Who owns Philadelphia?
Philadelphia 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
- Founded
- 1872
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Cheese
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: MDLZ
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Philadelphia
Philadelphia cream cheese was first made in New York state in 1872 and named after the city then associated with high-quality food, though it was never made there. Mondelēz owns the brand outside North America, while Kraft Heinz owns it in the United States and Canada.
How often Mondelēz names Philadelphia 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. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Philadelphia
Where Philadelphia 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)
- Oreo (1912)
- Premium (1876)
- Prince (1961)
- Ricolino (1970)
Other brands in cheese, and who owns them
The 94 brands in cheese on Brandtree belong to 37 owners. The largest is Savencia Fromage & Dairy, with 9.
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.
🇺🇸 Philadelphia 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; Philadelphia is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Philadelphia?
The parent company of Philadelphia is Mondelēz, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Philadelphia owned by Kraft Heinz?
No. Philadelphia is owned by Mondelēz, not Kraft Heinz.
Is Philadelphia American?
Yes. Philadelphia originated in the United States in 1872 and its owner, Mondelēz, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Philadelphia still owned by Mondelēz?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Philadelphia is still owned by Mondelēz. 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] 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.
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