Who owns Goodfella's?
Goodfella's is owned by Nomad Foods (the United Kingdom, NYSE: NOMD), which has owned the brand since 20 June 2018.[1]
Evidence: Nomad Foods Limited Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2017-02-17, SEC EDGAR, 17 February 2017. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Nomad Foods Limited verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Woking
- Origin
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Founded
- 1993
- Category
- Food › Frozen food › Frozen meals & pizza
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: NOMD
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Goodfella's
Goodfella's is a frozen pizza brand made in Northern Ireland and one of the largest in Britain and Ireland. Nomad acquired it in 2018 from the Irish company Green Isle Foods for about €225 million. Its stone-baked and deep-pan ranges are made at a plant in Naas and in Northern Ireland, and the brand competes directly with Dr. Oetker's Chicago Town at the value end of the freezer case.
Ownership timeline of Goodfella's
- 2018 – present Nomad Foods [1] verified
Where Goodfella's sits in Nomad 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 Nomad Foods
Nomad Foods controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in food.
Also in food
- Aunt Bessie's (1995)
- Birds Eye (UK & Ireland) (1938)
- Findus (1941)
- iglo (1956)
Other brands in frozen meals & pizza, and who owns them
Nomad Foods has more brands in frozen meals & pizza on Brandtree than any other owner: 3 of 40.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Banquet | Conagra Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Hot Pockets | Nestlé | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Crepini | Cal-Maine Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Authentic Asia | CP Foods | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Chicago Town | Dr. Oetker | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Bagel Bites | Kraft Heinz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| LaMasă | AQUILA | 🇷🇴 Romania |
| I&J | AVI | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
About the owner: Nomad Foods
Nomad Foods is a publicly listed company headquartered in Woking, United Kingdom, founded in 2014. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: NOMD.
Nomad Foods was assembled from 2015 by two investors who bought the European frozen food businesses that Unilever and others had shed, and it is now the largest frozen food company in Europe. Its brands are the same product under different names in each country, a legacy of separate national acquisitions.
🇮🇪 Goodfella's and other Irish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 33 brands that began in Ireland. 18 of them (55%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Goodfella's among them.
- Charleville — Kinisla 🇮🇪
- Lily O'Brien's — Colian 🇵🇱
- McKinney's — Nordzucker 🇩🇪
- Strong Roots — McCain Foods 🇨🇦
- Aer Lingus — IAG 🇬🇧
- AerCap — AerCap 🇮🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Goodfella's?
The parent company of Goodfella's is Nomad Foods, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Goodfella's Irish or British?
Goodfella's originated in Ireland in 1993, but it is owned today by Nomad Foods, which is headquartered in the United Kingdom. So Goodfella's is an Irish-origin brand under British ownership.
Since when has Nomad Foods owned Goodfella's?
Nomad Foods has owned Goodfella's since 20 June 2018.
Is Goodfella's still owned by Nomad Foods?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Goodfella's is still owned by Nomad 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] Nomad Foods Limited Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2017-02-17 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 17 February 2017; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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