Ownership profile
Who owns Kashi?
Kashi is a natural cereal and snack brand owned by Kashi Company, which is a subsidiary of WK Kellogg Co; as of September 26, 2025, WK Kellogg Co is wholly owned by the Ferrero Group, a privately held Italian confectionery and food company — there is no private equity involvement.
Ownership profile
Kashi
Kashi Company (subsidiary of WK Kellogg Co, which is wholly owned by Ferrero Group as of September 26, 2025)
Evidence (9)
Ferrero completed its acquisition of WK Kellogg Co on September 26, 2025; WK Kellogg Co is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Ferrero, and its shares ceased trading on the NYSE.
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001959348/000119312525219988/d37512dex991.htmOn July 10, 2025, the Ferrero Group announced a definitive agreement to acquire WK Kellogg Co for $23.00 per share in cash, representing a total enterprise value of $3.1 billion.
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001959348/000119312525157425/d72421dex991.htmKashi was founded in La Jolla in 1984 by Phil and Gayle Tauber and became a subsidiary of Kellogg's in 2000, producing about 100 products sold in the U.S. and Canada.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashi_(company)When the Kellogg Company was split into two companies in October 2023, Kashi became a unit of WK Kellogg Co.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashi_(company)WK Kellogg Co became an independent, publicly traded company on October 2, 2023, trading on the NYSE under ticker symbol 'KLG', with Kashi as part of its brand portfolio.
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000055067/000119312523233552/d534486dex991.htmWK Kellogg Co's portfolio of brands included Kashi and Bear Naked alongside Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops, and other cereal brands.
https://www.cspdailynews.com/snacks-candy/board-approves-wk-kellogg-co-kellanova-separation-be-effective-oct-2Kellogg acquired Kashi Co. on June 30, 2000, for an undisclosed amount (reported elsewhere as $32 million), to position itself in natural cereal and convenience categories.
https://www.supplysidesj.com/market-trends-analysis/kellogg-acquires-kashiFerrero is a privately held family company (not a PE fund); no private equity ownership of WK Kellogg Co or Kashi was identified in any source.
https://www.bakeryandsnacks.com/Article/2026/02/27/kellogg-split-how-kellanova-and-wk-kellogg-ended-up-sold-to-mars-and-ferrero/Kashi operates within Kellogg's natural and functional foods division and is headquartered in Solana Beach, California.
https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/politics-and-business-magazines/kashi-companyWhat's uncertain
- The specific legal registration details of 'Kashi Company' as a Delaware or California entity were not independently verified via a state registry in this investigation.
- Ferrero Group is privately held; its internal ownership structure and any minority financial investors could not be verified from public filings, though no PE involvement was found.
- The Kashi brand's operational relationship within the post-acquisition Ferrero/WK Kellogg Co structure (e.g., whether Kashi remains a named subsidiary or is integrated) was not confirmed by post-September 2025 sources.