Who owns Jacobs?
Jacobs is owned by Keurig Dr Pepper (the United States, NASDAQ: KDP) through its subsidiary JDE Peet's.[1]
Keurig Dr Pepper owns 97.75% of JDE Peet's rather than all of it.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Key facts
- Current owner
- Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. via JDE Peet's reported
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Burlington, Massachusetts and Frisco, Texas
- Origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Founded
- 1895
- Category
- Beverages › Coffee, tea & hot drinks › Coffee
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: KDP
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Jacobs
Jacobs was founded in Bremen in 1895 and is one of the largest coffee brands in Germany, Austria and central and eastern Europe. Its Krönung line is the standard household coffee across much of that region. The brand now sits within JDE Peet's, and its name is the Jacobs half of the Jacobs Douwe Egberts merger.
Ownership timeline of Jacobs
- ? – present Keurig Dr Pepper via JDE Peet's [1] reported
Where Jacobs sits in Keurig Dr Pepper
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Jacobs?
The parent company of Jacobs is Keurig Dr Pepper, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States. Jacobs sits under Keurig Dr Pepper's subsidiary JDE Peet's.
Is Jacobs German or American?
Jacobs originated in Germany in 1895, but it is owned today by Keurig Dr Pepper, which is headquartered in the United States. So Jacobs is a German-origin brand under American ownership.
Is Jacobs still owned by Keurig Dr Pepper?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Jacobs is still owned by Keurig Dr Pepper. 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] JDE Peet's N.V. Annual Report 2025 — JDE Peet's N.V., Annual report, published 25 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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