Quaker is owned by PepsiCo (the United States, NASDAQ: PEP), which acquired the brand on 2 August 2001 from Quaker Oats Company, as part of a $13.4 billion deal that also included Gatorade and Quaker Chewy.[1][2] Before PepsiCo, Quaker was owned by Quaker Oats Company to 2001.[2]
Evidence: PepsiCo, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-03, SEC EDGAR, 3 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Quaker is an oats and cereal brand whose trademark, registered in 1877, was the first for a breakfast cereal in the United States. The Quaker man on the packaging represents honesty rather than any connection to the Religious Society of Friends, which has objected to the use over the years.
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.
The USPTO record for the Quaker mark lists QUAKER OATS COMPANY, THE as the owner of record (serial number 70026253). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[3]
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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PepsiCo controls 29 brands on Brandtree, 16 of them in food.
The 13 brands in hot cereal & oats on Brandtree belong to 11 owners. The largest is Raisio, with 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Nutriline | CBL Group | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
| Elovena | Raisio | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Boom Box | Atlantic Grupa | 🇭🇷 Croatia |
| Cream of Wheat | B&G Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Tres Ositos | Carozzi | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Energen | Mayora | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Malt-O-Meal | Post Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Monati | RCL FOODS | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
PepsiCo is a publicly listed company headquartered in Purchase, New York, United States, founded in 1965. Brandtree records 29 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: PEP.
PepsiCo was formed in 1965 by the merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay. Roughly half its revenue comes from snacks rather than drinks, which distinguishes it from its main soft-drink competitor.
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Quaker is not one of them.
PepsiCo acquired The Quaker Oats Company in an all-stock merger, primarily to obtain Gatorade, which gave it the leading position in sports drinks. The Federal Trade Commission cleared the deal after a split vote, with a consent order restricting distribution arrangements.
14 recall notices from government regulators matched to Quaker. Each applies to the specific products, sizes and lot codes named in the notice, not to every product sold under the name.
Reason given: potential Salmonella
Recalling firm: The Quaker Oats Co.
Reason given: potential Salmonella
Recalling firm: The Quaker Oats Co.
Reason given: potential Salmonella
Recalling firm: The Quaker Oats Co.
Reason given: potential Salmonella
Recalling firm: The Quaker Oats Co.
Reason given: potential Salmonella
Recalling firm: The Quaker Oats Co.
Matched automatically from FDA, USDA FSIS, UK Food Standards Agency and CPSC records only when the recalling firm corresponds to this ownership record and, for a brand, the brand name appears in the product description. Check the linked notice for exact products and lots. Method.
The parent company of Quaker is PepsiCo, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Yes. Quaker originated in the United States in 1877 and its owner, PepsiCo, is also headquartered in the United States.
PepsiCo completed its acquisition of Quaker on 2 August 2001, after announcing the deal on 4 December 2000. The deal, which also included Gatorade and Quaker Chewy, was valued at $13.4 billion.
Before PepsiCo, Quaker was owned by Quaker Oats Company until 2001.
Yes. As of 26 September 2026, Quaker is still owned by PepsiCo. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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