Fruit of the Loom is owned by Berkshire Hathaway (the United States, NYSE: BRK.B), which acquired the brand on 30 April 2002 for $835 million.[1][2] Fruit of the Loom was founded in 1851 in the United States and was independent until 2002.
Evidence: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-02, SEC EDGAR, 2 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Fruit of the Loom is one of the oldest American apparel brands, with a trademark registered in 1871 that is among the earliest in the country. It makes underwear and basic garments. Berkshire Hathaway bought the company out of bankruptcy in 2002 for $835 million in cash.
Sentences about Fruit of the Loom from Berkshire Hathaway's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
K- 18 Apparel and footwear Fruit of the Loom, Inc. ("FOL"), headquartered in Bowling Green, Kentucky, manufactures and distributes basic apparel, underwear, outerwear, athletic apparel and sports equipment.
Products under the Fruit of the Loom and JERZEES labels are primarily sold in the mass merchandise, mid-tier chains and wholesale markets.
The revenue decline was primarily due to Fruit of the Loom, Jazwares and Duracell, largely attributable to lower sales volumes.
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
The USPTO record for the Fruit of the Loom mark lists Fruit of the Loom, Inc. as the owner of record (serial number 74472584). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[3]
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Berkshire Hathaway controls 19 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
The 44 brands in underwear & intimates on Brandtree belong to 14 owners. The largest is Gildan, with 9.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bali | Gildan | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Bravissimo | Wacoal | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Athena | Delta Galil | 🇮🇱 Israel |
| Calzedonia | Oniverse | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Etam | Groupe Etam | 🇫🇷 France |
| Marie Jo | Van de Velde | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Adore Me | Victoria's Secret | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aerie | American Eagle Outfitters | 🇺🇸 United States |
Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, founded in 1839. Brandtree records 19 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: BRK.B.
Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company built by Warren Buffett from a failing textile mill. Alongside insurance and railroads it owns consumer businesses outright and holds large minority stakes in others, including Kraft Heinz and The Coca-Cola Company.
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Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,550 brands that began in the United States. 479 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Fruit of the Loom is not one of them.
Berkshire Hathaway acquired Fruit of the Loom out of bankruptcy for about $835 million in cash. The underwear maker had collapsed under debt, and Berkshire bought the operating business rather than the holding company that had failed.
The parent company of Fruit of the Loom is Berkshire Hathaway, a holding company headquartered in the United States.
Yes. Fruit of the Loom originated in the United States in 1851 and its owner, Berkshire Hathaway, is also headquartered in the United States.
Berkshire Hathaway completed its acquisition of Fruit of the Loom on 30 April 2002, after announcing the deal on 1 November 2001. The deal was valued at $835 million (enterprise value).
Fruit of the Loom was an independent company from its founding in 1851 until Berkshire Hathaway acquired it in 2002.
Yes. As of 10 October 2026, Fruit of the Loom is still owned by Berkshire Hathaway. 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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