Who owns Rita?
Rita is owned by Patisen (Senegal).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Patisen — Nos Produits: nos marques. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Patisen reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇸🇳 Senegal, Dakar
- Origin
- 🇸🇳 Senegal, Dakar
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Butter
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Rita
Rita is the margarine Patisen sells as the everyday one, a single product in a category the company also serves under the ADJA and Vital names. Margarine is a staple rather than a luxury in the markets Patisen supplies, used for cooking and for spreading on bread, and the company sells it in formats running from small household pots to professional buckets.
Ownership timeline of Rita
Where Rita sits in Patisen
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Patisen
Patisen controls 14 brands on Brandtree, 13 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in butter, and who owns them
The 51 brands in butter on Brandtree belong to 30 owners. The largest is KKR, with 7; Patisen has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Becel | KKR | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Breakstone's | Dairy Farmers of America | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Fleurial | Cevital Agro-Industrie | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| Familia | Lesieur Cristal | 🇲🇦 Morocco |
| Clover | Saputo | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Mavesa | Empresas Polar | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
| Anchor | Lactalis | 🇫🇷 France |
| Neo Soft | Megmilk Snow Brand | 🇯🇵 Japan |
About the owner: Patisen
Patisen is a privately held company headquartered in Dakar, Senegal, founded in 1981. Brandtree records 14 brands under its control.
Patisen is a Senegalese food manufacturer founded in Dakar in 1981 and built on stock cubes and seasoning powders, the products West African cooking leans on daily. It describes itself as a leading African food business with around 3,000 staff, four industrial and logistics sites, and distribution across more than 23 African countries as well as France and Canada. Its fourteen brands are deliberately layered at different price points, so that several of them compete in the bouillon aisle at once. Teralys, the agri-food subsidiary of the Moroccan investment company Al Mada, bought a majority stake in July 2023; founder Youssef Omaïs remained a shareholder.
🇸🇳 Rita and other Senegalese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 15 brands that began in Senegal. All of them are controlled from Senegal.
- Air Sénégal — Air Sénégal 🇸🇳
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Rita?
The parent company of Rita is Patisen, a privately held company headquartered in Senegal.
Is Rita Senegalese?
Yes. Rita originated in Senegal and its owner, Patisen, is also headquartered in Senegal.
Is Rita still owned by Patisen?
Yes. As of 20 September 2026, Rita is still owned by Patisen. 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] Patisen — Nos Produits: nos marques — Patisen, Official document; retrieved 20 September 2026.
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