Who owns Aunt Bessie's?
Aunt Bessie's is owned by Nomad Foods (the United Kingdom, NYSE: NOMD), which has owned the brand since 31 July 2018.[1]
Evidence: Nomad Foods Limited Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2017-02-17, SEC EDGAR, 17 February 2017. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Nomad Foods Limited verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Woking
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1995
- Category
- Food › Frozen food › Frozen meals & pizza
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: NOMD
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Aunt Bessie's
Aunt Bessie's makes frozen Yorkshire puddings and roast potatoes, products central to a British Sunday roast that few households now make from scratch. Nomad acquired the brand in 2018 for about £210 million. The brand was founded in Hull in 1995 and named after a fictional figure meant to suggest home cooking, and its frozen Yorkshire puddings are now sold in far greater volume than any made at home.
Ownership timeline of Aunt Bessie's
- 2018 – present Nomad Foods [1] verified
Where Aunt Bessie's sits in Nomad Foods
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Nomad Foods
Nomad Foods controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in food.
Also in food
- Birds Eye (UK & Ireland) (1938)
- Findus (1941)
- Goodfella's (1993)
- iglo (1956)
Other brands in frozen meals & pizza, and who owns them
Nomad Foods has more brands in frozen meals & pizza on Brandtree than any other owner: 3 of 40.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Banquet | Conagra Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Hot Pockets | Nestlé | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Crepini | Cal-Maine Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Authentic Asia | CP Foods | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Chicago Town | Dr. Oetker | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Bagel Bites | Kraft Heinz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| LaMasă | AQUILA | 🇷🇴 Romania |
| I&J | AVI | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
About the owner: Nomad Foods
Nomad Foods is a publicly listed company headquartered in Woking, United Kingdom, founded in 2014. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: NOMD.
Nomad Foods was assembled from 2015 by two investors who bought the European frozen food businesses that Unilever and others had shed, and it is now the largest frozen food company in Europe. Its brands are the same product under different names in each country, a legacy of separate national acquisitions.
🇬🇧 Aunt Bessie's 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; Aunt Bessie's is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Aunt Bessie's?
The parent company of Aunt Bessie's is Nomad Foods, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Aunt Bessie's British?
Yes. Aunt Bessie's originated in the United Kingdom in 1995 and its owner, Nomad Foods, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Since when has Nomad Foods owned Aunt Bessie's?
Nomad Foods has owned Aunt Bessie's since 31 July 2018.
Is Aunt Bessie's still owned by Nomad Foods?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Aunt Bessie's is still owned by Nomad Foods. 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] Nomad Foods Limited Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2017-02-17 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 17 February 2017; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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