Who owns Princes?
Princes is owned by Princes Group (the United Kingdom, LSE: PRN).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Princes Group plc Annual Report and Accounts 2025, 24 April 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Princes Group plc reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Liverpool
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Liverpool
- Founded
- 1880
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Canned & shelf-stable meals
- Parent ticker
- LSE: PRN
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Princes
The flagship brand of Princes Group, whose business was established in Liverpool in 1880 as a canned fish company. The Princes website lists seafood such as tuna, salmon, mackerel and sardines, canned fruit, corned beef, ham, hot dogs, pastes, ready meals and fruit juices. The group's annual report describes Princes as the number 2 brand in the total UK ambient fish retail market in 2025.
Ownership timeline of Princes
- Current owner Princes Group [1] reported
Where Princes sits in Princes Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Princes Group brand portfolio (8) →
Other brands owned by Princes Group
Princes Group controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in canned & shelf-stable meals, and who owns them
The 73 brands in canned & shelf-stable meals on Brandtree belong to 42 owners. The largest is Thai Union, with 13; Princes Group has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken of the Sea | Thai Union | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Albert Heijn | Ahold Delhaize | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Bonduelle | Bonduelle | 🇫🇷 France |
| Heinz Baked Beans | Kraft Heinz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aunt Nellie's | Seneca Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aldi (Nord) | Aldi Nord | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Aldi (Süd) | Aldi Süd | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| 365 by Whole Foods Market | Amazon | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Princes Group
Princes Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Liverpool, United Kingdom, founded in 1880. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as LSE: PRN.
Liverpool-based maker of canned fish, tomatoes, pulses, soups, edible oils and pasta, founded in 1880 as a canned fish business and listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange on 31 October 2025. It was owned by Mitsubishi Corporation from 1989 until 2024, when Newlat Food S.p.A. (now NewPrinces S.p.A.) bought it; NewPrinces S.p.A. holds 82.70% of the shares. Besides its own brands it is a large supplier of retailers' own-label products. It also runs brands under licence (Flora, Branston, Capri-Sun) that are not listed here, and its oils business, Edible Oils Limited, is a 50% joint operation with Archer Daniels Midland (UK).
Princes Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇬🇧 Princes and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 543 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 282 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Princes is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Princes?
The parent company of Princes is Princes Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Princes British?
Yes. Princes originated in the United Kingdom in 1880 and its owner, Princes Group, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Princes still owned by Princes Group?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Princes is still owned by Princes Group. 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] Princes Group plc Annual Report and Accounts 2025 — Princes Group plc, Annual report, published 24 April 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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