's Novo Mercado in 2006 and reported 2025 net revenue of R$10.4 billion.
M. Dias Branco: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇧🇷 Fortaleza and other Brazilian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 177 brands that began in Brazil. 32 of them (18%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Fortaleza is not one of them.
- Biotônico Fontoura — Hypera 🇧🇷
- Camil — Camil 🇧🇷
- Friboi — JBS 🇧🇷
- Guarani — Tereos 🇫🇷
- Perdigão — MBRF 🇧🇷
- Queensberry — Hero Group 🇨🇭
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Fortaleza?
The parent company of Fortaleza is M. Dias Branco, a publicly listed company headquartered in Brazil.
Is Fortaleza Brazilian?
Yes. Fortaleza originated in Brazil in 1953 and its owner, M. Dias Branco, is also headquartered in Brazil.
Is Fortaleza still owned by M. Dias Branco?
Yes. As of 26 October 2026, Fortaleza is still owned by M. Dias Branco. 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] M. Dias Branco — Integrated Annual Report 2025 — M. Dias Branco S.A. Indústria e Comércio de Alimentos, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] M. Dias Branco: Marcas — M. Dias Branco S.A. Indústria e Comércio de Alimentos, Official document; retrieved 26 October 2026.
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