Who owns Hempler's?
Hempler's is owned by Premium Brands (Canada, TSX: PBH).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Premium Brands Holdings Corporation Annual Information Form for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2025, 18 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Premium Brands Holdings Corporation reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇦 Canada, Richmond
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Bellingham
- Category
- Food › Meat, poultry & seafood › Processed & packaged meat
- Parent ticker
- TSX: PBH
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Hempler's
Hempler's is a ham, bacon and sausage brand from Washington State. German sausage maker Hans Hempler settled in Bellingham in 1934 and that year bought B.B. Meat and Sausage Co., which was later renamed Hempler's. It is made by Hempler Foods Group, which Premium Brands wholly owns, and in 2024 Premium Brands sold and leased back its enlarged plant in Ferndale, Washington.
Ownership timeline of Hempler's
- Current owner Premium Brands [1] reported
Where Hempler's sits in Premium Brands
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Premium Brands
Premium Brands controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in processed & packaged meat, and who owns them
The 103 brands in processed & packaged meat on Brandtree belong to 45 owners. The largest is Atria, with 8; Premium Brands has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| 3-Stjernet | Atria | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Dalsjöfors | Danish Crown | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| Fantino & Mondello | Maple Leaf Foods | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Bar-S | Sigma Foods | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Aidells | Tyson Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| KMOTR | AGROFERT | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic |
| Abraham | Bell Food Group | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Família | Bonafarm | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
About the owner: Premium Brands
Premium Brands is a publicly listed company headquartered in Richmond, Canada. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSX: PBH.
Premium Brands Holdings is a Richmond, British Columbia, company that buys and builds specialty food manufacturers and food distribution businesses in Canada and the United States. It had consolidated revenue of 7.48 billion Canadian dollars in fiscal 2025. It bought Stampede Culinary Partners on 2 January 2026 and sold its 73.72 per cent stake in Shaw Bakers in April 2026.
Premium Brands: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Hempler's and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,570 brands that began in the United States. 501 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Hempler's among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Hempler's?
The parent company of Hempler's is Premium Brands, a publicly listed company headquartered in Canada.
Is Hempler's American or Canadian?
Hempler's originated in the United States, but it is owned today by Premium Brands, which is headquartered in Canada. So Hempler's is an American-origin brand under Canadian ownership.
Is Hempler's still owned by Premium Brands?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Hempler's is still owned by Premium Brands. 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] Premium Brands Holdings Corporation Annual Information Form for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2025 — Premium Brands Holdings Corporation, Annual report, published 18 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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