Who owns Ricolino?
Ricolino is owned by Mondelēz (the United States, NASDAQ: MDLZ), which has owned the brand since 1 November 2022.[1]
Evidence: Mondelez International, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-04, SEC EDGAR, 4 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Mondelez International, Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Chicago, Illinois
- Origin
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Founded
- 1970
- Category
- Food › Confectionery › Candy & sugar confectionery
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: MDLZ
- Trademark registrant
- INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Ricolino
Ricolino is a Mexican confectionery business founded in 1970, making sweets, chocolates and marshmallows sold widely through small independent shops across Mexico. Mondelēz bought it from Grupo Bimbo in 2022 for $1.3 billion, buying distribution reach as much as the brands themselves.
How often Mondelēz names Ricolino in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Trademark record for Ricolino
The USPTO record for the Ricolino mark lists INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC as the owner of record (serial number 77943683). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Ricolino
Where Ricolino sits in Mondelēz
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Mondelēz
Mondelēz controls 28 brands on Brandtree, 26 of them in food.
Also in food
- belVita (2010)
- Cadbury (1824)
- Cadbury Creme Egg (1963)
- Cadbury Dairy Milk (1905)
- Chips Ahoy! (1963)
- Clif Bar (1992)
- Club Social (1962)
- Côte d'Or (1883)
- Daim (1953)
- Freia (1889)
- LU (1846)
- Marabou (1916)
- Milka (1901)
- Nutter Butter (1969)
- Oreo (1912)
- Philadelphia (1872)
- Premium (1876)
- Prince (1961)
Other brands in candy & sugar confectionery, and who owns them
The 83 brands in candy & sugar confectionery on Brandtree belong to 36 owners. The largest is Cloetta, with 6; Mondelēz has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Ahlgrens bilar | Cloetta | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Bottle Caps | Ferrero | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Charleston Chew | Tootsie Roll | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bon Bon Bum | Colombina | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Candy Kittens | Katjes International | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Airheads | Perfetti Van Melle | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Goldbears | Haribo | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Háls | Nói Síríus | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
About the owner: Mondelēz
Mondelēz is a publicly listed company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States, founded in 2012. Brandtree records 28 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: MDLZ.
Mondelēz International is the snacks company created in 2012 when Kraft Foods split in two, keeping the global biscuit, chocolate and gum businesses while the North American grocery business became Kraft Foods Group.
🇲🇽 Ricolino and other Mexican brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 113 brands that began in Mexico. 28 of them (25%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Ricolino among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Ricolino?
The parent company of Ricolino is Mondelēz, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Ricolino Mexican or American?
Ricolino originated in Mexico in 1970, but it is owned today by Mondelēz, which is headquartered in the United States. So Ricolino is a Mexican-origin brand under American ownership.
Since when has Mondelēz owned Ricolino?
Mondelēz has owned Ricolino since 1 November 2022.
Is Ricolino still owned by Mondelēz?
Yes. As of 26 September 2026, Ricolino is still owned by Mondelēz. 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] Mondelez International, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-04 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 4 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: RICOLINO, serial 77943683, registration 3902994 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 26 September 2026.
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