Who owns Castleberry's?
Castleberry's is owned by Hanover Foods (the United States).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Hanover Foods — Our Brands and Our History, Hanover Foods Corporation. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Hanover Foods Corporation reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Hanover
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Augusta
- Founded
- 1926
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Canned & shelf-stable meals
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Castleberry's
Castleberry's was founded in Augusta, Georgia, in 1926 when Clement Stewart Castleberry began canning his father's barbecue hash and Brunswick stew. Its range on the Hanover Foods site includes chili with and without beans, shredded pork chili, hot dog chili sauces in original and jalapeno, and corned beef hash. The brand page describes it as a partnership with Hanover Foods, which lists Castleberry's among its own brands.
Ownership timeline of Castleberry's
- Current owner Hanover Foods [1] reported
Where Castleberry's sits in Hanover 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 Hanover Foods
Hanover Foods controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in food.
Also in food
- Bickel's Snacks
- Hanover (1924)
- John Cope's (1900)
- Wege Pretzels
Other brands in canned & shelf-stable meals, and who owns them
The 73 brands in canned & shelf-stable meals on Brandtree belong to 42 owners. The largest is Thai Union, with 13; Hanover Foods has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken of the Sea | Thai Union | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Albert Heijn | Ahold Delhaize | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Bonduelle | Bonduelle | 🇫🇷 France |
| Heinz Baked Beans | Kraft Heinz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aunt Nellie's | Seneca Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aldi (Nord) | Aldi Nord | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Aldi (Süd) | Aldi Süd | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| 365 by Whole Foods Market | Amazon | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Hanover Foods
Hanover Foods is a privately held company headquartered in Hanover, United States, founded in 1924. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control.
Hanover Foods is a family-owned vegetable processor based in Hanover, Pennsylvania. Its own history says Harry Virgil Warehime founded the Hanover Canning Company there in 1924, canning peas, beans and tomatoes grown by local farmers and processing sauerkraut in winter. The company sells canned and frozen vegetables under the Hanover name and lists five further brands on its site: Bickel's Snacks, Castleberry's, John Cope's, Spring Glen and Wege Pretzels. Spring Glen, a deli-salad maker, has no category in the Brandtree taxonomy and is not recorded.
Hanover Foods: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Castleberry's and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Castleberry's is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Castleberry's?
The parent company of Castleberry's is Hanover Foods, a privately held company headquartered in the United States.
Is Castleberry's American?
Yes. Castleberry's originated in the United States in 1926 and its owner, Hanover Foods, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Castleberry's still owned by Hanover Foods?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Castleberry's is still owned by Hanover 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] Hanover Foods — Our Brands and Our History — Hanover Foods Corporation, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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