Who owns A.1.?
A.1. is owned by Kraft Heinz (the United States, NASDAQ: KHC), which has owned the brand since 2 July 2015.[1]
Evidence: The Kraft Heinz Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-12, SEC EDGAR, 12 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- The Kraft Heinz Company verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Chicago, Illinois and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1824
- Category
- Food › Condiments, sauces & seasonings › Sauces & ketchup
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: KHC
- Trademark registrant
- KRAFT FOODS GROUP BRANDS LLC (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About A.1.
A.1. is a brown sauce created in Britain in the 1820s, reputedly for King George IV, and later sold mainly in North America as a steak sauce. Its formulation includes tomato, raisin paste, vinegar and spices, and it is one of the oldest continuously sold branded condiments.
Trademark record for A.1.
The USPTO record for the A.1. mark lists KRAFT FOODS GROUP BRANDS LLC as the owner of record (serial number 78277295). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of A.1.
- 2015 – present Kraft Heinz [1] verified
Where A.1. sits in Kraft Heinz
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Kraft Heinz
Kraft Heinz controls 21 brands on Brandtree, 19 of them in food.
Also in food
- Bagel Bites (1985)
- Classico (1985)
- Cracker Barrel (1954)
- Devour (2016)
- Grey Poupon (1777)
- Heinz (1869)
- Heinz Baked Beans (1886)
- HP Sauce (1895)
- Jell-O (1897)
- Kraft Macaroni & Cheese (1937)
- Lunchables (1988)
- Miracle Whip (1933)
- Ore-Ida (1952)
- Oscar Mayer (1883)
- Philadelphia (North America) (1872)
- Shake 'N Bake (1965)
- Stove Top (1972)
- Velveeta (1918)
Other brands in sauces & ketchup, and who owns them
The 90 brands in sauces & ketchup on Brandtree belong to 52 owners. The largest is Develey, with 6; Kraft Heinz has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bautz'ner | Develey | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Chungjungone | Daesang | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Haitian | Haitian | 🇨🇳 China |
| Búfalo | Grupo Herdez | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Las Palmas | B&G Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Erisco | Erisco Foods | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Hon Tsuyu | Kikkoman | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| DENNY | Libstar | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
About the owner: Kraft Heinz
Kraft Heinz is a publicly listed company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, founded in 2015. Brandtree records 21 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: KHC.
Kraft Heinz was created in 2015 by the merger of Kraft Foods Group and H. J. Heinz, a deal engineered by 3G Capital and Berkshire Hathaway. Berkshire Hathaway remains its largest shareholder.
🇬🇧 A.1. and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 552 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 291 of them (53%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, A.1. among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of A.1.?
The parent company of A.1. is Kraft Heinz, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is A.1. British or American?
A.1. originated in the United Kingdom in 1824, but it is owned today by Kraft Heinz, which is headquartered in the United States. So A.1. is a British-origin brand under American ownership.
Since when has Kraft Heinz owned A.1.?
Kraft Heinz has owned A.1. since 2 July 2015.
Is A.1. still owned by Kraft Heinz?
Yes. As of 26 September 2026, A.1. is still owned by Kraft Heinz. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & 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 16 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: A.1., serial 78277295, registration 2895580 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 26 September 2026.
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