Who owns PRETZ?
PRETZ is owned by Glico (Japan, TSE: 2206).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Ezaki Glico — Business Introduction, Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Osaka
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Founded
- 1963
- Category
- Food › Snacks › Salty snacks
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 2206
- Trademark registrant
- EZAKI GLICO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About PRETZ
PRETZ is a savoury biscuit stick based on the German pretzel. A soda-flavoured version was test-marketed in Hiroshima in 1962, and the butter version launched the following year and quickly became popular with children. Glico makes it in Thailand and China and sells it in the United States, with flavours ranging from salty to sweet.
Trademark record for PRETZ
The USPTO record for the PRETZ mark lists EZAKI GLICO KABUSHIKI KAISHA as the owner of record (serial number 76636626). That name matches the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of PRETZ
Where PRETZ sits in Glico
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Glico
Glico controls 14 brands on Brandtree, 13 of them in food.
Also in food
- Almond Koka (2014)
- BifiX Yogurt (1999)
- Bisco (1933)
- GABA (2005)
- Giant Cone (1963)
- Glico Caramel (1922)
- Icreo (2009)
- LIBERA (2016)
- Pocky (1966)
- Pucchin Pudding (1972)
- SUNAO (2017)
- TCHO
Other brands in salty snacks, and who owns them
The 100 brands in salty snacks on Brandtree belong to 48 owners. The largest is PepsiCo, with 12.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Cheetos | PepsiCo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Calbee Potato Chips | Calbee | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Boyki | Siantar Top | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Bonitas | Vitaminka | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia |
| Cape Cod | Campbell's | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Act II | Conagra Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Diana | Diana | 🇸🇻 El Salvador |
| Chiki | Indofood | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
About the owner: Glico
Glico is a publicly listed company headquartered in Osaka, Japan, founded in 1922. Brandtree records 14 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 2206.
Ezaki Glico is an Osaka confectionery and food company founded by Ri-ichi Ezaki, who in 1919 confirmed that oyster broth was rich in glycogen. Its business began on 11 February 1922, when Glico Caramel went on sale at the Mitsukoshi department store in Osaka, and the company was incorporated in February 1929. It reported consolidated sales of 361.3 billion yen in 2025 across health foods, dairy, nutritional confectionery, food ingredients and overseas operations at 19 bases. Glico is listed in Tokyo, bought the American chocolate maker TCHO in 2018, and in March 2026 raised its holdings in three Swiss chocolate companies to 19.89 per cent.
🇯🇵 PRETZ and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 456 brands that began in Japan. 23 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; PRETZ is not one of them.
- Ajinomoto — Ajinomoto 🇯🇵
- Amuleia — Nisshin Seifun 🇯🇵
- Aohata — Kewpie 🇯🇵
- C1000 — House Foods 🇯🇵
- Calbee Potato Chips — Calbee 🇯🇵
- Calorie Mate — Otsuka 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of PRETZ?
The parent company of PRETZ is Glico, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is PRETZ Japanese?
Yes. PRETZ originated in Japan in 1963 and its owner, Glico, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is PRETZ still owned by Glico?
Yes. As of 2 October 2026, PRETZ is still owned by Glico. 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] Ezaki Glico — Business Introduction — Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: PRETZ, serial 76636626 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 2 October 2026.
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