Who owns Chef Boyardee?
Chef Boyardee is owned by Conagra Brands (the United States, NYSE: CAG).[1]
Key facts
- Current owner
- Conagra Brands, Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Chicago, Illinois
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Cleveland, Ohio
- Founded
- 1928 by Ettore Boiardi
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Canned & shelf-stable meals
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: CAG
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Chef Boyardee
Chef Boyardee is named after Ettore Boiardi, an Italian immigrant chef whose Cleveland restaurant customers kept asking for his sauce to take home. The spelling was changed so Americans would pronounce it correctly. His plants supplied ration packs to Allied troops during the Second World War.
Ownership timeline of Chef Boyardee
- 1928 – present Conagra Brands [1] verified
Where Chef Boyardee sits in Conagra Brands
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Chef Boyardee?
The parent company of Chef Boyardee is Conagra Brands, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Chef Boyardee American?
Yes. Chef Boyardee originated in the United States in 1928 and its owner, Conagra Brands, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Chef Boyardee still owned by Conagra Brands?
Yes. As of 6 September 2026, Chef Boyardee is still owned by Conagra Brands. 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] Conagra Brands, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-07-15 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 15 July 2026; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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