Who owns Melissa?
Melissa is owned by Grendene (Brazil, B3: GRND3).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Our Brands (Grendene), Grendene S.A. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Grendene S.A. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Origin
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Founded
- 1979 by Alexandre Grendene, Pedro Grendene
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Accessories & footwear › Footwear
- Parent ticker
- B3: GRND3
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Melissa
Melissa is a plastic-footwear brand launched by Grendene in 1979, inspired by fishermen's sandals the brothers Alexandre and Pedro Grendene saw on the French Riviera; that sandal became the Melissa Aranha. Grendene says the brand has collaborated with designers including Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld, Zaha Hadid, the Campana Brothers and Vivienne Westwood, runs Galeria Melissa gallery-stores, and is sold in over 80 countries.
Ownership timeline of Melissa
Where Melissa sits in Grendene
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Grendene
Grendene controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
- Cartago (2009)
- Grendene Kids (1999)
- Grendha (1994)
- Ipanema (2001)
- Pega Forte
- Rider (1986)
- Zaxy (2008)
Other brands in footwear, and who owns them
The 78 brands in footwear on Brandtree belong to 29 owners. The largest is Caleres, with 7; Grendene has 7.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Allen Edmonds | Caleres | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Ekisha | Servis | 🇵🇰 Pakistan |
| Alexandre Birman | Azzas 2154 | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Bahamas | Relaxo | 🇮🇳 India |
| Blondo | Steve Madden | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bocage | Groupe Eram | 🇫🇷 France |
| CCC | MODIVO | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| BOGS | Weyco Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Grendene
Grendene is a publicly listed company headquartered in Brazil, founded in 1971. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as B3: GRND3.
Brazilian footwear manufacturer whose own timeline dates the company to 1971 and its capital opening to 2004. Its website says it owns the Melissa, Rider, Ipanema, Grendha, Zaxy, Cartago, Pega Forte and Grendene Kids brands, for women, men and children, sold in Brazil and abroad. Vulcabras, a separate company, licensed its women's segment to Grendene, and the Grendene brothers took control of Vulcabras in 1988, according to Vulcabras's own history page; no Vulcabras brand is recorded here.
🇧🇷 Melissa and other Brazilian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 149 brands that began in Brazil. 31 of them (21%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Melissa is not one of them.
- Alexandre Birman — Azzas 2154 🇧🇷
- Ashua Curve & Plus Size — Lojas Renner 🇧🇷
- Adria — M. Dias Branco 🇧🇷
- Aena Brasil — Aena 🇪🇸
- Arteris — Abertis 🇪🇸
- Assolan — Ypê 🇧🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Melissa?
The parent company of Melissa is Grendene, a publicly listed company headquartered in Brazil.
Is Melissa Brazilian?
Yes. Melissa originated in Brazil in 1979 and its owner, Grendene, is also headquartered in Brazil.
Is Melissa still owned by Grendene?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Melissa is still owned by Grendene. 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] Our Brands (Grendene) — Grendene S.A., Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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