Who owns Häagen-Dazs (United States and Canada)?
Häagen-Dazs (United States and Canada) is made and sold by Nestlé (Switzerland, SIX: NESN) under licence; Nestlé does not own the name.[1][2] The Häagen-Dazs name is owned by General Mills.
Evidence: Nestlé S.A. Annual Report 2025, 19 February 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Licensed to
- Nestlé S.A. reported
- Headquarters
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland, Vevey
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1960
- Category
- Food › Frozen food › Ice cream
- Parent ticker
- SIX: NESN
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Häagen-Dazs (United States and Canada)
In the United States and Canada, Häagen-Dazs ice cream and frozen desserts are made and sold by Nestlé and its authorised sublicensees under an exclusive, royalty-free licence from General Mills, which owns the trademark. Everywhere else General Mills sells the brand itself, so the same name answers to a different company depending on where the tub is bought.
Ownership timeline of Häagen-Dazs (United States and Canada)
Where Häagen-Dazs (United States and Canada) 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 33 brands on Brandtree, 19 of them in food.
Also in food
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- Carnation (1899)
- Cerelac (1867)
- Chocapic (1984)
- Coffee mate (1961)
- 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 ice cream, and who owns them
The 72 brands in ice cream on Brandtree belong to 32 owners. The largest is The Magnum Ice Cream Company, with 14.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Ben & Jerry's | The Magnum Ice Cream Company | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Bravo Cone | Binggrae | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Drumstick | Froneri | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Dippin' Dots | J&J Snack Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Deluxe | Mengniu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Choco Monaka Jumbo | Morinaga | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Gala | Paradise Foods | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea |
| Ice Vegas | Poulina | 🇹🇳 Tunisia |
About the owner: Nestlé
Nestlé is a publicly listed company headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, founded in 1866.
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.
🇺🇸 Häagen-Dazs (United States and Canada) 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, Häagen-Dazs (United States and Canada) among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who makes Häagen-Dazs (United States and Canada)?
Nestlé makes and sells Häagen-Dazs (United States and Canada) under a licensing agreement.
Does Nestlé own Häagen-Dazs (United States and Canada)?
No. Nestlé holds a licence to make and sell Häagen-Dazs (United States and Canada), which is not the same as owning it. The name belongs to General Mills.
Who owns the Häagen-Dazs (United States and Canada) name?
General Mills owns the Häagen-Dazs (United States and Canada) trademark. Nestlé pays to use it.
Where did Häagen-Dazs (United States and Canada) come from?
Häagen-Dazs (United States and Canada) originated in the United States in 1960.
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] Nestlé S.A. Annual Report 2025 — Nestlé S.A., Annual report, published 19 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] General Mills, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-07-01 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 1 July 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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