Who owns Banquet?
Banquet is owned by Conagra Brands (the United States, NYSE: CAG).[1]
Evidence: Conagra Brands, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-07-15, SEC EDGAR, 15 July 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Conagra Brands, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Chicago, Illinois
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1953
- Category
- Food › Frozen food › Frozen meals & pizza
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: CAG
- Trademark registrant
- CONAGRA CONSOLIDATED, LLC (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Banquet
Banquet is a value frozen meal and pot pie brand launched in 1953, sold at price points well below the rest of the freezer case. It is one of Conagra's largest brands by units sold. Its pot pies and Salisbury steak dinners are among the cheapest complete meals in an American supermarket, which has kept the brand resilient in downturns.
Trademark record for Banquet
The USPTO record for the Banquet mark lists CONAGRA CONSOLIDATED, LLC as the owner of record (serial number 75102449). That name matches the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Banquet
- Current owner Conagra Brands [1] verified
Where Banquet sits in Conagra Brands
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Conagra Brands
Conagra Brands controls 17 brands on Brandtree, 17 of them in food.
Also in food
- Act II (1984)
- Angie's Boomchickapop (2001)
- Birds Eye (North America) (1930)
- Chef Boyardee (1928)
- Duncan Hines (1951)
- Frontera (1996)
- Gardein (2003)
- Healthy Choice (1989)
- Hunt's (1888)
- Marie Callender's (1948)
- Orville Redenbacher's (1970)
- PAM (1961)
- Reddi-wip (1948)
- Slim Jim (1929)
- Udi's (1994)
- Vlasic (1942)
Other brands in frozen meals & pizza, and who owns them
The 40 brands in frozen meals & pizza on Brandtree belong to 30 owners. The largest is Nomad Foods, with 3; Conagra Brands has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Hot Pockets | Nestlé | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Aunt Bessie's | Nomad Foods | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| 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: Conagra Brands
Conagra Brands is a publicly listed company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States, founded in 1919. Brandtree records 17 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: CAG.
Conagra Brands began in 1919 as Nebraska Consolidated Mills, a flour miller, and spent decades assembling a portfolio of frozen and shelf-stable food brands. It sold its private-label business in 2016 to focus on brands, then bought Pinnacle Foods in 2018 to add Birds Eye and Duncan Hines.
Conagra Brands: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Banquet and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Banquet is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Banquet?
The parent company of Banquet is Conagra Brands, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Banquet American?
Yes. Banquet originated in the United States in 1953 and its owner, Conagra Brands, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Banquet still owned by Conagra Brands?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Banquet is still owned by Conagra Brands. 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] Conagra Brands, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-07-15 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 15 July 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: BANQUET, serial 75102449 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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