Who owns NAN?
NAN is owned by Nestlé (Switzerland, SIX: NESN).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Nestlé S.A. Annual Report 2025, 19 February 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Nestlé S.A. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland, Vevey
- Origin
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Founded
- 1962
- Category
- Food › Baby & infant food › Infant formula
- Parent ticker
- SIX: NESN
- Trademark registrant
- Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About NAN
NAN is Nestlé's international infant formula range, sold in most markets outside North America. Formula marketing has been controversial for the company since a boycott began in the 1970s over promotion practices in developing countries, and the industry now operates under a World Health Organization marketing code.
Trademark record for NAN
The USPTO record for the NAN mark lists Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. as the owner of record (serial number 88698778). That name matches the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of NAN
Where NAN sits in Nestlé
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Nestlé
Nestlé controls 32 brands on Brandtree, 18 of them in food.
Also in food
- Aero (1935)
- Boost (1994)
- Carnation (1899)
- Cerelac (1867)
- Chocapic (1984)
- Coffee mate (1961)
- Fitness (1993)
- Garden Gourmet (1996)
- Gerber (1927)
- Hot Pockets (1983)
- KitKat (1935)
- La Lechera (1925)
- Lean Cuisine (1981)
- Maggi (1884)
- Nestlé Toll House (1939)
- Smarties (1937)
- Stouffer's (1922)
Founded in the 1960s
- Nescafé Gold Blend (1965)
Other brands in infant formula, and who owns them
The 23 brands in infant formula on Brandtree belong to 15 owners. The largest is The a2 Milk Company, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| a2 Genesis | The a2 Milk Company | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| BebeLait | Nutridar | 🇯🇴 Jordan |
| EleCare | Abbott | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bellamy's Organic | Mengniu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Dielac | Vinamilk | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| Nuralac | Almarai | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
| Bubs | Bubs Australia | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Aptamil | Danone | 🇫🇷 France |
About the owner: Nestlé
Nestlé is a publicly listed company headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, founded in 1866. Brandtree records 32 brands under its control, and it is listed as SIX: NESN.
Nestlé is a Swiss food and drink company formed in 1905 by the merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company with Henri Nestlé's infant food business, and traces its origins to 1866. It is the largest food company in the world by revenue and is organised around coffee, pet care, nutrition, dairy, confectionery and water.
🇨🇭 NAN and other Swiss brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 128 brands that began in Switzerland. 35 of them (27%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; NAN is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of NAN?
The parent company of NAN is Nestlé, a publicly listed company headquartered in Switzerland.
Is NAN Swiss?
Yes. NAN originated in Switzerland in 1962 and its owner, Nestlé, is also headquartered in Switzerland.
Is NAN still owned by Nestlé?
Yes. As of 26 September 2026, NAN is still owned by Nestlé. 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] Nestlé S.A. Annual Report 2025 — Nestlé S.A., Annual report, published 19 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: NAN, serial 88698778, registration 6191385 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 26 September 2026.
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