Who owns Leños y Carbón?
Leños y Carbón is owned by Grupo Nutresa (Colombia, BVC: NUTRESA), which has owned the brand since 2015.[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
- 🇨🇴 Colombia, Cali
- Founded
- 1995
- Category
- Restaurants & foodservice › Casual dining › Casual dining restaurants
- Parent ticker
- BVC: NUTRESA
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Leños y Carbón
Leños y Carbón is a Colombian grilled-food restaurant chain founded in Cali in 1995. It came to Grupo Nutresa in 2015 as part of Grupo El Corral, when the group bought all of the shares of Aldage, and is run by the retail food unit that also operates Hamburguesas El Corral, El Corral Gourmet and Beer Station in Colombia.
Ownership timeline of Leños y Carbón
- 2015 – present Grupo Nutresa [1] reported
Where Leños y Carbón 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
Other brands in casual dining restaurants, and who owns them
The 78 brands in casual dining restaurants on Brandtree belong to 26 owners. The largest is Gulf Hotels Group, with 19.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Al Waha Restaurant | Gulf Hotels Group | 🇧🇭 Bahrain |
| Casa Bella | Spur Corporation | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Chaonabian | Jiumaojiu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Dencio's | Max's Group | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| Bonefish Grill | Bloomin' Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen | Darden | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Oliver's Super Sandwiches | Café de Coral | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Café de Paris Monte-Carlo | Monte-Carlo SBM | 🇲🇨 Monaco |
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 →
🇨🇴 Leños y Carbón and other Colombian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 108 brands that began in Colombia. 10 of them (9%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Leños y Carbón is not one of them.
- Activade — Quala 🇨🇴
- Agua Cristal — Postobón 🇨🇴
- Aguila — AB InBev 🇧🇪
- Airplan — ASUR 🇲🇽
- Almendra Tropical — CasaLuker 🇨🇴
- Alpina — Alpina 🇨🇴
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Leños y Carbón?
The parent company of Leños y Carbón is Grupo Nutresa, a publicly listed company headquartered in Colombia.
Is Leños y Carbón Colombian?
Yes. Leños y Carbón originated in Colombia in 1995 and its owner, Grupo Nutresa, is also headquartered in Colombia.
Since when has Grupo Nutresa owned Leños y Carbón?
Grupo Nutresa has owned Leños y Carbón since 2015.
Is Leños y Carbón still owned by Grupo Nutresa?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Leños y Carbón 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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