Who owns Sasso?
Sasso is owned by Deoleo (Spain, BME: OLE).[1]
Deoleo owns 51% of Sasso rather than all of it.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Deoleo, S.A. y sociedades dependientes: Cuentas anuales consolidadas del ejercicio 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Deoleo, S.A. (51% stake) reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇪🇸 Spain, Alcolea, Córdoba
- Origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy, Genoa
- Founded
- 1860 by Agostino Novaro
- Category
- Food › Condiments, sauces & seasonings › Cooking oils
- Parent ticker
- BME: OLE
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Sasso
Sasso is an Italian olive oil brand created in Genoa in 1860 by Agostino Novaro, who grew it into the leading olive oil in its market. Deoleo says it now has millions of customers in 19 countries. It is one of the Italian brands in Deoleo's portfolio of 29 oil, olive, sauce and vinegar brands, and Deoleo credits its rise to Novaro's emphasis on quality and tradition.
Ownership timeline of Sasso
Where Sasso sits in Deoleo
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Deoleo ownership tree →
See the full Deoleo brand portfolio (7) →
Other brands owned by Deoleo
Deoleo controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in cooking oils, and who owns them
The 67 brands in cooking oils on Brandtree belong to 30 owners. The largest is Avril, with 8; Deoleo has 7.
About the owner: Deoleo
Deoleo is a publicly listed company headquartered in Alcolea, Córdoba, Spain. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as BME: OLE.
Deoleo is a Spanish olive oil company, listed on the Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia exchanges, that calls itself the world's largest seller of branded olive oil, with 29 brands sold in 68 countries and revenue of 820.9 million euros in 2025. Since a 2020 restructuring the listed company has held 50.996 per cent of Deoleo Holding, which owns the operating business; funds advised by Alchemy hold 40.99 per cent of that holding, and CVC funds own 56.96 per cent of the listed company.
🇮🇹 Sasso 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, Sasso among them.
- Academia Barilla — Barilla 🇮🇹
- Acquaviva — Vandemoortele 🇧🇪
- Alpenliebe — Perfetti Van Melle 🇳🇱
- Amalattea — Granarolo 🇮🇹
- Balconi — Valeo Foods 🇮🇪
- Bertagni — Ebro Foods 🇪🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Sasso?
The parent company of Sasso is Deoleo, a publicly listed company headquartered in Spain.
Is Sasso Italian or Spanish?
Sasso originated in Italy in 1860, but it is owned today by Deoleo, which is headquartered in Spain. So Sasso is an Italian-origin brand under Spanish ownership.
Is Sasso still owned by Deoleo?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Sasso is still owned by Deoleo (51% stake). 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] Deoleo, S.A. y sociedades dependientes: Cuentas anuales consolidadas del ejercicio 2025 — Deoleo, S.A., Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
Report a correction Opens a pre-filled GitHub issue. See our corrections policy.