Who owns BSN?
BSN is owned by Glanbia (Ireland, ISE: GL9), which has owned the brand since 2011.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Glanbia — Full Year 2025 Results, Glanbia plc. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Glanbia plc reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇪 Ireland, Kilkenny
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Food › Nutrition & supplements › Protein & sports nutrition
- Parent ticker
- ISE: GL9
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About BSN
BSN is a US sports nutrition brand of protein powders and workout supplements that Glanbia bought in 2011, three years after Optimum Nutrition. Glanbia markets it on powerful supplements and taste, and keeps it among the Performance Nutrition brands it retained after selling SlimFast and Body & Fit in 2025.
Ownership timeline of BSN
Where BSN sits in Glanbia
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Glanbia
Glanbia controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in protein & sports nutrition, and who owns them
Glanbia has more brands in protein & sports nutrition on Brandtree than any other owner: 3 of 20.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Dymatize | BellRing Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| OWYN | Simply Good Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| THE:Danbaek | Binggrae | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Vitamin Whey | Edible Garden | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Herbalife24 | Herbalife | 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands |
| Selex | Maeil Dairies | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| OPTAVIA ACTIVE | Medifast | 🇺🇸 United States |
| TEHO | Olvi | 🇫🇮 Finland |
About the owner: Glanbia
Glanbia is a publicly listed company headquartered in Kilkenny, Ireland. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as ISE: GL9.
Glanbia is an Irish nutrition group headquartered in Kilkenny, formed when Avonmore Foods and Waterford Foods merged in 1997 and renamed Glanbia, Irish for pure food, in 1999. It reported revenue of $3.9 billion in 2025 across Performance Nutrition, Health & Nutrition and Dairy Nutrition. It has moved from Irish dairy cooperative roots to US sports nutrition brands, selling its Glanbia Ireland stake in 2022 and SlimFast and Body & Fit in 2025. It also holds cheese joint ventures including Southwest Cheese.
🇺🇸 BSN and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,570 brands that began in the United States. 501 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, BSN among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of BSN?
The parent company of BSN is Glanbia, a publicly listed company headquartered in Ireland.
Is BSN American or Irish?
BSN originated in the United States, but it is owned today by Glanbia, which is headquartered in Ireland. So BSN is an American-origin brand under Irish ownership.
Since when has Glanbia owned BSN?
Glanbia has owned BSN since 2011.
Is BSN still owned by Glanbia?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, BSN is still owned by Glanbia. 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] Glanbia — Full Year 2025 Results — Glanbia plc, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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