Who owns Wheat Thins?
Wheat Thins 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
- 1947
- Category
- Food › Snacks › Cookies & crackers
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: MDLZ
- Trademark registrant
- INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Wheat Thins
Wheat Thins are thin, slightly sweet wholewheat crackers launched by Nabisco in 1947, and one of the largest cracker brands in the United States alongside Ritz and Triscuit within the same portfolio. Mondelēz owns all three, which together give it much of the American cracker aisle.
Trademark record for Wheat Thins
The USPTO record for the Wheat Thins mark lists INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC as the owner of record (serial number 73045498). 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 Wheat Thins
Where Wheat Thins 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, 26 of them in food.
Also in food
- belVita (2010)
- Cadbury (1824)
- Cadbury Creme Egg (1963)
- Cadbury Dairy Milk (1905)
- Chips Ahoy! (1963)
- Clif Bar (1992)
- Club Social (1962)
- Côte d'Or (1883)
- Daim (1953)
- Freia (1889)
- LU (1846)
- Marabou (1916)
- Milka (1901)
- Nutter Butter (1969)
- Oreo (1912)
- Philadelphia (1872)
- Premium (1876)
- Prince (1961)
Other brands in cookies & crackers, and who owns them
The 137 brands in cookies & crackers on Brandtree belong to 55 owners. The largest is Valeo Foods, with 13; Mondelēz has 12.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Andante | Valeo Foods | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| Choco Mucho | Rebisco | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| Eti Burçak | Eti | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| emNAU | Paradise Foods | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea |
| Fortaleza | M. Dias Branco | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Biskrem | Ülker Bisküvi | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| Bourbon | Britannia | 🇮🇳 India |
| Carr's | pladis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
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.
🇺🇸 Wheat Thins 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; Wheat Thins is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Wheat Thins?
The parent company of Wheat Thins is Mondelēz, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Wheat Thins American?
Yes. Wheat Thins originated in the United States in 1947 and its owner, Mondelēz, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Wheat Thins still owned by Mondelēz?
Yes. As of 26 September 2026, Wheat Thins 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: WHEAT THINS, serial 73045498, registration 1022799 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 26 September 2026.
- [3] Mondelēz International — our brands: Wheat Thins — Mondelēz International, Inc., Official document; retrieved 26 September 2026.
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