Who owns Cella's?
Cella's is owned by Tootsie Roll (the United States, NYSE: TR).[1]
Evidence: Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-27, SEC EDGAR, 27 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Chicago
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Food › Confectionery › Chocolate
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: TR
- Trademark registrant
- Tootsie Roll Industries, LLC (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Cella's
Cella's is a line of chocolate-covered cherries. The Tootsie Roll history page states that Cella's Chocolate Covered Cherries joined the Tootsie Roll family in 1985, and the brand is listed among the registered trademarks in the company annual report. It is one of the products added to Tootsie Roll Industries by acquisition, not one the company started itself.
Trademark record for Cella's
The USPTO record for the Cella's mark lists Tootsie Roll Industries, LLC as the owner of record (serial number 71546460). That name matches the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Cella's
- Current owner Tootsie Roll [1] verified
Where Cella's sits in Tootsie Roll
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Tootsie Roll
Tootsie Roll controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in chocolate, and who owns them
The 131 brands in chocolate on Brandtree belong to 45 owners. The largest is Mars, with 9; Tootsie Roll has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bounty | Mars | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cadbury | Mondelēz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Danusia | Wawel | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Elizabeth Shaw | Colian | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Baby Ruth | Ferrero | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Almond Joy | Hershey | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Caffarel | Lindt & Sprüngli | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Eitt Sett | Nói Síríus | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
About the owner: Tootsie Roll
Tootsie Roll is a publicly listed company headquartered in Chicago, United States, founded in 1896. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: TR.
Tootsie Roll Industries is a Virginia-incorporated confectionery manufacturer headquartered at 7401 South Cicero Avenue, Chicago. Its history page says the business began in 1896 with the Tootsie Roll and grew through acquisitions of other candy brands, most recently Andes Candies (2000) and Concord Confections (2004). Its 10-K describes confectionery as its only line of business, with plants in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Spain and principal markets in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Brand acquisition years below come from the company history page (tootsie.com/history); the 10-K lists the trademarks but does not give dates.
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🇺🇸 Cella'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; Cella's is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Cella's?
The parent company of Cella's is Tootsie Roll, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Cella's American?
Yes. Cella's originated in the United States and its owner, Tootsie Roll, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Cella's still owned by Tootsie Roll?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Cella's is still owned by Tootsie Roll. 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] Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-27 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 27 February 2026; retrieved 3 October 2026.
- [2] USPTO: CELLA'S, serial 71546460 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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