Who owns Hinode?
Hinode is owned by SunRice (Australia, ASX: SGLLV).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: SunRice Group 2026 Annual Report, Ricegrowers Limited, 25 June 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Ricegrowers Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇦🇺 Australia, Leeton
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Pasta
- Parent ticker
- ASX: SGLLV
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Hinode
Hinode is a US rice brand created in the 1930s by the California-based Rice Growers Association and now owned by SunRice's subsidiary SunFoods, which mills rice in Woodlands, California. SunRice says the brand is strong in medium grain rice markets across the United States. It sells domestic and imported varieties and microwavable two-minute rice trays.
Ownership timeline of Hinode
Where Hinode sits in SunRice
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by SunRice
SunRice controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in food.
Also in food
- SunRice (1950)
Other brands in pasta, and who owns them
The 121 brands in pasta on Brandtree belong to 63 owners. The largest is Ebro Foods, with 15; SunRice has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bertagni | Ebro Foods | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Indomie | Indofood | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Camil | Camil | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Mimee | Dufil Prima Foods | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Don Vicente | Molinos | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Corticella | Newlat Group | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Chikin Ramen | Nissin Foods | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| La Cantonesa | CMI | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
About the owner: SunRice
SunRice is a publicly listed company headquartered in Leeton, Australia, founded in 1950. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control, and it is listed as ASX: SGLLV.
Ricegrowers Limited, trading as SunRice, is a rice food company founded by Riverina rice growers in 1950 and based in Leeton, New South Wales. It sells in close to 50 markets and has expanded from rice into bakery, condiments, pet food and animal feed. Its revenue for the year to 30 April 2026 was 1.80 billion Australian dollars.
🇺🇸 Hinode 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, Hinode among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Hinode?
The parent company of Hinode is SunRice, a publicly listed company headquartered in Australia.
Is Hinode American or Australian?
Hinode originated in the United States, but it is owned today by SunRice, which is headquartered in Australia. So Hinode is an American-origin brand under Australian ownership.
Is Hinode still owned by SunRice?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Hinode is still owned by SunRice. 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] SunRice Group 2026 Annual Report — Ricegrowers Limited, Annual report, published 25 June 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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