Who owns Ortega?
Ortega is owned by B&G Foods (the United States, NYSE: BGS), which has owned the brand since 21 August 2003.[1][2]
Evidence: B&G Foods, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-03, SEC EDGAR, 3 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- B&G Foods, Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Parsippany, New Jersey
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1897
- Category
- Food › Condiments, sauces & seasonings › Sauces & ketchup
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: BGS
- Trademark registrant
- B&G Foods North America, Inc. (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Ortega
Ortega has existed since 1897 and covers most of the shelf-stable Mexican food aisle in American supermarkets, including taco shells, tortillas, seasonings, dinner kits, taco sauces, peppers, refried beans and salsas. It is one of the anchor brands of the Meals segment of B&G Foods, alongside Las Palmas and Victoria, and competes for the same taco-night shopper as much larger food groups.
How often B&G Foods names Ortega 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 Ortega
The USPTO record for the Ortega mark lists B&G Foods North America, Inc. as the owner of record (serial number 88762610). That name matches the owner named above.[3]
Ownership timeline of Ortega
Where Ortega sits in B&G Foods
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by B&G Foods
B&G Foods controls 13 brands on Brandtree, 13 of them in food.
Also in food
- B&M (1927)
- Clabber Girl
- College Inn
- Cream of Wheat (1893)
- Crisco (1911)
- Dash (1983)
- Kitchen Basics
- Las Palmas (1922)
- Maple Grove Farms (1915)
- Polaner (1880)
- Spice Islands (1941)
- Victoria (1929)
Other brands in sauces & ketchup, and who owns them
The 95 brands in sauces & ketchup on Brandtree belong to 53 owners. The largest is Develey, with 6; B&G Foods has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bautz'ner | Develey | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Chungjungone | Daesang | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Haitian | Haitian | 🇨🇳 China |
| Chaochai | Sempio | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Búfalo | Grupo Herdez | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| A.1. | Kraft Heinz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Erisco | Erisco Foods | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Hon Tsuyu | Kikkoman | 🇯🇵 Japan |
About the owner: B&G Foods
B&G Foods is a publicly listed company headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, United States. Brandtree records 13 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: BGS.
B&G Foods is a New Jersey food company built almost entirely by buying established grocery brands from larger owners; it says it has acquired and integrated more than 50 brands since 1996. It sells shelf-stable and frozen foods and household products across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico through Specialty, Meals, Frozen & Vegetables and Spices & Flavor Solutions segments. Since 2025 it has been selling off its vegetable business, including the Green Giant U.S. frozen business to Seneca Foods in March 2026, while buying College Inn and Kitchen Basics broths.
🇺🇸 Ortega 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; Ortega is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Ortega?
The parent company of Ortega is B&G Foods, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Ortega American?
Yes. Ortega originated in the United States in 1897 and its owner, B&G Foods, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has B&G Foods owned Ortega?
B&G Foods has owned Ortega since 21 August 2003.
Is Ortega still owned by B&G Foods?
Yes. As of 29 October 2026, Ortega is still owned by B&G Foods. 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] B&G Foods, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-03 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 3 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] B&G Foods, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2008-03-06 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 6 March 2008; retrieved 3 October 2026.
- [3] USPTO: ORTEGA, serial 88762610 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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