Who owns Nature's Path?
Nature's Path is owned by Nature's Path Foods Inc. (Canada).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Nature's Path — Our History. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Nature's Path Foods Inc. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇦 Canada, Richmond
- Origin
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Founded
- 1985 by Arran Stephens, Ratana Stephens
- Category
- Food › Breakfast cereal › Ready-to-eat cereal
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Nature's Path
Nature's Path is the flagship brand of the company of the same name, which Arran and Ratana Stephens opened in 1985 as a family-run vegetarian food business. Its own site describes the range as cold cereals, granolas, hot oatmeal, toaster pastries, waffles and tortilla chips, all organic. The company says it leaves the earth better than it found it, a line it credits to Arran Stephens's father, and still lists the Stephens family as its leadership.
Ownership timeline of Nature's Path
- Current owner Nature's Path [1] reported
Where Nature's Path sits in Nature's Path
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Nature's Path brand portfolio (4) →
Other brands owned by Nature's Path
Nature's Path controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in food.
Also in food
- EnviroKidz (2000)
- Love Child Organics (2013)
- Love Crunch (2011)
Other brands in ready-to-eat cereal, and who owns them
The 32 brands in ready-to-eat cereal on Brandtree belong to 12 owners. The largest is General Mills, with 7; Nature's Path has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Cheerios | General Mills | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Froot Loops | Ferrero | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Grape-Nuts | Post Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Crunchy Nut | Mars | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Chocapic | Nestlé | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Jordans | Associated British Foods | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Frugra | Calbee | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| AXA | Lantmännen | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
About the owner: Nature's Path
Nature's Path is a privately held company headquartered in Richmond, Canada, founded in 1985. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control.
Nature's Path is a family-owned organic food company opened by Arran and Ratana Stephens in 1985. It describes itself as North America's largest certified organic breakfast and snack food company, with Arran Stephens as chair and his son Arjan as president, and its press releases are datelined Richmond, British Columbia. It runs five brands: its own, EnviroKidz, Love Crunch, Que Pasa and, since 2023, Love Child Organics. Que Pasa and Anita's Organic Mill are listed in its history as additions but are not carried here because the company's pages give no origin for them.
Nature's Path: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇨🇦 Nature's Path and other Canadian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 174 brands that began in Canada. 41 of them (24%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Nature's Path is not one of them.
- Alexis de Portneuf — Saputo 🇨🇦
- Baby Gourmet — Hero Group 🇨🇭
- Fantino & Mondello — Maple Leaf Foods 🇨🇦
- Freybe — Premium Brands 🇨🇦
- Gardein — Conagra Brands 🇺🇸
- High Liner — High Liner Foods 🇨🇦
Official recalls involving Nature's Path products
2 recall notices from government regulators matched to Nature's Path. Each applies to the specific products, sizes and lot codes named in the notice, not to every product sold under the name.
- Nature's Path Organic Pumpkin Spice Waffles, 7 oz., UPC 0 5844959077 4 — FDA, · Class II
Reason given: undeclared peanut
Recalling firm: Nature'S Path Foods Inc
- Nature's Path Organic Dark Chocolate Chip Waffles, 7 oz., UPC 0 5844916701 3 — FDA, · Class II
Reason given: undeclared peanut
Recalling firm: Nature'S Path Foods Inc
Matched automatically from FDA, USDA FSIS, UK Food Standards Agency and CPSC records only when the recalling firm corresponds to this ownership record and, for a brand, the brand name appears in the product description. Check the linked notice for exact products and lots. Method.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Nature's Path?
The parent company of Nature's Path is Nature's Path Foods Inc., a privately held company headquartered in Canada.
Is Nature's Path Canadian?
Yes. Nature's Path originated in Canada in 1985 and its owner, Nature's Path Foods Inc., is also headquartered in Canada.
Is Nature's Path still owned by Nature's Path Foods Inc.?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Nature's Path is still owned by Nature's Path Foods Inc. 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] Nature's Path — Our History — Nature's Path, Official document; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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