Who owns Girasol?
Girasol is owned by La Fabril (Ecuador).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: La Fabril — Quiénes somos, La Fabril S.A. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- La Fabril S.A. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Origin
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Butter
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Girasol
Girasol is La Fabril's table margarine, and the name is also used for the sunflower oil and the mayonnaise the company sells, which makes it the brand that spans most of its food shelf. The margarine carries the INEN quality seal against Ecuador's standard for table margarine, and the company holds a separate seal for the industrial margarine it supplies to bakers under the Marva name.
Ownership timeline of Girasol
Where Girasol sits in La Fabril
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full La Fabril brand portfolio (13) →
Other brands owned by La Fabril
La Fabril controls 13 brands on Brandtree, 5 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.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Becel | KKR | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Breakstone's | Dairy Farmers of America | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Fleurial | Cevital Agro-Industrie | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| Familia | Lesieur Cristal | 🇲🇦 Morocco |
| Clover | Saputo | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Mavesa | Empresas Polar | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
| Anchor | Lactalis | 🇫🇷 France |
| Neo Soft | Megmilk Snow Brand | 🇯🇵 Japan |
About the owner: La Fabril
La Fabril is a privately held company headquartered in Ecuador, founded in 1935. Brandtree records 13 brands under its control.
La Fabril is an Ecuadorian manufacturer constituted in 1935 that began operating in 1968 under Carlos González-Artigas Díaz, and it now leads the country in fats, oils, oleochemicals, biofuels and cleaning and hygiene products. In 2002 it bought the La Favorita oils and fats factory from Unilever, brands included, which made it the largest edible oils and fats business in Ecuador. It calls itself "the industry of ideas" and has run its own oils and fats research centre since the 1990s; it says it was the first company in Latin America to fractionate palm kernel oil to make cocoa butter substitutes.
🇪🇨 Girasol and other Ecuadorian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 38 brands that began in Ecuador. 2 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Girasol is not one of them.
- Fritz — Pronaca 🇪🇨
- Juris — Sigma Foods 🇲🇽
- Akí — Corporación Favorita 🇪🇨
- EP Petroecuador — Petroecuador 🇪🇨
- LATAM Airlines Ecuador — LATAM 🇨🇱
- Gustadina — Pronaca 🇪🇨
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Girasol?
The parent company of Girasol is La Fabril, a privately held company headquartered in Ecuador.
Is Girasol Ecuadorian?
Yes. Girasol originated in Ecuador and its owner, La Fabril, is also headquartered in Ecuador.
Is Girasol still owned by La Fabril?
Yes. As of 24 September 2026, Girasol is still owned by La Fabril. 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] La Fabril — Quiénes somos — La Fabril S.A., Official document; retrieved 24 September 2026.
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