Who owns Grape-Nuts?
Grape-Nuts is owned by Post Holdings (the United States, NYSE: POST).[1]
Key facts
- Current owner
- Post Holdings, Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, St. Louis, Missouri
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Battle Creek, Michigan
- Founded
- 1897
- Category
- Food › Breakfast cereal › Ready-to-eat cereal
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: POST
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Grape-Nuts
Grape-Nuts contains neither grapes nor nuts: the name came from its inventor's belief that the baking process produced grape sugar and from its nutty flavour. Created in 1897, it is one of the oldest breakfast cereals still sold and among the hardest.
Ownership timeline of Grape-Nuts
- 1897 – present Post Holdings [1] verified
Where Grape-Nuts sits in Post Holdings
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Grape-Nuts?
The parent company of Grape-Nuts is Post Holdings, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Grape-Nuts American?
Yes. Grape-Nuts originated in the United States in 1897 and its owner, Post Holdings, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Grape-Nuts still owned by Post Holdings?
Yes. As of 6 September 2026, Grape-Nuts is still owned by Post Holdings. 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] Post Holdings, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2025-11-21 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 21 November 2025; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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