Who owns PAM?
PAM is owned by Conagra Brands (the United States, NYSE: CAG).[1]
Evidence: Conagra Brands, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-07-15, SEC EDGAR, 15 July 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Conagra Brands, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Chicago, Illinois
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1961
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Baking mixes & ingredients
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: CAG
- Trademark registrant
- CONAGRA CONSOLIDATED, LLC (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About PAM
PAM is a non-stick cooking spray launched in 1961, the first product of its kind sold to households, and its name is an acronym for Product of Arthur Meyerhoff. It is the leading cooking spray in the United States. Conagra owns it, and the format spread from professional kitchens where portion control of oil mattered.
Trademark record for PAM
The USPTO record for the PAM mark lists CONAGRA CONSOLIDATED, LLC as the owner of record (serial number 72232915). That name matches the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of PAM
- Current owner Conagra Brands [1] verified
Where PAM sits in Conagra Brands
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Conagra Brands
Conagra Brands controls 17 brands on Brandtree, 17 of them in food.
Also in food
- Act II (1984)
- Angie's Boomchickapop (2001)
- Banquet (1953)
- Birds Eye (North America) (1930)
- Chef Boyardee (1928)
- Duncan Hines (1951)
- Frontera (1996)
- Gardein (2003)
- Healthy Choice (1989)
- Hunt's (1888)
- Marie Callender's (1948)
- Orville Redenbacher's (1970)
- Reddi-wip (1948)
- Slim Jim (1929)
- Udi's (1994)
- Vlasic (1942)
Other brands in baking mixes & ingredients, and who owns them
The 72 brands in baking mixes & ingredients on Brandtree belong to 45 owners. The largest is Bidco Africa, with 5; Conagra Brands has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Cowboy | Bidco Africa | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| EXE | Unga Group | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| Golden Penny | Flour Mills of Nigeria | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Al Horra | Lesieur Cristal | 🇲🇦 Morocco |
| Florencia | Molino Cañuelas | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Amuleia | Nisshin Seifun | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Clabber Girl | B&G Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| BUA Sugar | BUA Foods | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
About the owner: Conagra Brands
Conagra Brands is a publicly listed company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States, founded in 1919. Brandtree records 17 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: CAG.
Conagra Brands began in 1919 as Nebraska Consolidated Mills, a flour miller, and spent decades assembling a portfolio of frozen and shelf-stable food brands. It sold its private-label business in 2016 to focus on brands, then bought Pinnacle Foods in 2018 to add Birds Eye and Duncan Hines.
Conagra Brands: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 PAM and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,550 brands that began in the United States. 479 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; PAM is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of PAM?
The parent company of PAM is Conagra Brands, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is PAM American?
Yes. PAM originated in the United States in 1961 and its owner, Conagra Brands, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is PAM still owned by Conagra Brands?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, PAM is still owned by Conagra Brands. 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] Conagra Brands, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-07-15 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 15 July 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: PAM, serial 72232915 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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