Who owns LightLife?
LightLife is owned by Maple Leaf Foods (Canada, TSX: MFI).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Maple Leaf Foods Inc. Annual Information Form (March 31, 2026), 31 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Maple Leaf Foods Inc. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇦 Canada, Mississauga
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Food › Meat, poultry & seafood › Plant-based meat
- Parent ticker
- TSX: MFI
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About LightLife
LightLife is a plant-based food brand that says it has been making plant-based food for more than forty years, with a range covering Smart Dogs, Smart Bacon, Smart Ground, sausages, deli slices and tempeh. Maple Leaf Foods says that through LightLife and Field Roast it ranks first in tempeh, plant-based hot dogs, plant-based sausage and plant-based bacon.
Ownership timeline of LightLife
- Current owner Maple Leaf Foods [1] reported
Where LightLife sits in Maple Leaf Foods
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Maple Leaf Foods brand portfolio (12) →
Other brands owned by Maple Leaf Foods
Maple Leaf Foods controls 12 brands on Brandtree, 12 of them in food.
Also in food
- Fantino & Mondello
- Field Roast (1997)
- Greenfield Natural Meat Co.
- Larsen (1939)
- Maple Leaf
- Maple Leaf Prime
- Mina Halal
- Musafir (2025)
- Schneiders (1890)
- Shopsy's
- Sunrise (1971)
Other brands in plant-based meat, and who owns them
The 23 brands in plant-based meat on Brandtree belong to 19 owners. The largest is Monde Nissin, with 2; Maple Leaf Foods has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Loma Linda | Century Pacific | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| Cauldron | Monde Nissin | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| Nasoya | Pulmuone | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Vegini | Avril | 🇫🇷 France |
| The Green Mountain | Bell Food Group | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Beyond Meat | Beyond Meat | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Lankasoy | CBL Group | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
| Gardein | Conagra Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Maple Leaf Foods
Maple Leaf Foods is a publicly listed company headquartered in Mississauga, Canada. Brandtree records 12 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSX: MFI.
Maple Leaf Foods is a Canadian protein-focused consumer packaged goods company headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, and listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange as MFI. On October 1, 2025 it spun off its pork operations as Canada Packers, keeping a 16% interest and a long-term pork supply agreement. That left it with packaged meats, poultry and plant protein under brands including Maple Leaf, Schneiders, Greenfield Natural Meat Co., Mina, LightLife and Field Roast.
Maple Leaf Foods: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 LightLife 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, LightLife among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of LightLife?
The parent company of LightLife is Maple Leaf Foods, a publicly listed company headquartered in Canada.
Is LightLife American or Canadian?
LightLife originated in the United States, but it is owned today by Maple Leaf Foods, which is headquartered in Canada. So LightLife is an American-origin brand under Canadian ownership.
Is LightLife still owned by Maple Leaf Foods?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, LightLife is still owned by Maple Leaf 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] Maple Leaf Foods Inc. Annual Information Form (March 31, 2026) — Maple Leaf Foods Inc., Official document, published 31 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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