Who owns Jell-O?
Jell-O is owned by Kraft Heinz (the United States, NASDAQ: KHC).[1]
Key facts
- Current owner
- The Kraft Heinz Company verified
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Chicago, Illinois and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1897
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Baking mixes & ingredients
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: KHC
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Jell-O
Jell-O is a gelatin dessert brand trademarked in 1897 and sold for decades on convenience, becoming a fixture of American home cooking and of institutional catering. The recipe books the company published in the early twentieth century were among the most widely distributed free advertising of their era.
Ownership timeline of Jell-O
- 1897 – present Kraft Heinz [1] verified
Where Jell-O sits in Kraft Heinz
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Jell-O?
The parent company of Jell-O is Kraft Heinz, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Jell-O American?
Yes. Jell-O originated in the United States in 1897 and its owner, Kraft Heinz, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Jell-O still owned by Kraft Heinz?
Yes. As of 6 September 2026, Jell-O is still owned by Kraft Heinz. 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] The Kraft Heinz Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-12 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 12 February 2026; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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