Who owns National Beef?
National Beef is owned by MBRF (Brazil, B3: MBRF3).[1]
MBRF owns 81.73% of National Beef rather than all of it.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Key facts
- Current owner
- Marfrig Global Foods S.A. (81.73% stake) reported
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Food › Meat, poultry & seafood › Fresh meat & poultry
- Parent ticker
- B3: MBRF3
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About National Beef
National Beef is the US beef business of MBRF, run through National Beef Packing Company, LLC of Kansas, and one of the brands under which MBRF sells fresh beef cuts. MBRF's corporate structure chart shows NBM US Holdings owning 81.73 per cent of National Beef Packing Company. In 2025 its North American beef business stayed resilient despite a shrinking US cattle herd and higher cattle costs.
Ownership timeline of National Beef
Where National Beef sits in MBRF
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full MBRF ownership tree →
Other brands owned by MBRF in food
Latest news about National Beef
No tagged news items yet. Deals, regulatory actions and recalls are added from SEC filings, regulators and trade press; only titles and links are stored.
Headlines link to the original publisher. Brandtree does not reproduce article text.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of National Beef?
The parent company of National Beef is MBRF, a publicly listed company headquartered in Brazil.
Is National Beef American or Brazilian?
National Beef originated in the United States, but it is owned today by MBRF, which is headquartered in Brazil. So National Beef is an American-origin brand under Brazilian ownership.
Is National Beef still owned by MBRF?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, National Beef is still owned by MBRF (81.73% stake). 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] MBRF Relatório Integrado 2025 — Marfrig Global Foods S.A., Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
Report a correction Opens a pre-filled GitHub issue. See our corrections policy.