Who owns Molto?
Molto is owned by Edita (Egypt, EGX: EFID).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Edita Food Industries — company profile, Edita Food Industries S.A.E. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Edita Food Industries S.A.E. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇪🇬 Egypt
- Origin
- 🇪🇬 Egypt
- Founded
- 1997
- Category
- Food › Bakery › Cakes
- Parent ticker
- EGX: EFID
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Molto
Molto is Edita's croissant brand, covering the sweet and savoury croissants and strudels that make up the company's bakery segment, which is the second largest of its seven by revenue after cakes. It shares its name with Molto Forni, the frozen croissant, puff pastry and pizza range that Edita reports as a separate segment.
Ownership timeline of Molto
Where Molto sits in Edita
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Edita
Edita controls 11 brands on Brandtree, 11 of them in food.
Also in food
- Bake Rolz (2000)
- Bake Stix
- Freska (2012)
- HoHos (Middle East and North Africa)
- MiMix (2011)
- Molto Forni (2023)
- Oniro (2020)
- Tiger Tail (Middle East and North Africa)
- TODO (2010)
- Twinkies (Middle East and North Africa)
Other brands in cakes, and who owns them
Edita has more brands in cakes on Brandtree than any other owner: 5 of 51.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Lotus | Lotus Bakeries | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Crossini | Rebisco | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| Balconi | Valeo Foods | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| Mademoiselle Desserts | Emmi | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Eti Browni | Eti | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| Entenmann's | Grupo Bimbo | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Hostess | J.M. Smucker | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Dankek | Ülker Bisküvi | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
About the owner: Edita
Edita is a publicly listed company headquartered in Egypt, founded in 1996. Brandtree records 11 brands under its control, and it is listed as EGX: EFID.
Edita Food Industries is an Egyptian packaged snack food maker founded in 1996 by the Berzi family, whose first production facility in 6th of October City is still a main operational site. It listed on the Egyptian Exchange in 2015 and reports across seven segments — cakes, bakery, rusks, wafers, biscuits, candy and frozen food — sold under brands it built itself, and it separately owns the Hostess names Twinkies, HoHos and Tiger Tail outright within the Middle East and North Africa.
🇪🇬 Molto and other Egyptian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 56 brands that began in Egypt. 8 of them (14%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Molto is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Molto?
The parent company of Molto is Edita, a publicly listed company headquartered in Egypt.
Is Molto Egyptian?
Yes. Molto originated in Egypt in 1997 and its owner, Edita, is also headquartered in Egypt.
Is Molto still owned by Edita?
Yes. As of 26 October 2026, Molto is still owned by Edita. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & 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] Edita Food Industries — company profile — Edita Food Industries S.A.E., Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] Edita Food Industries S.A.E. — Prospectus (14 June 2016) — Edita Food Industries S.A.E., Stock exchange filing, published 14 June 2016; retrieved 26 October 2026.
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