Who owns Tang?
Tang is owned by Mondelēz (the United States, NASDAQ: MDLZ).[1]
Evidence: Mondelez International, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-04, SEC EDGAR, 4 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Mondelez International, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Chicago, Illinois
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1957
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Juice & juice drinks
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: MDLZ
- Trademark registrant
- INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Tang
Tang is a powdered orange drink launched in 1957 that sold poorly until NASA carried it on Gemini flights in 1965, after which it became permanently associated with space travel. It is now sold mainly in Latin America, the Middle East and Asia.
Trademark record for Tang
The USPTO record for the Tang mark lists INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC as the owner of record (serial number 73836054). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Tang
Where Tang sits in Mondelēz
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Mondelēz
Mondelēz controls 28 brands on Brandtree.
Founded in the 1950s
Other brands in juice & juice drinks, and who owns them
The 139 brands in juice & juice drinks on Brandtree belong to 82 owners. The largest is Eckes-Granini, with 11.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Brämhults | Eckes-Granini | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Apple & Eve | Lassonde | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Appletiser | Coca-Cola | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Kagome Tomato Juice | Kagome | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Fructal | Nectar Group | 🇷🇸 Serbia |
| All Coco | Sappe | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Amayu | AJE | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| Kiddy Pack | Kasapreko | 🇬🇭 Ghana |
About the owner: Mondelēz
Mondelēz is a publicly listed company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States, founded in 2012. Brandtree records 28 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: MDLZ.
Mondelēz International is the snacks company created in 2012 when Kraft Foods split in two, keeping the global biscuit, chocolate and gum businesses while the North American grocery business became Kraft Foods Group.
🇺🇸 Tang and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Tang is not one of them.
- 7UP — PepsiCo 🇺🇸
- 7UP (United States) — Keurig Dr Pepper 🇺🇸
- Alani Nu — Celsius Holdings 🇺🇸
- André — Gallo 🇺🇸
- Angry Orchard — Boston Beer 🇺🇸
- Apple & Eve — Lassonde 🇨🇦
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Tang?
The parent company of Tang is Mondelēz, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Tang American?
Yes. Tang originated in the United States in 1957 and its owner, Mondelēz, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Tang still owned by Mondelēz?
Yes. As of 26 September 2026, Tang is still owned by Mondelēz. 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] Mondelez International, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-04 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 4 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: TANG, serial 73836054, registration 1974439 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 26 September 2026.
- [3] Mondelēz International — our brands: Tang — Mondelēz International, Inc., Official document; retrieved 26 September 2026.
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