Who owns Olive Garden Dressings (retail)?
Olive Garden Dressings (retail) is made and sold by Marzetti (the United States, NASDAQ: MZTI) under licence; Marzetti does not own the name.[1] The Olive Garden Dressings name is owned by Darden Restaurants.
Evidence: The Marzetti Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-08-25, SEC EDGAR, 25 August 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Licensed to
- The Marzetti Company verified
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 United States, Westerville, Ohio
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Food › Condiments, sauces & seasonings › Mayonnaise & dressings
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: MZTI
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Olive Garden Dressings (retail)
Olive Garden salad dressings sold in grocery stores are manufactured and sold by The Marzetti Company under a brand licence agreement with the restaurant chain's owner. Marzetti notes that its brand licences are typically for a fixed term with no automatic renewal, so losing one would take the product off its books even though the restaurant brand continues.
Ownership timeline of Olive Garden Dressings (retail)
Where Olive Garden Dressings (retail) sits in Marzetti
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Marzetti
Marzetti controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in mayonnaise & dressings, and who owns them
The 15 brands in mayonnaise & dressings on Brandtree belong to 14 owners. The largest is Kewpie, with 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| KEWPIE Deep-Roasted Sesame Dressing | Kewpie | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Alacena | Alicorp | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| Bizim Süfrə | Azersun | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan |
| FOODY'S | Cevital Agro-Industrie | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| Hidden Valley | Clorox | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Develey | Develey | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Miracle Whip | Kraft Heinz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Saffola | Marico | 🇮🇳 India |
About the owner: Marzetti
Marzetti is a publicly listed company headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, United States.
The Marzetti Company is an Ohio maker of salad dressings, sauces, dips and frozen breads for supermarkets and restaurant chains, known until June 2025 as Lancaster Colony Corporation. Much of its business is making restaurant brands for other people: Chick-fil-A alone accounted for 30 per cent of its net sales in fiscal 2026, through foodservice supply and an exclusive licence to sell Chick-fil-A sauces in shops. In May 2026 it bought Bachan's for about $400 million, the largest acquisition in its history.
🇺🇸 Olive Garden Dressings (retail) and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,570 brands that began in the United States. 501 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Olive Garden Dressings (retail) is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who makes Olive Garden Dressings (retail)?
Marzetti makes and sells Olive Garden Dressings (retail) under a licensing agreement.
Does Marzetti own Olive Garden Dressings (retail)?
No. Marzetti holds a licence to make and sell Olive Garden Dressings (retail), which is not the same as owning it.
Where did Olive Garden Dressings (retail) come from?
Olive Garden Dressings (retail) originated in the United States.
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] The Marzetti Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-08-25 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 25 August 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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