Who owns Mazeite?
Mazeite is owned by Empresas Polar (Venezuela).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Empresas Polar — Hitos Históricos. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Empresas Polar reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇻🇪 Venezuela, Caracas
- Origin
- 🇻🇪 Venezuela
- Founded
- 1967
- Category
- Food › Condiments, sauces & seasonings › Cooking oils
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Mazeite
Mazeite is a 100% pure corn oil that Empresas Polar's own product page describes as unique in the Venezuelan market, promoted for its omega-6, vitamin E and phytosterol content as part of a healthy diet. It was added to the portfolio in 1967 as part of what the company's history timeline calls maximising the value of the corn business it had built around Harina P.A.N., turning the same raw material into a second packaged-food category.
Ownership timeline of Mazeite
- Current owner Empresas Polar [1] reported
Where Mazeite sits in Empresas Polar
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Empresas Polar
Empresas Polar controls 17 brands on Brandtree, 9 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in cooking oils, and who owns them
The 67 brands in cooking oils on Brandtree belong to 30 owners. The largest is Avril, with 8.
About the owner: Empresas Polar
Empresas Polar is a privately held company headquartered in Caracas, Venezuela, founded in 1941. Brandtree records 17 brands under its control.
Empresas Polar is Venezuela's largest privately held company, founded in Caracas in 1941 around what became Polar Pilsen beer and grown since into the country's dominant food and beverage group. Its own history describes deliberate diversification along the corn value chain from Harina P.A.N. precooked flour, into rice, pasta, snacks, dairy, oils and packaging, and a major expansion in 2001 when it bought food conglomerate Mavesa and inherited that company's margarine, condiment, cold-cuts and home-care brands. It now also operates P.A.N. flour plants and joint ventures outside Venezuela, in Colombia, the United States, Mexico, Spain and elsewhere, describing itself as the first global mass-consumption brand to come out of Venezuela.
Empresas Polar: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇻🇪 Mazeite and other Venezuelan brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 25 brands that began in Venezuela. 3 of them (12%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Mazeite is not one of them.
- Club Social — Mondelēz 🇺🇸
- Angostura aromatic bitters — Angostura 🇹🇹
- Avior Airlines — Avior Airlines 🇻🇪
- Conviasa — Conviasa 🇻🇪
- Estelar — Estelar 🇻🇪
- Fabuloso — Colgate-Palmolive 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Mazeite?
The parent company of Mazeite is Empresas Polar, a privately held company headquartered in Venezuela.
Is Mazeite Venezuelan?
Yes. Mazeite originated in Venezuela in 1967 and its owner, Empresas Polar, is also headquartered in Venezuela.
Is Mazeite still owned by Empresas Polar?
Yes. As of 21 September 2026, Mazeite is still owned by Empresas Polar. 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] Empresas Polar — Hitos Históricos — Empresas Polar, Official document; retrieved 21 September 2026.
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