Ownership profile
Who owns Nabisco?
Nabisco is not an independent company — it is a brand fully owned by Mondelēz International, a publicly traded corporation (NASDAQ: MDLZ); private equity (KKR) previously controlled the business via RJR Nabisco from 1989 but exited long ago, and no PE firm has ownership today.
Ownership profile
Nabisco
Mondelēz International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ)
Evidence (11)
Mondelēz International was formerly known as Kraft Foods Inc. and changed its name in October 2012, retaining the global snacks business including Nabisco and Oreo.
https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/MDLZRJR Nabisco was a publicly listed company until 1989 when it was acquired by KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.) in what was at the time the largest leveraged buyout in history.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RJR_NabiscoMondelēz International (NASDAQ: MDLZ) had a market cap of approximately $78.53 billion as of mid-2026, confirming it remains an actively publicly traded company.
https://www.fool.com/quote/nasdaq/mdlz/After being acquired by R.J. Reynolds in 1985 and becoming part of RJR Nabisco, Nabisco was sold in 2000 to Philip Morris Companies (renamed Altria Group, Inc.), which was the parent company of Kraft Foods.
https://www.britannica.com/money/NabiscoIn October 2012, Kraft Foods split into two publicly traded companies: Mondelez International (NASDAQ: MDLZ) retained Nabisco, Cadbury, and Oreo, while Kraft Foods Group kept North American grocery brands.
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/mondelez-international-history-everything-investors-need-know-2017-07-17Mondelēz International, Inc. trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol MDLZ, confirming it is a publicly traded corporation.
https://ir.mondelezinternational.com/news-releases/news-release-details/mondelez-international-completes-spin-its-north-american-groceryKKR's controlling stake in RJR Nabisco (and thus Nabisco) was confirmed in a 1995 SEC filing: 'RJRN was acquired in 1989 by an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Holdings at the direction of KKR.'
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000847903/000095011295000671/0000950112-95-000671.txtNabisco is currently owned by Mondelēz International Inc., confirmed by multiple encyclopedia and reference sources.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RJR_NabiscoIn 1999, the tobacco business was spun off and RJR Nabisco was renamed Nabisco Holdings Corporation; KKR exited its Nabisco investment, ending PE involvement.
https://www.preqin.com/data/profile/asset/nabisco-holdings-corporation/38558Nabisco is fully owned by Mondelēz International and does not operate as a separate legal company; all ownership rights, trademarks, and assets are held at the parent company level.
https://brandsownedby.com/who-owns-nabisco/Nabisco became part of Mondelēz's ownership through its acquisition by Kraft Foods in 2000 and the creation of Mondelēz International in 2012.
https://brandsownedby.com/who-owns-nabisco/What's uncertain
- Nabisco has no separate legal corporate existence today; it is a brand division within Mondelēz International, so 'structure' reflects the parent entity (corporate subsidiary of a public company).
- KKR's PE exit from Nabisco/RJR Nabisco occurred in stages between 1999 and the mid-2000s; no current PE ownership has been identified through any source.
- No privacy policy or terms of service were reviewed for a standalone Nabisco entity, as none exists independently of Mondelēz International.
- Ownership chain reflects current brand-to-parent structure only; historical chains (National Biscuit Co. → Nabisco Brands → RJR Nabisco → KKR → Altria/Kraft → Mondelēz) are documented in evidence but not reproduced in the chain field.