Who owns Marie Callender's?
Marie Callender's is owned by Conagra Brands (the United States, NYSE: CAG).[1]
Evidence: Conagra Brands, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-07-15, SEC EDGAR, 15 July 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Conagra Brands, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Chicago, Illinois
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Orange County, California
- Founded
- 1948
- Category
- Food › Frozen food › Frozen meals & pizza
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: CAG
- Trademark registrant
- CONAGRA CONSOLIDATED, LLC (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Marie Callender's
Marie Callender's began as a Californian pie shop in 1948 and grew into a restaurant chain. Conagra holds the frozen food brand, principally pot pies and dessert pies, while the restaurants are separately owned, so the name appears on products from two different companies.
How often Conagra Brands names Marie Callender's 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.
Trademark record for Marie Callender's
The USPTO record for the Marie Callender's mark lists CONAGRA CONSOLIDATED, LLC as the owner of record (serial number 74247317). That name matches the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Marie Callender's
- Current owner Conagra Brands [1] verified
Where Marie Callender's sits in Conagra 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 Conagra Brands
Conagra Brands controls 17 brands on Brandtree, 17 of them in food.
Also in food
- Act II (1984)
- Angie's Boomchickapop (2001)
- Banquet (1953)
- Birds Eye (North America) (1930)
- Chef Boyardee (1928)
- Duncan Hines (1951)
- Frontera (1996)
- Gardein (2003)
- Healthy Choice (1989)
- Hunt's (1888)
- Orville Redenbacher's (1970)
- PAM (1961)
- Reddi-wip (1948)
- Slim Jim (1929)
- Udi's (1994)
- Vlasic (1942)
Other brands in frozen meals & pizza, and who owns them
The 40 brands in frozen meals & pizza on Brandtree belong to 30 owners. The largest is Nomad Foods, with 3; Conagra Brands has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Hot Pockets | Nestlé | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Aunt Bessie's | Nomad Foods | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Crepini | Cal-Maine Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Authentic Asia | CP Foods | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Chicago Town | Dr. Oetker | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Bagel Bites | Kraft Heinz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| LaMasă | AQUILA | 🇷🇴 Romania |
| I&J | AVI | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
About the owner: Conagra Brands
Conagra Brands is a publicly listed company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States, founded in 1919. Brandtree records 17 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: CAG.
Conagra Brands began in 1919 as Nebraska Consolidated Mills, a flour miller, and spent decades assembling a portfolio of frozen and shelf-stable food brands. It sold its private-label business in 2016 to focus on brands, then bought Pinnacle Foods in 2018 to add Birds Eye and Duncan Hines.
Conagra Brands: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Marie Callender's and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,550 brands that began in the United States. 479 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Marie Callender's is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Marie Callender's?
The parent company of Marie Callender's is Conagra Brands, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Marie Callender's American?
Yes. Marie Callender's originated in the United States in 1948 and its owner, Conagra Brands, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Marie Callender's still owned by Conagra Brands?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Marie Callender's is still owned by Conagra Brands. 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] Conagra Brands, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-07-15 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 15 July 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: MARIE CALLENDER'S, serial 74247317 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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