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Who owns Totino's?

Totino's is owned by General Mills (the United States, NYSE: GIS), which has owned the brand since 1975.[1]

Evidence: General Mills, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-07-01, SEC EDGAR, 1 July 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .

Key facts

Current owner
General Mills, Inc. verified
Owned since
Owner HQ
🇺🇸 United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Origin
🇺🇸 United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Founded
1951
Category
Food › Frozen food › Frozen meals & pizza
Parent ticker
NYSE: GIS
Trademark registrant
GENERAL MILLS MARKETING, INC. (USPTO)
Last verified
· 2 sources

About Totino's

Totino's began as a Minneapolis pizzeria and its founder patented a crust that could be frozen without going soggy. Its Pizza Rolls are a fixture of American student and late-night eating. General Mills acquired the business in 1975. Rose Totino became the company's first female corporate vice president after the sale.

How often General Mills names Totino's 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. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.

Annual report filedTimes Totino's is named
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20253
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Trademark record for Totino's

The USPTO record for the Totino's mark lists GENERAL MILLS MARKETING, INC. as the owner of record (serial number 72310260). That name matches the owner named above.[2]

Ownership timeline of Totino's

Owners of Totino's over 1951 to 2026 General Mills 1975–present General Mills 1960197019801990200020102020
  1. 1975 – present General Mills [1] verified

Where Totino's sits in General Mills

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

Where Totino's sits in General Mills Tree of 18 brands under General Mills. General Mills Totino's Annie's Betty Crocker Blue Buffalo Cheerios Chex and 12 more

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Other brands owned by General Mills

General Mills controls 18 brands on Brandtree, 17 of them in food.

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Other brands in frozen meals & pizza, and who owns them

The 40 brands in frozen meals & pizza on Brandtree belong to 30 owners. The largest is Nomad Foods, with 3.

BrandOwnerOwner based in
Banquet Conagra Brands 🇺🇸 United States
Hot Pockets Nestlé 🇨🇭 Switzerland
Aunt Bessie's Nomad Foods 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Crepini Cal-Maine Foods 🇺🇸 United States
Authentic Asia CP Foods 🇹🇭 Thailand
Chicago Town Dr. Oetker 🇩🇪 Germany
Bagel Bites Kraft Heinz 🇺🇸 United States
LaMasă AQUILA 🇷🇴 Romania

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About the owner: General Mills

General Mills is a publicly listed company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, founded in 1856. Brandtree records 18 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: GIS.

General Mills grew out of Minneapolis flour milling in the nineteenth century and incorporated under its present name in 1928. Cereal, snack bars, yoghurt and pet food are its largest businesses, and it holds Häagen-Dazs in North America.

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🇺🇸 Totino's and other American brands

Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,550 brands that began in the United States. 479 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Totino's is not one of them.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the parent company of Totino's?

The parent company of Totino's is General Mills, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.

Is Totino's American?

Yes. Totino's originated in the United States in 1951 and its owner, General Mills, is also headquartered in the United States.

Since when has General Mills owned Totino's?

General Mills has owned Totino's since 1975.

Is Totino's still owned by General Mills?

Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Totino's is still owned by General Mills. 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] General Mills, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-07-01 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 1 July 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
  2. [2] USPTO: TOTINO'S, serial 72310260 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 4 October 2026.

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