Who owns União?
União is owned by Camil (Brazil, B3: CAML3), which has owned the brand since 2012.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Camil Alimentos — perfil corporativo, Camil Alimentos S.A. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Camil Alimentos S.A. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇧🇷 Brazil, São Paulo
- Origin
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Baking mixes & ingredients
- Parent ticker
- B3: CAML3
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About União
União is the sugar brand that took Camil into the sugar market in 2012, when it bought the company owning União and Da Barra. Camil reports about 28 per cent of Brazil's sugar market, a leading share. The União name also covers coffee, with new packaging, a gourmet line and, in 2025, coffee capsules.
Ownership timeline of União
Where União sits in Camil
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Camil
Camil controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in baking mixes & ingredients, and who owns them
The 74 brands in baking mixes & ingredients on Brandtree belong to 47 owners. The largest is Bidco Africa, with 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Cowboy | Bidco Africa | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| EXE | Unga Group | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| Golden Penny | Flour Mills of Nigeria | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Al Horra | Lesieur Cristal | 🇲🇦 Morocco |
| Florencia | Molino Cañuelas | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Amuleia | Nisshin Seifun | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Clabber Girl | B&G Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| BUA Sugar | BUA Foods | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
About the owner: Camil
Camil is a publicly listed company headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 1963. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as B3: CAML3.
Camil Alimentos started in 1963 as a rice growers' cooperative in Rio Grande do Sul and later moved its headquarters to São Paulo. It grew by acquisition: sugar with União, canned fish with Coqueiro, pasta with Santa Amália and cookies with Mabel, plus rice companies in Uruguay, Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Paraguay. It listed on B3's Novo Mercado in 2017 and leads the rice market in all six countries. It reported net revenue of R$11 billion for 2025.
🇧🇷 União and other Brazilian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 177 brands that began in Brazil. 32 of them (18%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; União is not one of them.
- Adria — M. Dias Branco 🇧🇷
- Biotônico Fontoura — Hypera 🇧🇷
- Friboi — JBS 🇧🇷
- Guarani — Tereos 🇫🇷
- Perdigão — MBRF 🇧🇷
- Queensberry — Hero Group 🇨🇭
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of União?
The parent company of União is Camil, a publicly listed company headquartered in Brazil.
Is União Brazilian?
Yes. União originated in Brazil and its owner, Camil, is also headquartered in Brazil.
Since when has Camil owned União?
Camil has owned União since 2012.
Is União still owned by Camil?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, União is still owned by Camil. 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] Camil Alimentos — perfil corporativo — Camil Alimentos S.A., Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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