Who owns Mulino Bianco?
Mulino Bianco is owned by Barilla (Italy).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Barilla Group — our brands, Barilla G. e R. Fratelli S.p.A. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Barilla G. e R. Fratelli S.p.A. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇹 Italy, Parma
- Origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Founded
- 1975
- Category
- Food › Snacks › Cookies & crackers
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Mulino Bianco
Mulino Bianco is Barilla's bakery brand, launched in 1975 with biscuits, snack cakes and rusks, and it is the largest biscuit brand in Italy. Its long-running advertising, set at a restored watermill in Tuscany, made the mill an actual tourist destination.
Ownership timeline of Mulino Bianco
Where Mulino Bianco sits in Barilla
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Barilla
Barilla controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in food.
Also in food
- Academia Barilla (2004)
- Barilla (1877)
- Harrys (1970)
- Wasa (1919)
Other brands in cookies & crackers, and who owns them
The 137 brands in cookies & crackers on Brandtree belong to 55 owners. The largest is Valeo Foods, with 13; Barilla has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Andante | Valeo Foods | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| belVita | Mondelēz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Choco Mucho | Rebisco | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| Eti Burçak | Eti | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| emNAU | Paradise Foods | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea |
| Fortaleza | M. Dias Branco | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Biskrem | Ülker Bisküvi | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| Bourbon | Britannia | 🇮🇳 India |
About the owner: Barilla
Barilla is a family-owned company headquartered in Parma, Italy, founded in 1877. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control.
Barilla was founded as a bread and pasta shop in Parma in 1877 and is the largest pasta producer in the world, holding roughly a quarter of the Italian market and about the same share in the United States. It remains wholly owned by the fourth generation of the Barilla family.
🇮🇹 Mulino Bianco and other Italian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 210 brands that began in Italy. 77 of them (37%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Mulino Bianco is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Mulino Bianco?
The parent company of Mulino Bianco is Barilla, a family-owned company headquartered in Italy.
Is Mulino Bianco Italian?
Yes. Mulino Bianco originated in Italy in 1975 and its owner, Barilla, is also headquartered in Italy.
Is Mulino Bianco still owned by Barilla?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Mulino Bianco is still owned by Barilla. 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] Barilla Group — our brands — Barilla G. e R. Fratelli S.p.A., Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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