Who owns Spice Islands?
Spice Islands is owned by B&G Foods (the United States, NYSE: BGS), which has owned the brand since 21 November 2016.[1][2]
Evidence: B&G Foods, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-03, SEC EDGAR, 3 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- B&G Foods, Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Parsippany, New Jersey
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, San Francisco
- Founded
- 1941
- Category
- Food › Condiments, sauces & seasonings › Spices & seasonings
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: BGS
- Trademark registrant
- B&G Foods North America, Inc. (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Spice Islands
Spice Islands was established in San Francisco in 1941 and is positioned as a premium spices and extracts brand, selling spices, seasonings, dried herbs, extracts, flavourings and sauce blends, including organic lines. B&G Foods owns it alongside the mass-market Tone's and Durkee spice brands, which serve club stores and foodservice rather than the premium supermarket shelf.
What B&G Foods's annual report says about Spice Islands
Sentences about Spice Islands from B&G Foods's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
The Spice Islands brand, established in San Francisco in 1941, is a leading premium spices and extracts brand offering a diverse line of high-quality products including spices, seasonings, dried herbs, extracts, flavorings and sauce blends.
How often B&G Foods names Spice Islands in its annual report
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.
Trademark record for Spice Islands
The USPTO record for the Spice Islands mark lists B&G Foods North America, Inc. as the owner of record (serial number 85432622). That name matches the owner named above.[3]
Ownership timeline of Spice Islands
Where Spice Islands sits in B&G Foods
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by B&G Foods
B&G Foods controls 13 brands on Brandtree, 13 of them in food.
Also in food
- B&M (1927)
- Clabber Girl
- College Inn
- Cream of Wheat (1893)
- Crisco (1911)
- Dash (1983)
- Kitchen Basics
- Las Palmas (1922)
- Maple Grove Farms (1915)
- Ortega (1897)
- Polaner (1880)
- Victoria (1929)
Other brands in spices & seasonings, and who owns them
The 46 brands in spices & seasonings on Brandtree belong to 31 owners. The largest is Patisen, with 5; B&G Foods has 2.
About the owner: B&G Foods
B&G Foods is a publicly listed company headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, United States. Brandtree records 13 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: BGS.
B&G Foods is a New Jersey food company built almost entirely by buying established grocery brands from larger owners; it says it has acquired and integrated more than 50 brands since 1996. It sells shelf-stable and frozen foods and household products across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico through Specialty, Meals, Frozen & Vegetables and Spices & Flavor Solutions segments. Since 2025 it has been selling off its vegetable business, including the Green Giant U.S. frozen business to Seneca Foods in March 2026, while buying College Inn and Kitchen Basics broths.
🇺🇸 Spice Islands and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,570 brands that began in the United States. 501 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Spice Islands is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Spice Islands?
The parent company of Spice Islands is B&G Foods, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Spice Islands American?
Yes. Spice Islands originated in the United States in 1941 and its owner, B&G Foods, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has B&G Foods owned Spice Islands?
B&G Foods has owned Spice Islands since 21 November 2016.
Is Spice Islands still owned by B&G Foods?
Yes. As of 29 October 2026, Spice Islands is still owned by B&G Foods. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (3) & 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] B&G Foods, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-03 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 3 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] B&G Foods, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2021-03-02 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 2 March 2021; retrieved 3 October 2026.
- [3] USPTO: SPICE ISLANDS, serial 85432622 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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