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Who owns Sheba?

Sheba is owned by Mars (the United States).[1]

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

Evidence: Mars, Incorporated — our brands. Last checked .

Key facts

Current owner
Mars, Incorporated reported
Owner HQ
🇺🇸 United States, McLean, Virginia
Origin
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Founded
1985
Category
Pet & animal care › Pet food › Cat food
Trademark registrant
MARS INCORPORATED (USPTO)
Last verified
· 2 sources

About Sheba

Sheba is Mars Petcare's premium cat food brand, launched in 1985 and sold in single-serve trays and terrines positioned closer to human food presentation than to conventional pet food. It is among the largest premium wet cat food brands in Europe and Japan.

Trademark record for Sheba

The USPTO record for the Sheba mark lists MARS INCORPORATED as the owner of record (serial number 73506962). That name matches the owner named above.[2]

Ownership timeline of Sheba

Owners of Sheba over 1985 to 2026 Mars start not recorded–present Mars (start not recorded) 1990200020102020
  1. Current owner Mars [1] reported

Where Sheba sits in Mars

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

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

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Other brands owned by Mars

Mars controls 42 brands on Brandtree, 11 of them in pet & animal care.

Also in pet & animal care

Founded in the 1980s

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Other brands in cat food, and who owns them

The 17 brands in cat food on Brandtree belong to 9 owners. The largest is Partner in Pet Food, with 4; Mars has 2.

BrandOwnerOwner based in
Bozita Partner in Pet Food 🇭🇺 Hungary
CAT'S LOVE VAFO 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
Felix Nestlé 🇨🇭 Switzerland
Catmor RCL FOODS 🇿🇦 South Africa
Master Cat Carozzi 🇨🇱 Chile
Nutriplan Dongwon Industries 🇰🇷 South Korea
Meow Mix J.M. Smucker 🇺🇸 United States
Veterinary HPM Virbac 🇫🇷 France

Every brand in cat food and its owner →

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 →

🇬🇧 Sheba and other British brands

Brandtree records a controlling owner for 554 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 292 of them (53%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Sheba among them.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the parent company of Sheba?

The parent company of Sheba is Mars, a family-owned company headquartered in the United States.

Is Sheba British or American?

Sheba originated in the United Kingdom in 1985, but it is owned today by Mars, which is headquartered in the United States. So Sheba is a British-origin brand under American ownership.

Is Sheba still owned by Mars?

Yes. As of 27 September 2026, Sheba is still owned by Mars. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.

Sources (2) & 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] Mars, Incorporated — our brands — Mars, Incorporated, Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
  2. [2] USPTO: SHEBA, serial 73506962 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 27 September 2026.

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