Who owns Helados Bon?
Helados Bon is owned by Grupo Nutresa (Colombia, BVC: NUTRESA), which has owned the brand since 2011.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Grupo Nutresa S.A. — separate financial statements at 31 December 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Grupo Nutresa S.A. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇴 Colombia, Medellín
- Origin
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
- Category
- Restaurants & foodservice › Quick-service restaurants › Ice cream & dessert chains
- Parent ticker
- BVC: NUTRESA
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Helados Bon
Helados Bon is an ice cream company and parlour chain in the Dominican Republic, where Grupo Nutresa says it is the category leader. The group acquired it in 2011, the same year it renamed itself from Grupo Nacional de Chocolates, and runs it through its retail food unit alongside the Pops ice cream shops in Central America.
Ownership timeline of Helados Bon
- 2011 – present Grupo Nutresa [1] reported
Where Helados Bon sits in Grupo Nutresa
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Grupo Nutresa
Grupo Nutresa controls 13 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in restaurants & foodservice.
Also in restaurants & foodservice
- Hamburguesas El Corral (1983)
- Leños y Carbón (1995)
Other brands in ice cream & dessert chains, and who owns them
The 12 brands in ice cream & dessert chains on Brandtree belong to 11 owners. The largest is MTY Group, with 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Cold Stone Creamery | MTY Group | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| After You | After You | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Dairy Queen | Berkshire Hathaway | 🇺🇸 United States |
| La Estación | Dos Pinos | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| Milky Lane | Famous Brands | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Palazzo del Freddo Giovanni Fassi | Haitai | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Ibaco | Hatsun Agro | 🇮🇳 India |
| Baskin-Robbins | Inspire Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Grupo Nutresa
Grupo Nutresa is a publicly listed company headquartered in Medellín, Colombia, founded in 1920. Brandtree records 13 brands under its control, and it is listed as BVC: NUTRESA.
Grupo Nutresa is a Colombian food group incorporated in Medellín on 12 April 1920 as Compañía Nacional de Chocolates Cruz Roja. It became Grupo Nacional de Chocolates in 2006 and took the Nutresa name in 2011, and operates mainly in Colombia and Latin America through units for cold cuts, biscuits, chocolates, coffee, Tresmontes Lucchetti in Chile and Mexico, retail food, ice cream and pasta. Its ownership is now concentrated: at the end of 2025 JGDB Holding held 44.0 per cent, Nugil 32.5 per cent, Graystone Holding 12.4 per cent, Campbelltown Assets 3.0 per cent and IHC Capital Holding 2.5 per cent, leaving 2.7 per cent with other investors, though the shares remain listed in Colombia.
Grupo Nutresa: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇩🇴 Helados Bon and other Dominican brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 16 brands that began in Dominican Republic. 3 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Helados Bon among them.
- Air Century — Air Century 🇩🇴
- Aprezio — Grupo Ramos 🇩🇴
- Arajet — Arajet 🇩🇴
- Brugal — Edrington 🇬🇧
- Choco Rica — Grupo Rica 🇩🇴
- Milano — CMI 🇬🇹
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Helados Bon?
The parent company of Helados Bon is Grupo Nutresa, a publicly listed company headquartered in Colombia.
Is Helados Bon Dominican or Colombian?
Helados Bon originated in Dominican Republic, but it is owned today by Grupo Nutresa, which is headquartered in Colombia. So Helados Bon is a Dominican-origin brand under Colombian ownership.
Since when has Grupo Nutresa owned Helados Bon?
Grupo Nutresa has owned Helados Bon since 2011.
Is Helados Bon still owned by Grupo Nutresa?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Helados Bon is still owned by Grupo Nutresa. 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] Grupo Nutresa S.A. — separate financial statements at 31 December 2025 — Grupo Nutresa S.A., Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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