Who owns Almond Joy?
Almond Joy is owned by Hershey (the United States, NYSE: HSY).[1]
Evidence: The Hershey Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-17, SEC EDGAR, 17 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- The Hershey Company verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Hershey, Pennsylvania
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1946
- Category
- Food › Confectionery › Chocolate
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: HSY
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Almond Joy
Almond Joy is a coconut bar with almonds in milk chocolate, launched in 1946 alongside the almond-free Mounds in dark chocolate. Their joint advertising, about sometimes feeling like a nut, is among the most quoted confectionery lines in America. Both bars came to Hershey from Peter Paul, which had made Mounds since 1920, through a merger completed in 1988.
How often Hershey names Almond Joy in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central.
Ownership timeline of Almond Joy
Where Almond Joy sits in Hershey
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Hershey
Hershey controls 12 brands on Brandtree, 12 of them in food.
Also in food
- Dot's Homestyle Pretzels (2011)
- Heath (1928)
- Hershey's (1900)
- Hershey's Kisses (1907)
- Ice Breakers (1996)
- Jolly Rancher (1949)
- PayDay (1932)
- Reese's (1928)
- SkinnyPop (2010)
- Twizzlers (1929)
- York (1940)
Other brands in chocolate, and who owns them
The 131 brands in chocolate on Brandtree belong to 45 owners. The largest is Mars, with 9; Hershey has 6.
About the owner: Hershey
Hershey is a publicly listed company headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, founded in 1894. Brandtree records 12 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: HSY.
The Hershey Company was founded by Milton Hershey in 1894 and is controlled by the Hershey Trust, which funds a school for disadvantaged children and holds the majority of voting power. Hershey makes Cadbury and KitKat under licence for the United States market.
🇺🇸 Almond Joy and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,550 brands that began in the United States. 479 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Almond Joy is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Almond Joy?
The parent company of Almond Joy is Hershey, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Almond Joy American?
Yes. Almond Joy originated in the United States in 1946 and its owner, Hershey, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Almond Joy still owned by Hershey?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Almond Joy is still owned by Hershey. 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 Hershey Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-17 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 17 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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