Who owns Subway Sauces (retail)?
Subway Sauces (retail) is made and sold by Marzetti (the United States, NASDAQ: MZTI) under licence; Marzetti does not own the name.[1] The Subway Sauces name is owned by Subway.
Evidence: The Marzetti Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-08-25, SEC EDGAR, 25 August 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Licensed to
- The Marzetti Company verified
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 United States, Westerville, Ohio
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Food › Condiments, sauces & seasonings › Sauces & ketchup
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: MZTI
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Subway Sauces (retail)
Subway sauces sold in supermarkets are manufactured and sold by The Marzetti Company under a brand licence agreement with the sandwich chain. They form part of Marzetti's restaurant licensing programme, which also covers Chick-fil-A, Olive Garden, Buffalo Wild Wings and Texas Roadhouse products and which the company names as a key pillar of its growth plan.
Ownership timeline of Subway Sauces (retail)
Where Subway Sauces (retail) sits in Marzetti
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Marzetti
Marzetti controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in sauces & ketchup, and who owns them
The 95 brands in sauces & ketchup on Brandtree belong to 53 owners. The largest is Develey, with 6.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bautz'ner | Develey | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Chungjungone | Daesang | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Haitian | Haitian | 🇨🇳 China |
| Chaochai | Sempio | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Búfalo | Grupo Herdez | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| A.1. | Kraft Heinz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Las Palmas | B&G Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Erisco | Erisco Foods | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
About the owner: Marzetti
Marzetti is a publicly listed company headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, United States.
The Marzetti Company is an Ohio maker of salad dressings, sauces, dips and frozen breads for supermarkets and restaurant chains, known until June 2025 as Lancaster Colony Corporation. Much of its business is making restaurant brands for other people: Chick-fil-A alone accounted for 30 per cent of its net sales in fiscal 2026, through foodservice supply and an exclusive licence to sell Chick-fil-A sauces in shops. In May 2026 it bought Bachan's for about $400 million, the largest acquisition in its history.
🇺🇸 Subway Sauces (retail) 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; Subway Sauces (retail) is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who makes Subway Sauces (retail)?
Marzetti makes and sells Subway Sauces (retail) under a licensing agreement.
Does Marzetti own Subway Sauces (retail)?
No. Marzetti holds a licence to make and sell Subway Sauces (retail), which is not the same as owning it.
Where did Subway Sauces (retail) come from?
Subway Sauces (retail) originated in the United States.
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] The Marzetti Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-08-25 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 25 August 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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