Who owns Oreo?
Oreo is owned by Mondelēz (the United States, NASDAQ: MDLZ).[1]
Evidence: Mondelez International, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-04, SEC EDGAR, 4 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Mondelez International, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Chicago, Illinois
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, New York
- Founded
- 1912
- Category
- Food › Snacks › Cookies & crackers
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: MDLZ
- Trademark registrant
- INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Oreo
Oreo is a sandwich cookie introduced by the National Biscuit Company in 1912, closely modelled on a competitor's Hydrox biscuit that had launched four years earlier and that it eventually eclipsed. The embossed pattern on the wafer has changed several times, and it is now the largest biscuit brand in the world by revenue.
What Mondelēz's annual report says about Oreo
Sentences about Oreo from Mondelēz's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Additionally, we continue to expand our portfolio of cakes and pastries in new markets and with updated formats including Oreo cakester line extensions and Milka and Lacta croissants in Europe and Brazil, respectively.
How often Mondelēz names Oreo in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central.
Trademark record for Oreo
The USPTO record for the Oreo mark lists INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC as the owner of record (serial number 71062166). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Oreo
Where Oreo sits in Mondelēz
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Mondelēz
Mondelēz controls 28 brands on Brandtree, 26 of them in food.
Also in food
- belVita (2010)
- Cadbury (1824)
- Cadbury Creme Egg (1963)
- Cadbury Dairy Milk (1905)
- Chips Ahoy! (1963)
- Clif Bar (1992)
- Club Social (1962)
- Côte d'Or (1883)
- Daim (1953)
- Freia (1889)
- LU (1846)
- Marabou (1916)
- Milka (1901)
- Nutter Butter (1969)
- Philadelphia (1872)
- Premium (1876)
- Prince (1961)
- Ricolino (1970)
Other brands in cookies & crackers, and who owns them
The 137 brands in cookies & crackers on Brandtree belong to 55 owners. The largest is Valeo Foods, with 13; Mondelēz has 12.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Andante | Valeo Foods | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| Choco Mucho | Rebisco | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| Eti Burçak | Eti | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| emNAU | Paradise Foods | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea |
| Fortaleza | M. Dias Branco | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Biskrem | Ülker Bisküvi | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| Bourbon | Britannia | 🇮🇳 India |
| Carr's | pladis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
About the owner: Mondelēz
Mondelēz is a publicly listed company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States, founded in 2012. Brandtree records 28 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: MDLZ.
Mondelēz International is the snacks company created in 2012 when Kraft Foods split in two, keeping the global biscuit, chocolate and gum businesses while the North American grocery business became Kraft Foods Group.
🇺🇸 Oreo 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; Oreo is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Oreo?
The parent company of Oreo is Mondelēz, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Oreo American?
Yes. Oreo originated in the United States in 1912 and its owner, Mondelēz, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Oreo still owned by Mondelēz?
Yes. As of 10 October 2026, Oreo is still owned by Mondelēz. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (3) & 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] Mondelez International, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-04 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 4 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: OREO, serial 71062166, registration 93009 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 26 September 2026.
- [3] Mondelēz International — our brands: Oreo — Mondelēz International, Inc., Official document; retrieved 26 September 2026.
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