Who owns Jaffa Cakes?
Jaffa Cakes is owned by pladis (the United Kingdom).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Key facts
- Current owner
- pladis Global reported
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, London
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1927
- Category
- Food › Snacks › Cookies & crackers
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Jaffa Cakes
Jaffa Cakes were the subject of a 1991 British tax tribunal that had to decide whether they were cakes or biscuits, since chocolate-covered biscuits carry VAT and cakes do not. The company won by arguing that they go hard when stale, as cakes do, rather than soft.
Ownership timeline of Jaffa Cakes
Where Jaffa Cakes sits in pladis
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full pladis ownership tree →
Other brands owned by pladis in food
Latest news about Jaffa Cakes
No tagged news items yet. Headlines are added nightly from public feeds; only titles and links are stored.
Headlines link to the original publisher. Brandtree does not reproduce article text.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Jaffa Cakes?
The parent company of Jaffa Cakes is pladis, a privately held company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Jaffa Cakes British?
Yes. Jaffa Cakes originated in the United Kingdom in 1927 and its owner, pladis, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Jaffa Cakes still owned by pladis?
Yes. As of 6 September 2026, Jaffa Cakes is still owned by pladis. 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] pladis — about us — pladis Global, Official document; retrieved 6 September 2026.
Report a correction Opens a pre-filled GitHub issue. See our corrections policy.