Who owns Montana?
Montana is owned by Cremonini (Italy, BIT: CRM).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Cremonini Group Company Profile 2024, Cremonini S.p.A, 1 June 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Cremonini S.p.A. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇹 Italy, Castelvetro di Modena
- Origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Canned & shelf-stable meals
- Parent ticker
- BIT: CRM
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Montana
Montana is one of the historic labels of Inalca, Cremonini's beef producer, for preserved meat. The company profile says Inalca is the leading producer of meat in jelly, corned beef, meat in broth and meat extracts with the Montana and Manzotin labels in Italy, and with foreign brands including Bill Beef and Texana. Montana is also named among the brands Inalca uses for fresh and frozen beef.
Ownership timeline of Montana
Where Montana sits in Cremonini
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Cremonini brand portfolio (8) →
Other brands owned by Cremonini
Cremonini controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in canned & shelf-stable meals, and who owns them
The 73 brands in canned & shelf-stable meals on Brandtree belong to 42 owners. The largest is Thai Union, with 13; Cremonini has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken of the Sea | Thai Union | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Albert Heijn | Ahold Delhaize | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Bonduelle | Bonduelle | 🇫🇷 France |
| Heinz Baked Beans | Kraft Heinz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aunt Nellie's | Seneca Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aldi (Nord) | Aldi Nord | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Aldi (Süd) | Aldi Süd | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| 365 by Whole Foods Market | Amazon | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Cremonini
Cremonini is a publicly listed company headquartered in Castelvetro di Modena, Italy. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as BIT: CRM.
Cremonini S.p.A. is a Castelvetro di Modena food group controlled by the Cremonini family and listed on Euronext STAR Milan. Its company profile divides it into production (Inalca beef, Italia Alimentari cured meats), restaurants and catering (Chef Express, Roadhouse) and foodservice distribution (MARR, in which it holds 52.95% according to its 2025 financial statements). Brands of its cured-meat arm Italia Alimentari are shown only as logos in the profile and are not listed here. Chef Express also serves McDonald's, wagamama, Panella and Pret A Manger as a supplier of licensed brands, which are not Cremonini brands.
🇮🇹 Montana and other Italian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 209 brands that began in Italy. 76 of them (36%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Montana is not one of them.
- Academia Barilla — Barilla 🇮🇹
- Acquaviva — Vandemoortele 🇧🇪
- Alpenliebe — Perfetti Van Melle 🇳🇱
- Amalattea — Granarolo 🇮🇹
- Balconi — Valeo Foods 🇮🇪
- Bertagni — Ebro Foods 🇪🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Montana?
The parent company of Montana is Cremonini, a publicly listed company headquartered in Italy.
Is Montana Italian?
Yes. Montana originated in Italy and its owner, Cremonini, is also headquartered in Italy.
Is Montana still owned by Cremonini?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Montana is still owned by Cremonini. 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] Cremonini Group Company Profile 2024 — Cremonini S.p.A., Annual report, published 1 June 2025; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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