Marzetti: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Marzetti (NASDAQ: MZTI) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, United States that owns 4 consumer brands and makes and sells 5 consumer brands under licence without owning the names.[1][2]
The Marzetti Company is an Ohio maker of salad dressings, sauces, dips and frozen breads for supermarkets and restaurant chains, known until June 2025 as Lancaster Colony Corporation. Much of its business is making restaurant brands for other people: Chick-fil-A alone accounted for 30 per cent of its net sales in fiscal 2026, through foodservice supply and an exclusive licence to sell Chick-fil-A sauces in shops. In May 2026 it bought Bachan's for about $400 million, the largest acquisition in its history.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- The Marzetti Company (also Lancaster Colony Corporation, Lancaster Colony)
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 Westerville, Ohio, United States
- Tickers
- NASDAQ: MZTI
- Revenue
- $1.93 billion (2026)[2]
- SEC CIK
- 0000057515
- Website
- www.marzetticompany.com
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
What Marzetti's annual report says about its business
Read from Marzetti's latest annual filing[1]. Each line gives the sentence the filing uses, copied word for word.
Segments the filing names
- Retail, Foodservice:
The following table summarizes our principal manufacturing locations (including aggregation of multiple facilities): Location Principal Products Produced Business Segment(s) Terms of Occupancy Altoona, IA Frozen pasta Retail and Foodservice Owned
- Retail Segment:
The following table sets forth business segment information with respect to the percentage of net sales contributed by our primary classes of similar products: 2026 2025 2024 Retail Segment: Shelf-stable dressings, sauces and croutons 22% 23% 23%
Acquisitions and disposals named in the filing
- Acquired: Atlanta plant, $78.8 million.
The 2026 increase primarily reflects cash paid for the May 2026 Bachan's acquisition of $399.3 million compared to prior-year cash paid for the Atlanta plant acquisition of $78.8 million, as well as a $19.7 million increase in payments for property additions.
- Acquired: Bachan's, Inc. (May 1, 2026), approximately $400 million.
On May 1, 2026, we acquired Bachan's, Inc. ("Bachan's") for approximately $400 million, subject to customary adjustments, in a transaction funded through a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under our credit facility.
- Acquired: Winland's Atlanta-based sauce and dressing production facility (February 2025).
Adjusted Consolidated Net Sales, Adjusted Foodservice Net Sales, Adjusted Cost of Sales, Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Margin are non-GAAP financial measures that exclude non-core sales and cost of sales attributed to the TSA made in connection with our February 2025 acquisition of Winland's Atlanta-based sauce and dressing production facility.
- Sold or exited: Milpitas real property.
For 2026, the adjustments reflect incremental SG&A expenses attributed to the Bachan's acquisition; incremental SG&A expenses attributed to the amortization of intangible assets resulting from the Bachan's acquisition; and restructuring, impairment and other, net, which consists of restructuring and impairment charges resulting from the closure of our sauce and dressing production facility in Milpitas, California, the gain on the sale of the Milpitas real property, and charges related to the impairment of manufacturing equipment, net of a recovery through an insurance claim.
Marzetti in numbers
- Marzetti owns 4 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is food with 4 brands.[1]
Marzetti financial history
Headline figures from Marzetti's annual reports filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in USD as reported, fiscal years ending 2021–2026. Revenue moved from $1.47bn to $1.93bn, an average of 5.6% a year (calculated).
| Fiscal year ended | Revenue | Operating income | Operating margin | Net income | Total assets | Long-term debt | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1.93bn | $238.7m | 12.4% | $191.6m | $1.61bn | $189.3m | 10-K | |
| $1.91bn | $220.3m | 11.5% | $167.3m | $1.27bn | $0 | 10-K | |
| $1.87bn | $199.4m | 10.7% | $158.6m | $1.21bn | — | 10-K | |
| $1.82bn | $141.5m | 7.8% | $111.3m | $1.11bn | — | 10-K | |
| $1.68bn | $111.9m | 6.7% | $89.6m | $1.09bn | — | 10-K | |
| $1.47bn | $185.9m | 12.7% | $142.3m | $1.1bn | — | 10-K |
Source: SEC XBRL company facts. A dash means the company did not report that line in a form we could read. Figures for a year can be restated in a later filing; the latest filing's number is shown.
Everything Marzetti owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Minority stakes, joint ventures and licences
- Chick-fil-A Sauces (retail) — licensee 100%[1]Made and sold under licence; the Chick-fil-A Sauces name is owned by Chick-fil-A, Inc.
- Olive Garden Dressings (retail) — licensee 100%[1]Made and sold under licence; the Olive Garden Dressings name is owned by Darden Restaurants.
- Buffalo Wild Wings Sauces (retail) — licensee 100%[1]Made and sold under licence; the Buffalo Wild Wings Sauces name is owned by Inspire Brands.
- Texas Roadhouse Steak Sauce and Rolls (retail) — licensee 100%[1]Made and sold under licence; the Texas Roadhouse Steak Sauce and Rolls name is owned by Texas Roadhouse.
- Subway Sauces (retail) — licensee 100%[1]Made and sold under licence; the Subway Sauces name is owned by Subway.
Marzetti SEC filings
The documents behind the figures on this page, as listed in the SEC's EDGAR index. Each links to the filing itself.
Annual reports
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
Proxy statements
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
Recent current and quarterly reports
| Filed | Form | What it declares |
|---|---|---|
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Other events | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Creation of a direct financial obligation; Other events | |
| 8-K | Entry into a material agreement; Creation of a direct financial obligation | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers; Other events | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition; Other events | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers; Results of a shareholder vote; Other events | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition |
Frequently asked questions
What brands does Marzetti own?
Marzetti owns 4 consumer brands tracked here, including Marzetti, Bachan's, Sister Schubert's and New York Bakery.
Is Marzetti an American company?
Yes. Marzetti is headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, United States.
Who owns Marzetti?
Marzetti is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as MZTI on the NASDAQ.
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] The Marzetti Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-08-25 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 25 August 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] The Marzetti Company: Form 10-K for the year ended 2026-06-30 (revenue) — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 25 August 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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