Who owns National?
National is owned by National Foods (Pakistan, PSX: NATF).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: National Foods Limited Annual Report 2025 (year ended 30 June 2025). Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- National Foods Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan, Karachi
- Origin
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan, Karachi
- Founded
- 1970
- Category
- Food › Condiments, sauces & seasonings › Spices & seasonings
- Parent ticker
- PSX: NATF
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About National
National is the brand under which National Foods of Karachi sells its food, from the recipe mixes whose category it leads in Pakistan to ketchup, pickles, mayonnaise, jams, custard and pink salt. The company started in 1970 as a spice business. In 2025 National Ketchup became the second brand in its portfolio to pass the 10 billion rupee mark, and its international business grew net sales by 33 per cent to 5 billion rupees in the year to June 2025.
Ownership timeline of National
- Current owner National Foods [1] reported
Where National sits in National Foods
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full National Foods brand portfolio (2) →
Other brands owned by National Foods
National Foods controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in food.
Also in food
- Drizz'l (2025)
Other brands in spices & seasonings, and who owns them
The 46 brands in spices & seasonings on Brandtree belong to 31 owners. The largest is Patisen, with 5.
About the owner: National Foods
National Foods is a publicly listed company headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan, founded in 1970. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as PSX: NATF.
National Foods is a Karachi food manufacturer incorporated on 19 February 1970, which began as a spice company, became a public limited company in 1988 and is listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange. It sells its food under the single brand name National from three plants, the largest in Faisalabad, and exports to more than 40 countries. Its ultimate parent is ATC Holdings, which held 35.95 per cent of the shares at 30 June 2025. Through a Dubai subsidiary it also holds 60 per cent of A-1 Bags & Supplies, a Canadian distributor of restaurant, industrial and retail supplies, and in August 2025 its board approved in principle selling 40 to 50 per cent of that interest.
National Foods: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇵🇰 National and other Pakistani brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 33 brands that began in Pakistan. 2 of them (6%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; National is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of National?
The parent company of National is National Foods, a publicly listed company headquartered in Pakistan.
Is National Pakistani?
Yes. National originated in Pakistan in 1970 and its owner, National Foods, is also headquartered in Pakistan.
Is National still owned by National Foods?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, National is still owned by National 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] National Foods Limited Annual Report 2025 (year ended 30 June 2025) — National Foods Limited, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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