Who owns Polaner?
Polaner is owned by B&G Foods (the United States, NYSE: BGS), which has owned the brand since 1999.[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
- 1880
- Category
- Food › Condiments, sauces & seasonings › Sweet spreads & nut butters
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: BGS
- Trademark registrant
- B&G Foods North America, Inc. (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Polaner
Polaner was introduced in 1880 and makes fruit-based spreads as well as jarred wet spices such as chopped garlic and oregano. Its Polaner All Fruit line is a leading national brand of fruit-juice sweetened spread, and Polaner Sugar Free preserves are the second leading sugar free preserves brand nationally, according to owner B&G Foods.
What B&G Foods's annual report says about Polaner
Sentences about Polaner from B&G Foods's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
The Polaner brand was introduced in 1880 and is comprised of a broad array of fruit-based spreads as well as jarred wet spices such as chopped garlic and oregano.
Polaner All Fruit is a leading national brand of fruit-juice sweetened fruit spread.
Polaner Sugar Free preserves are the second leading brand of sugar free preserves nationally.
How often B&G Foods names Polaner 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 more often than it was three years earlier.
Trademark record for Polaner
The USPTO record for the Polaner mark lists B&G Foods North America, Inc. as the owner of record (serial number 74074374). That name matches the owner named above.[3]
Ownership timeline of Polaner
Where Polaner 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)
- Ortega (1897)
- Spice Islands (1941)
- Victoria (1929)
Other brands in sweet spreads & nut butters, and who owns them
The 37 brands in sweet spreads & nut butters on Brandtree belong to 26 owners. The largest is Halwani Bros, with 4; B&G Foods has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Halwani Brothers | Halwani Bros | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
| Hero | Hero Group | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Bega Peanut Butter | Bega | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Jif | J.M. Smucker | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Chocolion | Patisen | 🇸🇳 Senegal |
| Highland Sugarworks | Rogers Sugar | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Matina | Cevital Agro-Industrie | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| Comvita | Comvita | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
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.
🇺🇸 Polaner 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; Polaner is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Polaner?
The parent company of Polaner is B&G Foods, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Polaner American?
Yes. Polaner originated in the United States in 1880 and its owner, B&G Foods, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has B&G Foods owned Polaner?
B&G Foods has owned Polaner since 1999.
Is Polaner still owned by B&G Foods?
Yes. As of 29 October 2026, Polaner 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: POLANER, serial 74074374 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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