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Planters

Logo: Idk there was no design maker i think Planters made the logo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Snack food brand specializing in peanuts

Planters Nut & Chocolate Company is an American snack food company owned by Hormel Foods. Planters is best known for its processed nuts and for the Mr.2 It was founded by Mario Peruzzi and Amedeo Obici.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1906Founded1

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Planters Nut & Chocolate Company is an American snack food company owned by Hormel Foods. Planters is best known for its processed nuts and for the Mr.2

Corporate structure

Planters is part of a group headed by Hormel. 64 entities, 12 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Hormel Austin, Minnesota, United States
    • Planters
    • Jennie-O Subsidiary · Willmar
    • 199 Ventures, LLC Subsidiary · Minnesota, United States
    • Alma Foods, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Applegate Farms, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Applegate Investment Corporation Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Beijing Hormel Business Management Co., Ltd Subsidiary · China
    • Beijing Hormel Foods Co. Ltd. Subsidiary · China
    • Burke Marketing Corporation Subsidiary · Iowa, United States
    • Campoco, Inc. Subsidiary · Minnesota, United States
    • Century Foods International, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Century Foods Land Development, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Clean Field Comércio de Produtos Alimentícios Ltda. Subsidiary · Brazil
    • Columbus Manufacturing, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Creative Contract Packaging, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Cultivated Foods, LLC Subsidiary · Minnesota, United States
    • Dan’s Prize, Inc. Subsidiary · Minnesota, United States
    • Diversified Foods Insurance Company, LLC Subsidiary · Vermont, United States
    • Dold Foods, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Fontanini Foods, LLC Subsidiary · Minnesota, United States
    • HF International Holdings C.V. Subsidiary · Netherlands
    • Hormel (China) Investment Co., Ltd. Subsidiary · China
    • Hormel (Zhejiang) Innovation Technology Co., Ltd. Subsidiary · China
    • Hormel Canada, Ltd. Subsidiary · Canada
    • Hormel Financial Services Corporation Subsidiary · Minnesota, United States
    • and 38 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Amedeo Obici and Mario Peruzzi in 1906, in Wilkes-Barre.1

Leadership

Who has led Planters, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • peanut

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2021Acquired Acquired by Hormel1
  2. 2015Acquired Acquired by Kraft Heinz1
  3. 1906Founded Founded in Wilkes-Barre1

Sources

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