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Who owns Pringles?

Pringles is owned by Mars (the United States) through its subsidiary Kellanova, which has owned the brand since 31 May 2012.[1] Before Kellanova, Pringles was owned by Procter & Gamble from 1968 to 2012.[1]

This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.

Evidence: Kellanova Annual Report 2025, 1 February 2026. Last checked .

Key facts

Current owner
Mars, Incorporated via Kellanova reported
Owned since
Previous owner
Procter & Gamble (1968–2012)
Owner HQ
🇺🇸 United States, McLean, Virginia
Origin
🇺🇸 United States
Founded
1968
Category
Food › Snacks › Salty snacks
Last verified
· 4 sources

About Pringles

Pringles are uniformly shaped crisps stacked in a tube, developed by Procter & Gamble over a decade and launched in 1968. They were made from dehydrated potato, which led to a British court case over whether they were crisps for tax purposes. P&G sold the brand to Kellogg in 2012, and it went to Kellanova in the 2023 split.

Ownership timeline of Pringles

Owners of Pringles over 1968 to 2026 Procter & Gamble 1968–2012; Kellanova 2012–present Procter & Gamble Kellanova 197019801990200020102020
  1. 1968 – 2012 Procter & Gamble [1] reported Procter & Gamble developed Pringles and sold the brand to Kellogg in 2012; it passed to Kellanova in the 2023 split.
  2. 2012 – present Kellanova [1] reported

Where Pringles sits in Mars

Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.

Where Pringles sits in Mars Tree of 42 brands under Mars. Mars Kellanova Pringles Cheez-It Crunchy Nut Eggo Extra Nutri-Grain and 4 more Altoids Banfield Pet Hospital Ben's Original Bounty Celebrations Cesar and 26 more

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Other brands owned by Mars

Mars controls 42 brands on Brandtree, 31 of them in food.

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Other brands in salty snacks, and who owns them

The 100 brands in salty snacks on Brandtree belong to 47 owners. The largest is PepsiCo, with 12; Mars has 2.

BrandOwnerOwner based in
Cheetos PepsiCo 🇺🇸 United States
Calbee Potato Chips Calbee 🇯🇵 Japan
Boyki Siantar Top 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Cape Cod Campbell's 🇺🇸 United States
Bonitas Vitaminka 🇲🇰 North Macedonia
Act II Conagra Brands 🇺🇸 United States
Diana Diana 🇸🇻 El Salvador
Chiki Indofood 🇮🇩 Indonesia

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About the owner: Mars

Mars is a family-owned company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, United States, founded in 1911. Brandtree records 42 brands under its control.

Mars is one of the largest privately held companies in the world, owned by the Mars family since Frank Mars began making sweets in Tacoma in 1911. It publishes no financial statements. Its four segments are snacking, pet nutrition, food and Mars Wrigley, and it agreed to acquire Kellanova in 2024.

Mars: full profile, brands and acquisition history →

🇺🇸 Pringles 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; Pringles is not one of them.

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Deals involving Pringles

Acquisition closed

Mars acquires Kellanova, Pringles, Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts, RXBAR, Nutri-Grain, Special K and Crunchy Nut

Mars agreed in August 2024 to buy Kellanova for $83.50 a share in cash, a total enterprise value of $35.9 billion including assumed net leverage, and completed the purchase on 11 December 2025 after the last regulatory approvals arrived three days earlier. Kellanova became a wholly owned subsidiary of Mars and its shares left the New York Stock Exchange. The brands did not change hands individually: Pringles, Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts, RXBAR and the international Kellogg cereals stay with Kellanova, which is now a private family-owned company's snacking arm rather than a listed business.

Value
$35.9bn
Buyer
Mars
Seller
public shareholders
Regulatory
None recorded

Frequently asked questions

Who is the parent company of Pringles?

The parent company of Pringles is Mars, a family-owned company headquartered in the United States. Pringles sits under Mars' subsidiary Kellanova.

Is Pringles owned by Procter & Gamble?

No. Pringles is owned by Mars, not Procter & Gamble. Procter & Gamble owned Pringles from 1968 until 2012.

Is Pringles American?

Yes. Pringles originated in the United States in 1968 and its owner, Mars, is also headquartered in the United States.

Since when has Kellanova owned Pringles?

Kellanova has owned Pringles since 31 May 2012. Mars has held Kellanova since 11 December 2025.

Who owned Pringles before Mars?

Before Mars, Pringles was owned by Procter & Gamble from 1968 until 2012.

Is Pringles still owned by Mars?

Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Pringles is still owned by Mars. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.

Sources (4) & 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. [1] Kellanova Annual Report 2025 — Kellanova, Annual report, published 1 February 2026; retrieved 23 October 2026.
  2. [2] Mars Completes Acquisition of Kellanova — Mars, Incorporated, Official press release, published 11 December 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
  3. [3] Kellanova Form 8-K - completion of the merger with Mars, Incorporated — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 8-K, published 11 December 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
  4. [4] Kellanova Form 8-K Exhibit 99.4 - Mars to acquire Kellanova — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 8-K, published 14 August 2024; retrieved 16 September 2026.

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