Who owns Pinzani?
Pinzani is owned by Granarolo (Italy).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Granarolo Group Sustainability Report 2023, Granarolo S.p.A. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Granarolo S.p.A. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇹 Italy, Bologna
- Origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Cheese
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Pinzani
Pinzani is Granarolo's brand of Pecorino Toscano PDO cheeses, made at the group's Tuscan plant for PDO pecorino. Pinzani S.r.l. merged into Granarolo S.p.A. in 2016. In 2024 Granarolo leased the milk business of the Latte Maremma producers' cooperative in Grosseto, a plant it says joins its Pinzani pecorino dairy in developing the Tuscan dairy sector.
Ownership timeline of Pinzani
Where Pinzani sits in Granarolo
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Granarolo
Granarolo controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in cheese, and who owns them
The 99 brands in cheese on Brandtree belong to 40 owners. The largest is Savencia Fromage & Dairy, with 9; Granarolo has 7.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Alouette | Savencia Fromage & Dairy | 🇫🇷 France |
| Athenos | Emmi | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Alexis de Portneuf | Saputo | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Galbani | Lactalis | 🇫🇷 France |
| Arla | Arla Foods | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| Babybel | Bel Group | 🇫🇷 France |
| Fetaxa | Hochland | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Brest-Litovsk | Savushkin Product | 🇧🇾 Belarus |
About the owner: Granarolo
Granarolo is a cooperative headquartered in Bologna, Italy, founded in 1957. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control.
Granarolo is Italy's major dairy group, headquartered in Bologna, where the Bologna Consortium of Milk Producers was founded in 1957. Granarolo S.p.A. is 63.14 per cent owned by the Granlatte farmers' cooperative, with Italy's National Strategic Fund, Intesa Sanpaolo and Enpaia holding most of the rest. It turned over EUR 1,617 million in 2023 from 15 plants in Italy and 9 abroad, having bought dairy businesses in France, Britain, Germany, Brazil and the United States.
🇮🇹 Pinzani and other Italian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 212 brands that began in Italy. 88 of them (42%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Pinzani is not one of them.
- Academia Barilla — Barilla 🇮🇹
- Acquaviva — Vandemoortele 🇧🇪
- Alpenliebe — Perfetti Van Melle 🇳🇱
- Balconi — Valeo Foods 🇮🇪
- Bertagni — Ebro Foods 🇪🇸
- Caffarel — Lindt & Sprüngli 🇨🇭
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Pinzani?
The parent company of Pinzani is Granarolo, a cooperative headquartered in Italy.
Is Pinzani Italian?
Yes. Pinzani originated in Italy and its owner, Granarolo, is also headquartered in Italy.
Is Pinzani still owned by Granarolo?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Pinzani is still owned by Granarolo. 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] Granarolo Group Sustainability Report 2023 — Granarolo S.p.A., Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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