Who owns Whole Fruit?
Whole Fruit is owned by J&J Snack Foods (the United States, NASDAQ: JJSF), which has owned the brand since 2 April 2007.[1][2]
Evidence: J & J Snack Foods Corp. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2025-11-26, SEC EDGAR, 26 November 2025. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- J & J Snack Foods Corp. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Mount Laurel, New Jersey
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Food › Frozen food › Ice cream
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: JJSF
- Trademark registrant
- J&J SNACK FOODS CORP. (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Whole Fruit
Whole Fruit is a frozen novelty brand of J & J Snack Foods whose bars contain real fruit. Like Luigi's, it is also sold as frozen juice cups for schools containing half a cup of fruit equivalent from 100 per cent juice with no added sugar, meeting USDA guidelines for school meals.
Trademark record for Whole Fruit
The USPTO record for the Whole Fruit mark lists J&J SNACK FOODS CORP. as the owner of record (serial number 78434097). That name matches the owner named above.[3]
Ownership timeline of Whole Fruit
- 2007 – present J&J Snack Foods [1][2] verified
Where Whole Fruit sits in J&J Snack Foods
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by J&J Snack Foods
J&J Snack Foods controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in ice cream, and who owns them
The 74 brands in ice cream on Brandtree belong to 34 owners. The largest is The Magnum Ice Cream Company, with 14; J&J Snack Foods has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Ben & Jerry's | The Magnum Ice Cream Company | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Bravo Cone | Binggrae | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Drumstick | Froneri | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Deluxe | Mengniu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Choco Monaka Jumbo | Morinaga | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Gala | Paradise Foods | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea |
| Ice Vegas | Poulina | 🇹🇳 Tunisia |
| Chocliz | Yili | 🇨🇳 China |
About the owner: J&J Snack Foods
J&J Snack Foods is a publicly listed company headquartered in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States, founded in 1971. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: JJSF.
J & J Snack Foods is a New Jersey company, incorporated in 1971, that makes the snacks sold at stadiums, cinemas, theme parks, convenience stores and school cafeterias. It believes it is the largest manufacturer of soft pretzels in the United States, owns Dippin' Dots and the ICEE frozen drink business, and often places its own ovens, warmers and drink dispensers in customer locations. Bakery products for foodservice are its largest product line by sales.
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🇺🇸 Whole Fruit 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; Whole Fruit is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Whole Fruit?
The parent company of Whole Fruit is J&J Snack Foods, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Whole Fruit American?
Yes. Whole Fruit originated in the United States and its owner, J&J Snack Foods, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has J&J Snack Foods owned Whole Fruit?
J&J Snack Foods has owned Whole Fruit since 2 April 2007.
Is Whole Fruit still owned by J&J Snack Foods?
Yes. As of 29 October 2026, Whole Fruit is still owned by J&J Snack Foods. 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] J & J Snack Foods Corp. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2025-11-26 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 26 November 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] J & J Snack Foods Corp. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2007-12-07 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 7 December 2007; retrieved 4 October 2026.
- [3] USPTO: WHOLE FRUIT, serial 78434097 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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