Who owns Nesquik?
Nesquik 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
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1948
- Category
- Beverages › Coffee, tea & hot drinks › Hot chocolate & malt drinks
- Parent ticker
- SIX: NESN
- Trademark registrant
- Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Nesquik
Nesquik is a chocolate milk powder introduced in the United States in 1948 as Nestlé Quik, formulated to dissolve in cold milk when competing products required heating. The range now includes ready-to-drink bottles and syrups, and the brand's rabbit mascot has been in use since 1973.
Trademark record for Nesquik
The USPTO record for the Nesquik mark lists Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. as the owner of record (serial number 75668347). That name matches the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Nesquik
Where Nesquik 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, 11 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Milo (1934)
- Nescafé (1938)
- Nescafé Dolce Gusto (2006)
- Nescafé Gold Blend (1965)
- Nescau (1932)
- Nespresso (1986)
- Nesquik Ready to Drink (2002)
- Perrier (1863)
- S.Pellegrino (1899)
- Vittel (1854)
Other brands in hot chocolate & malt drinks, and who owns them
The 22 brands in hot chocolate & malt drinks on Brandtree belong to 16 owners. The largest is CasaLuker, with 4; Nestlé has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolatada | CasaLuker | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Ovaltine | Associated British Foods | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Malta Balashi | Balashi Brewery | 🇦🇼 Aruba |
| Malta India | Cervecera de Puerto Rico | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico |
| Toddy | Empresas Polar | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
| Coco Crush | Flour Mills of Nigeria | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Malta Rica | Grupo Rica | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic |
| Malta H | Heineken | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
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.
🇺🇸 Nesquik and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Nesquik among them.
- 7UP — PepsiCo 🇺🇸
- 7UP (United States) — Keurig Dr Pepper 🇺🇸
- Alani Nu — Celsius Holdings 🇺🇸
- André — Gallo 🇺🇸
- Angry Orchard — Boston Beer 🇺🇸
- Apple & Eve — Lassonde 🇨🇦
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Nesquik?
The parent company of Nesquik is Nestlé, a publicly listed company headquartered in Switzerland.
Is Nesquik American or Swiss?
Nesquik originated in the United States in 1948, but it is owned today by Nestlé, which is headquartered in Switzerland. So Nesquik is an American-origin brand under Swiss ownership.
Is Nesquik still owned by Nestlé?
Yes. As of 26 September 2026, Nesquik 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: NESQUIK, serial 75668347, registration 2576460 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 26 September 2026.
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