Who owns Pingo Doce?
Pingo Doce is owned by Jerónimo Martins (Portugal, Euronext Lisbon: JMT).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Jerónimo Martins Annual Report 2025, Jerónimo Martins SGPS, S.A. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Jerónimo Martins SGPS, S.A. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇵🇹 Portugal, Lisbon
- Origin
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Founded
- 1980
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Retailer own brands › Grocery own brands
- Parent ticker
- Euronext Lisbon: JMT
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Pingo Doce
Pingo Doce is the leading supermarket chain in Portugal, with 497 stores and 5.3 billion euros of sales in 2025, the year it turned 45. Most of its stores have a restaurant area, which makes it the largest restaurant network in the country, supplied by two central kitchens. It also runs Bem-Estar parapharmacies and, with a partner, petrol stations.
Ownership timeline of Pingo Doce
- Current owner Jerónimo Martins [1] reported
Where Pingo Doce sits in Jerónimo Martins
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Jerónimo Martins
Jerónimo Martins controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
Other brands in grocery own brands, and who owns them
The 170 brands in grocery own brands on Brandtree belong to 55 owners. The largest is Cencosud, with 12; Jerónimo Martins has 6.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bretas | Cencosud | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Lucerne | Albertsons | 🇺🇸 United States |
| City Gross | Axfood | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Chalo | Empire | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Checkers | Shoprite Group | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| K-Citymarket | Kesko | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Farmer's Market | Loblaw | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Chef Direct | AML Foods | 🇧🇸 Bahamas |
About the owner: Jerónimo Martins
Jerónimo Martins is a publicly listed company headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal, founded in 1792. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control, and it is listed as Euronext Lisbon: JMT.
Jerónimo Martins is a Portuguese food group that dates itself to 1792, when a young Galician opened a modest store in the Chiado district of Lisbon. It reported 36 billion euros of sales and 147,709 employees in 2025, and food distribution accounts for more than 98 per cent of that. The company is Portuguese and family-controlled, but most of its business is not in Portugal: the Polish discounter Biedronka alone is about 70 per cent of group sales and 80 per cent of EBITDA.
Jerónimo Martins: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇵🇹 Pingo Doce and other Portuguese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 55 brands that began in Portugal. 8 of them (15%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Pingo Doce is not one of them.
- Bordallo Pinheiro — NCFGEST 🇵🇹
- Continente — Sonae 🇵🇹
- Sport Zone — JD Sports 🇬🇧
- Amoos — Semapa 🇵🇹
- Azores Airlines — SATA 🇵🇹
- Benfica TV — Sport Lisboa e Benfica 🇵🇹
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Pingo Doce?
The parent company of Pingo Doce is Jerónimo Martins, a publicly listed company headquartered in Portugal.
Is Pingo Doce Portuguese?
Yes. Pingo Doce originated in Portugal in 1980 and its owner, Jerónimo Martins, is also headquartered in Portugal.
Is Pingo Doce still owned by Jerónimo Martins?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Pingo Doce is still owned by Jerónimo Martins. 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] Jerónimo Martins Annual Report 2025 — Jerónimo Martins SGPS, S.A., Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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