Who owns OXO (stock cubes)?
OXO (stock cubes) is owned by Premier Foods (the United Kingdom, LSE: PFD).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Premier Foods plc Annual Report for the 52 weeks ended 29 March 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Premier Foods plc reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, St Albans
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1899
- Category
- Food › Condiments, sauces & seasonings › Spices & seasonings
- Parent ticker
- LSE: PFD
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About OXO (stock cubes)
OXO stock cubes were introduced in 1910, following a liquid beef extract sold from 1899. The OXO Tower on the South Bank of the Thames was built with the brand name spelled out in its windows because advertising signs were forbidden. It is unrelated to the American OXO kitchenware brand.
Ownership timeline of OXO (stock cubes)
- Current owner Premier Foods [1] reported
Where OXO (stock cubes) sits in Premier 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 Premier Foods
Premier Foods controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in food.
Also in food
- Ambrosia (1917)
- Angel Delight (1967)
- Batchelors (1895)
- Bisto (1908)
- Homepride (1963)
- Mr Kipling (1967)
- Sharwood's (1889)
Other brands in spices & seasonings, and who owns them
The 44 brands in spices & seasonings on Brandtree belong to 29 owners. The largest is Patisen, with 5.
About the owner: Premier Foods
Premier Foods is a publicly listed company headquartered in St Albans, United Kingdom, founded in 1975. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as LSE: PFD.
Premier Foods holds a collection of long-established British grocery brands, many of them acquired from multinationals that had stopped investing in them. It nearly collapsed under debt after buying RHM in 2007 and has spent the years since selling businesses and reviving the brands it kept.
Premier Foods: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇬🇧 OXO (stock cubes) and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 552 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 291 of them (53%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; OXO (stock cubes) is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of OXO (stock cubes)?
The parent company of OXO (stock cubes) is Premier Foods, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is OXO (stock cubes) owned by Helen of Troy?
No. OXO (stock cubes) is owned by Premier Foods, not Helen of Troy.
Is OXO (stock cubes) British?
Yes. OXO (stock cubes) originated in the United Kingdom in 1899 and its owner, Premier Foods, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is OXO (stock cubes) still owned by Premier Foods?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, OXO (stock cubes) is still owned by Premier Foods. 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] Premier Foods plc Annual Report for the 52 weeks ended 29 March 2025 — Premier Foods plc, Annual report; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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