Who owns Hanover?
Hanover is owned by Hanover Foods (the United States).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Hanover Foods — Our Brands and Our History, Hanover Foods Corporation. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Hanover Foods Corporation reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Hanover
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Hanover
- Founded
- 1924
- Category
- Food › Frozen food › Frozen vegetables & fruit
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Hanover
Hanover is the flagship vegetable label of Hanover Foods, which began as the Hanover Canning Company in 1924 and now sells both canned and frozen vegetables, with separate lines for retail, food service and industrial customers. The company says its vegetables come from farmers who deliver freshly grown produce from their own fields. Its recent launches include seasoned frozen vegetables in the Drizzles line and a Skinny Veg range of vegetable and grain mixes.
Ownership timeline of Hanover
- Current owner Hanover Foods [1] reported
Where Hanover sits in Hanover Foods
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Hanover Foods ownership tree →
See the full Hanover Foods brand portfolio (5) →
Other brands owned by Hanover Foods
Hanover Foods controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in food.
Also in food
- Bickel's Snacks
- Castleberry's (1926)
- John Cope's (1900)
- Wege Pretzels
Other brands in frozen vegetables & fruit, and who owns them
The 12 brands in frozen vegetables & fruit on Brandtree belong to 8 owners. The largest is McCain Foods, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Lutosa | McCain Foods | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Grown in Idaho | Lamb Weston | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Birds Eye (UK & Ireland) | Nomad Foods | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Gradena | AQUILA | 🇷🇴 Romania |
| Birds Eye (North America) | Conagra Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Ore-Ida | Kraft Heinz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Green Giant (U.S. frozen vegetables) | Seneca Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| McCain | McCain Foods | 🇨🇦 Canada |
About the owner: Hanover Foods
Hanover Foods is a privately held company headquartered in Hanover, United States, founded in 1924. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control.
Hanover Foods is a family-owned vegetable processor based in Hanover, Pennsylvania. Its own history says Harry Virgil Warehime founded the Hanover Canning Company there in 1924, canning peas, beans and tomatoes grown by local farmers and processing sauerkraut in winter. The company sells canned and frozen vegetables under the Hanover name and lists five further brands on its site: Bickel's Snacks, Castleberry's, John Cope's, Spring Glen and Wege Pretzels. Spring Glen, a deli-salad maker, has no category in the Brandtree taxonomy and is not recorded.
Hanover Foods: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Hanover and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Hanover is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Hanover?
The parent company of Hanover is Hanover Foods, a privately held company headquartered in the United States.
Is Hanover American?
Yes. Hanover originated in the United States in 1924 and its owner, Hanover Foods, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Hanover still owned by Hanover Foods?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Hanover is still owned by Hanover 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] Hanover Foods — Our Brands and Our History — Hanover Foods Corporation, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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