Who owns Seara?
Seara is owned by JBS (Brazil, B3: JBSS3), which has owned the brand since 1 September 2013.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: JBS S.A. Annual Report 2025, 26 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- JBS S.A. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇧🇷 Brazil, São Paulo
- Origin
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Founded
- 1956
- Category
- Food › Meat, poultry & seafood › Processed & packaged meat
- Parent ticker
- B3: JBSS3 NYSE: JBS
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Seara
Seara makes chicken, pork and prepared foods and is one of the largest food brands in Brazil. JBS acquired it from Marfrig in 2013 in an asset swap, adding a significant branded consumer business to what had been mostly a commodity meat operation.
Ownership timeline of Seara
Where Seara sits in JBS
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by JBS
JBS controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in processed & packaged meat, and who owns them
The 100 brands in processed & packaged meat on Brandtree belong to 42 owners. The largest is Atria, with 8; JBS has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| 3-Stjernet | Atria | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Dalsjöfors | Danish Crown | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| Fantino & Mondello | Maple Leaf Foods | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Bar-S | Sigma Foods | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Aidells | Tyson Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| KMOTR | AGROFERT | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic |
| Freybe | Premium Brands | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Abraham | Bell Food Group | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
About the owner: JBS
JBS is a publicly listed company headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 1953. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as B3: JBSS3 and NYSE: JBS.
JBS was founded in 1953 as a small Brazilian slaughterhouse and is now the largest meat processing company in the world by revenue, operating in more than fifteen countries. It expanded into the United States by acquiring Swift and Pilgrim's Pride, and is controlled by the founding Batista family through J&F Investimentos.
🇧🇷 Seara and other Brazilian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 177 brands that began in Brazil. 32 of them (18%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Seara is not one of them.
- Adria — M. Dias Branco 🇧🇷
- Biotônico Fontoura — Hypera 🇧🇷
- Camil — Camil 🇧🇷
- Guarani — Tereos 🇫🇷
- Perdigão — MBRF 🇧🇷
- Queensberry — Hero Group 🇨🇭
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Seara?
The parent company of Seara is JBS, a publicly listed company headquartered in Brazil.
Is Seara Brazilian?
Yes. Seara originated in Brazil in 1956 and its owner, JBS, is also headquartered in Brazil.
Since when has JBS owned Seara?
JBS has owned Seara since 1 September 2013.
Is Seara still owned by JBS?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Seara is still owned by JBS. 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] JBS S.A. Annual Report 2025 — JBS S.A., Annual report, published 26 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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