Who owns Coffee mate?
Coffee mate is owned by Nestlé (Switzerland, SIX: NESN), which has owned the brand since 1985.[1][2]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Nestlé S.A. Annual Report 2025, 19 February 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Nestlé S.A. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland, Vevey
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1961
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Plant-based dairy
- Parent ticker
- SIX: NESN
- Trademark registrant
- Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Coffee mate
Coffee mate is a non-dairy coffee creamer introduced in 1961, designed to keep without refrigeration at a time when offices and diners had limited cold storage. Nestlé acquired it with Carnation in 1985, and it is the largest creamer brand in the United States, extended into flavoured and liquid formats.
Trademark record for Coffee mate
The USPTO record for the Coffee mate mark lists Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. as the owner of record (serial number 85675096). That name matches the owner named above.[3]
Ownership timeline of Coffee mate
Where Coffee mate sits in Nestlé
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Nestlé
Nestlé controls 32 brands on Brandtree, 18 of them in food.
Also in food
- Aero (1935)
- Boost (1994)
- Carnation (1899)
- Cerelac (1867)
- Chocapic (1984)
- Fitness (1993)
- Garden Gourmet (1996)
- Gerber (1927)
- Hot Pockets (1983)
- KitKat (1935)
- La Lechera (1925)
- Lean Cuisine (1981)
- Maggi (1884)
- NAN (1962)
- Nestlé Toll House (1939)
- Smarties (1937)
- Stouffer's (1922)
Founded in the 1960s
- Nescafé Gold Blend (1965)
Other brands in plant-based dairy, and who owns them
The 27 brands in plant-based dairy on Brandtree belong to 21 owners. The largest is Danone, with 3; Nestlé has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Alpro | Danone | 🇫🇷 France |
| Oddlygood | Valio | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Valsoia | Valsoia | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Nurishh | Bel Group | 🇫🇷 France |
| Almond Breeze | Blue Diamond Growers | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Coco Mama | Century Pacific | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| F&N NutriWell | F&N Holdings | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Fazer Aito | Fazer | 🇫🇮 Finland |
About the owner: Nestlé
Nestlé is a publicly listed company headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, founded in 1866. Brandtree records 32 brands under its control, and it is listed as SIX: NESN.
Nestlé is a Swiss food and drink company formed in 1905 by the merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company with Henri Nestlé's infant food business, and traces its origins to 1866. It is the largest food company in the world by revenue and is organised around coffee, pet care, nutrition, dairy, confectionery and water.
🇺🇸 Coffee mate 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, Coffee mate among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Coffee mate?
The parent company of Coffee mate is Nestlé, a publicly listed company headquartered in Switzerland.
Is Coffee mate American or Swiss?
Coffee mate originated in the United States in 1961, but it is owned today by Nestlé, which is headquartered in Switzerland. So Coffee mate is an American-origin brand under Swiss ownership.
Since when has Nestlé owned Coffee mate?
Nestlé has owned Coffee mate since 1985.
Is Coffee mate still owned by Nestlé?
Yes. As of 26 September 2026, Coffee mate is still owned by Nestlé. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (3) & 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] Nestlé S.A. Annual Report 2025 — Nestlé S.A., Annual report, published 19 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] Nestlé S.A. — Nestlé company history — Nestlé S.A., Official document; retrieved 26 September 2026.
- [3] USPTO: COFFEE-MATE, serial 85675096, registration 4292377 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 26 September 2026.
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