Who owns Kitchen Basics?
Kitchen Basics is owned by B&G Foods (the United States, NYSE: BGS), which has owned the brand since 19 March 2026.[1]
Evidence: B&G Foods, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-03, SEC EDGAR, 3 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- B&G Foods, Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Parsippany, New Jersey
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Soup
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: BGS
- Trademark registrant
- B&G Foods North America, Inc. (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Kitchen Basics
Kitchen Basics is a cooking stock brand that came to B&G Foods with College Inn when it bought the broth and stock business of Del Monte Foods out of bankruptcy on 19 March 2026. B&G said the higher margin broth brands, together with selling its lower margin Green Giant U.S. frozen business, lifted its gross margin in 2026.
What B&G Foods's annual report says about Kitchen Basics
Sentences about Kitchen Basics from B&G Foods's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
January 2026 Agreement to acquire the broth and stock business of Del Monte Foods Corporation II Inc. and its affiliates, including the College Inn and Kitchen Basics brands, referred to as the " College Inn and Kitchen Basics acquisition" in the remainder of this report.
On January 15, 2026, we entered into an agreement to acquire the broth and stock business of Del Monte Foods Corporation II Inc. and its affiliates, including the College Inn and Kitchen Basics brands.
On January 15, 2026, we entered into an agreement to acquire the broth and stock business of Del Monte Foods Corporation II Inc. and its affiliates, including the College Inn and Kitchen Basics brands, for approximately $ 110.0 million in cash, subject to an inventory adjustment at closing, and assumption of certain liabilities.
How often B&G Foods names Kitchen Basics in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
Trademark record for Kitchen Basics
The USPTO record for the Kitchen Basics mark lists B&G Foods North America, Inc. as the owner of record (serial number 97721359). That name matches the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Kitchen Basics
Where Kitchen Basics sits in B&G 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 B&G Foods
B&G Foods controls 13 brands on Brandtree, 13 of them in food.
Also in food
- B&M (1927)
- Clabber Girl
- College Inn
- Cream of Wheat (1893)
- Crisco (1911)
- Dash (1983)
- Las Palmas (1922)
- Maple Grove Farms (1915)
- Ortega (1897)
- Polaner (1880)
- Spice Islands (1941)
- Victoria (1929)
Other brands in soup, and who owns them
The 16 brands in soup on Brandtree belong to 12 owners. The largest is Campbell's, with 2; B&G Foods has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Campbell's | Campbell's | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Doña Gallina | Quala | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Knorr | Unilever | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Bosanska kuhinja | AS Holding | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Baxters | Baxters Food Group | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Hügli | Bell Food Group | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Progresso | General Mills | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Podravka soups | Podravka | 🇭🇷 Croatia |
About the owner: B&G Foods
B&G Foods is a publicly listed company headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, United States. Brandtree records 13 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: BGS.
B&G Foods is a New Jersey food company built almost entirely by buying established grocery brands from larger owners; it says it has acquired and integrated more than 50 brands since 1996. It sells shelf-stable and frozen foods and household products across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico through Specialty, Meals, Frozen & Vegetables and Spices & Flavor Solutions segments. Since 2025 it has been selling off its vegetable business, including the Green Giant U.S. frozen business to Seneca Foods in March 2026, while buying College Inn and Kitchen Basics broths.
🇺🇸 Kitchen Basics 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; Kitchen Basics is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Kitchen Basics?
The parent company of Kitchen Basics is B&G Foods, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Kitchen Basics American?
Yes. Kitchen Basics originated in the United States and its owner, B&G Foods, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has B&G Foods owned Kitchen Basics?
B&G Foods has owned Kitchen Basics since 19 March 2026.
Is Kitchen Basics still owned by B&G Foods?
Yes. As of 29 October 2026, Kitchen Basics is still owned by B&G Foods. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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] B&G Foods, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-03 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 3 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: KITCHEN BASICS, serial 97721359 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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