Who owns Cream of Wheat?
Cream of Wheat is owned by B&G Foods (the United States, NYSE: BGS).[1]
Key facts
- Current owner
- B&G Foods, Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Parsippany, New Jersey
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1893
- Category
- Food › Breakfast cereal › Hot cereal & oats
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: BGS
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Cream of Wheat
Cream of Wheat was introduced in 1893 and is among the leading and most widely recognised hot cereal brands in the United States. It is sold in Original, Whole Grain and Maple Brown Sugar varieties for the stove top and in instant packets, and B&G Foods also sells Cream of Rice, a gluten-free rice-based hot cereal, under the same family.
Ownership timeline of Cream of Wheat
Where Cream of Wheat sits in B&G Foods
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full B&G Foods ownership tree →
Other brands owned by B&G Foods in food
Latest news about Cream of Wheat
No tagged news items yet. Deals, regulatory actions and recalls are added from SEC filings, regulators and trade press; only titles and links are stored.
Headlines link to the original publisher. Brandtree does not reproduce article text.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Cream of Wheat?
The parent company of Cream of Wheat is B&G Foods, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Cream of Wheat American?
Yes. Cream of Wheat originated in the United States in 1893 and its owner, B&G Foods, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Cream of Wheat still owned by B&G Foods?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Cream of Wheat is still owned by B&G 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] B&G Foods, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-03 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 3 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
Report a correction Opens a pre-filled GitHub issue. See our corrections policy.