Who owns Saffola?
Saffola is owned by Marico (India, NSE: MARICO).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Marico Limited Annual Report 2024-25, 12 June 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Marico Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇳 India, Mumbai
- Origin
- 🇮🇳 India
- Founded
- 1967
- Category
- Food › Condiments, sauces & seasonings › Mayonnaise & dressings
- Parent ticker
- NSE: MARICO
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Saffola
Saffola sells cooking oil blended for heart health and has extended into oats and other foods. It was among the first Indian food brands to market on a clinical claim rather than on taste or price, aimed at a country with unusually high rates of cardiac disease.
Ownership timeline of Saffola
Where Saffola sits in Marico
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Marico
Marico controls 4 brands on Brandtree.
- Livon (2001)
- Nihar Naturals (1988)
- Parachute (1948)
Other brands in mayonnaise & dressings, and who owns them
The 15 brands in mayonnaise & dressings on Brandtree belong to 14 owners. The largest is Kewpie, with 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| KEWPIE Deep-Roasted Sesame Dressing | Kewpie | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Alacena | Alicorp | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| Bizim Süfrə | Azersun | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan |
| FOODY'S | Cevital Agro-Industrie | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| Hidden Valley | Clorox | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Develey | Develey | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Miracle Whip | Kraft Heinz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Marzetti | Marzetti | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Marico
Marico is a publicly listed company headquartered in Mumbai, India, founded in 1990. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NSE: MARICO.
Marico was spun out of a Mumbai commodity trading house in 1990 and built its business on branding two products Indian households had always bought loose: coconut oil and edible oil. It is now one of the largest personal care and foods companies in India and sells across South Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
🇮🇳 Saffola and other Indian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 279 brands that began in India. 9 of them (3%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Saffola is not one of them.
- Aashirvaad — ITC 🇮🇳
- Amul — Amul 🇮🇳
- Arokya — Hatsun Agro 🇮🇳
- Bourbon — Britannia 🇮🇳
- Daawat — LT Foods 🇮🇳
- Dabur Chyawanprash — Dabur 🇮🇳
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Saffola?
The parent company of Saffola is Marico, a publicly listed company headquartered in India.
Is Saffola Indian?
Yes. Saffola originated in India in 1967 and its owner, Marico, is also headquartered in India.
Is Saffola still owned by Marico?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Saffola is still owned by Marico. 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] Marico Limited Annual Report 2024-25 — Marico Limited, Annual report, published 12 June 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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