Who owns Sargento?
Sargento is owned by Sargento Foods Inc. (the United States).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Sargento — our story, Sargento Foods Inc (archived copy). Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Sargento Foods Inc. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Plymouth, Wisconsin
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Plymouth, Wisconsin
- Founded
- 1953
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Cheese
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Sargento
Sargento is the largest branded natural cheese company in the United States, selling shredded, sliced and snack cheese. It buys milk from Wisconsin dairy farms and refuses to sell processed cheese, a distinction it has made central to its advertising for decades.
Ownership timeline of Sargento
Where Sargento sits in Sargento
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in cheese, and who owns them
The 99 brands in cheese on Brandtree belong to 40 owners. The largest is Savencia Fromage & Dairy, with 9.
About the owner: Sargento
Sargento is a family-owned company headquartered in Plymouth, Wisconsin, United States, founded in 1953. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
Sargento was founded in Wisconsin in 1953 and invented the resealable cheese package and the practice of selling shredded cheese in bags, both of which reshaped the American dairy case. It is still owned and run by the founding Gentine family and remains one of the largest privately held food companies in the country.
🇺🇸 Sargento and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,570 brands that began in the United States. 492 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Sargento is not one of them.
Official recalls involving Sargento products
11 recall notices from government regulators matched to Sargento. Each applies to the specific products, sizes and lot codes named in the notice, not to every product sold under the name.
- Cotija cheese packaged in the following configurations: 1. Sargento Course Grated Cotija Cheese Pack Size 6/5 lb. Material #10002578, UPC 46100352601. 2.… — FDA, · Class I
Reason given: Listeria monocytogenes
Recalling firm: Sargento Foods, Inc.
- Parmesan cheese packaged in the following configurations: 1. Sargento Fresh Grated Parmesan Cheese Pack Size 500/0.5 oz. Material #10000278, UPC 46100348659.… — FDA, · Class I
Reason given: Listeria monocytogenes
Recalling firm: Sargento Foods, Inc.
- Swiss cheese packaged in the following configurations: 1. Sargento Fancy Shredded Swiss Cheese, Pack Size 400/1 oz. Net Wt 25.000 lbs. Material #10000390, UPC… — FDA, · Class I
Reason given: Listeria monocytogenes
Recalling firm: Sargento Foods, Inc.
- Asiago cheese packaged in the following configurations: 1. Sargento Part #10197, Fancy Shredded Fresh Asiago Cheese Pack Size 500/0.75 oz. Material #10001006,… — FDA, · Class I
Reason given: Listeria monocytogenes
Recalling firm: Sargento Foods, Inc.
- Monterey Jack cheese packaged in the following configurations: 1. Sargento, Part #23602 Deep V Shredded Monterey Jack Cheese Pack Size 500/0.5 oz. Material… — FDA, · Class I
Reason given: Listeria monocytogenes
Recalling firm: Sargento Foods, Inc.
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.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Sargento?
The parent company of Sargento is Sargento Foods Inc., a family-owned company headquartered in the United States.
Is Sargento American?
Yes. Sargento originated in the United States in 1953 and its owner, Sargento Foods Inc., is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Sargento still owned by Sargento Foods Inc.?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Sargento is still owned by Sargento Foods Inc. 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] Sargento — our story — Sargento Foods Inc., Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026. The original address no longer opens it, so the link goes to an archived copy (original address).
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