Who owns Uncle Sam's?
Uncle Sam's is owned by Seprod (Jamaica, JSE: SEP).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Seprod Limited Annual Report 2024. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Seprod Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica, Kingston
- Origin
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Category
- Food › Condiments, sauces & seasonings › Cooking oils
- Parent ticker
- JSE: SEP
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Uncle Sam's
Uncle Sam's is Seprod's vegetable cooking oil brand, sold in 250ml, 500ml, 1-litre and 4-litre bottles through the company's own retail listings. Seprod positions it as a foundational cooking ingredient with a full-bodied, rich flavour, sitting in the same oils and fats range as its Chiffon margarine and produced by the same fats and oils manufacturing business.
Ownership timeline of Uncle Sam's
Where Uncle Sam's sits in Seprod
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Seprod
Seprod controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in cooking oils, and who owns them
The 67 brands in cooking oils on Brandtree belong to 30 owners. The largest is Avril, with 8.
About the owner: Seprod
Seprod is a publicly listed company headquartered in Kingston, Jamaica, founded in 1940. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as JSE: SEP.
Seprod began in 1940 on Darling Street in downtown Kingston, making edible oils, margarine, soap and shortening from Jamaica's coconut industry, and its 2024 annual report marks its 85th anniversary from that date. It has since grown into a regional manufacturing and distribution group built on three pillars it calls Ingredients, Dairy and Distribution, listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange since 1985 and registered at 3 Felix Fox Boulevard, Kingston. Its subsidiaries include Caribbean Products Limited (fats and oils), Jamaica Grain and Cereals Limited (flour milling), Serge Island Dairies and Farms, Musson International Dairies, and the FMCG distributor Facey Commodity Company, which carries international brands such as Kraft, Oreo, Post, Cadbury, Tang and Goya that Seprod does not own.
🇯🇲 Uncle Sam's and other Jamaican brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 23 brands that began in Jamaica. 4 of them (17%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Uncle Sam's is not one of them.
- Grace — GraceKennedy 🇯🇲
- Hamilton's Smokehouse — Jamaica Broilers 🇯🇲
- Appleton Estate — Campari Group 🇳🇱
- BIGGA — Wisynco 🇯🇲
- Captain Morgan — Diageo 🇬🇧
- Norman Manley International Airport — GAP 🇲🇽
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Uncle Sam's?
The parent company of Uncle Sam's is Seprod, a publicly listed company headquartered in Jamaica.
Is Uncle Sam's Jamaican?
Yes. Uncle Sam's originated in Jamaica and its owner, Seprod, is also headquartered in Jamaica.
Is Uncle Sam's still owned by Seprod?
Yes. As of 21 September 2026, Uncle Sam's is still owned by Seprod. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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] Seprod Limited Annual Report 2024 — Seprod Limited, Annual report; retrieved 21 September 2026.
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