Cape Cod is owned by Campbell's (the United States, NASDAQ: CPB), which acquired the brand on 26 March 2018 from Snyder's-Lance, as part of a $6.1 billion deal that also included Snyder's of Hanover, Lance and Kettle Brand.[1][2] Before Campbell's, Cape Cod was owned by Snyder's-Lance from 2010 to 2018.[2]
Evidence: The Campbell's Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-09-24, SEC EDGAR, 24 September 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Cape Cod makes kettle-cooked potato crisps, fried in small batches so they stay hard and irregular rather than uniform. Founded on Cape Cod in 1980, the brand came to Campbell's with the Snyder's-Lance acquisition in 2018.
Sentences about Cape Cod from Campbell's's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
In the fourth quarter of 2026, based on recent performance, we recognized impairment charges on the Kettle Brand and Cape Cod trademarks.
We recognized an impairment charge of $ 60 million on the Kettle Brand trademark, reducing the carrying value to $ 258 million, and an impairment charge of $ 57 million on the Cape Cod trademark, reducing the carrying value to $ 130 million.
As of the 2026 annual impairment testing, indefinite-lived trademarks with approximately 10% or less of excess coverage of fair value over carrying value had an aggregate carrying value of $ 1.225 billion and included the Snyder's of Hanover , Pace , Kettle Brand, Cape Cod , Late July and Allied brands trademarks.
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Campbell's controls 15 brands on Brandtree, 14 of them in food.
The 100 brands in salty snacks on Brandtree belong to 47 owners. The largest is PepsiCo, with 12; Campbell's has 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Cheetos | PepsiCo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Calbee Potato Chips | Calbee | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Boyki | Siantar Top | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Bonitas | Vitaminka | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia |
| Act II | Conagra Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Diana | Diana | 🇸🇻 El Salvador |
| Chiki | Indofood | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Cuttlefish Peanut Balls | Orion | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
Campbell's is a publicly listed company headquartered in Camden, New Jersey, United States, founded in 1869. Brandtree records 15 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: CPB.
Campbell's was founded in Camden, New Jersey in 1869 and made its name with condensed soup, invented in 1897 by a chemist who realised that removing the water halved the shipping cost. It renamed itself from Campbell Soup Company in 2024 to reflect that snacks now generate about half its revenue.
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; Cape Cod is not one of them.
Campbell's bought snack maker Snyder's-Lance for $50 per share in cash, roughly doubling the size of its snacks business and moving the company away from its dependence on condensed soup, a category in long-term decline.
The parent company of Cape Cod is Campbell's, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Yes. Cape Cod originated in the United States in 1980 and its owner, Campbell's, is also headquartered in the United States.
Campbell's completed its acquisition of Cape Cod on 26 March 2018, after announcing the deal on 18 December 2017. The deal, which also included Snyder's of Hanover, Lance and Kettle Brand, was valued at $6.1 billion (enterprise value).
Before Campbell's, Cape Cod was owned by Snyder's-Lance from 2010 until 2018.
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Cape Cod is still owned by Campbell's. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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