Molinos Río de la Plata
Argentina's largest branded food company and the world's leading exporter of bottled sunflower oil, serving wholesale buyers across 45 countries.
Molinos Río de la Plata is Argentina's largest branded consumer food company, founded in 1902 and historically intertwined with the Bunge & Born and Pérez Companc business empires. The company holds leading Argentine market positions in pasta (Matarazzo, Don Vicente), sunflower oil (Natura, Cocinero), rice, polenta, and soups, and operates a thriving food-service ingredient division. Molinos is recognized globally as the world's leading exporter of refined and bottled sunflower oil, shipping to distributors across 45 countries including Italy, Brazil, the US, and Germany. Its manufacturing plants are ISO 22000 and HACCP certified, and the company's modern logistics infrastructure supports both bulk commodity export and retail-ready branded-product wholesale supply. Molinos' gourmet range and organic product lines open additional channels with premium food importers.
- Type
- Manufacturer
- Location
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Founded
- 1902
- Website
- molinos.com.ar
- Categories
- Pantry & Dry Goods, Specialty & Gourmet Food, Organic Food
- Markets
- Argentina, Brazil, Chile, United States, Italy, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom
Verified facts
- web-presence-since (green), checked 2026-08-07 Internet Archive (Wayback)
Claimed certifications
- ISO 9001, Quality Management IAF CertSearch
- ISO 22000, Food Safety IAF CertSearch
- HACCP
Import rules for these goods
- EU imports of food of animal origin and many other food categories must be pre-notified in TRACES and enter through border control posts. European Commission (TRACES)
- US imports require the foreign facility to be FDA-registered and the importer to run a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). US FDA