Who Owns Honey Bunches of Oats?

What does Post Holdings own?
Post Holdings owns a diversified portfolio of food brands across three segments. In cereal, it owns Honey Bunches of Oats, Fruity Pebbles, Cocoa Pebbles, Grape-Nuts, Malt-O-Meal, Great Grains, Honeycomb, Alpha-Bits, and Golden Crisp. In foodservice, it owns Bob Evans prepared foods, Simply Potatoes, and Michael Foods egg products (including Papetti's and AllWhites). In refrigerated retail, it owns Peter Pan peanut butter. The company operates through three business segments: Post Consumer Brands, Post Foodservice, and Post Refrigerated Retail.

Is Post Holdings publicly traded?
Yes, Post Holdings, Inc. is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol POST. The company was listed in 2012 when it was formed as a standalone public company to acquire the Post cereal business from Ralcorp Holdings. Institutional investors, including funds affiliated with Thomas H. Lee Partners, hold significant stakes, but no single shareholder holds majority voting control.

Who founded Post Holdings?
Post Holdings was formed in 2012 under the leadership of William P. Stiritz, the former CEO of Ralcorp Holdings. Stiritz had a long career in consumer packaged goods, having previously led Ralston Purina and Energizer Holdings. The company was created to acquire the Post cereal business from Ralcorp Holdings, which had purchased it from Kraft Foods earlier in 2012. The Post cereal brands themselves trace to 1895 when Charles William Post introduced Postum in Battle Creek, Michigan.

Where is Post Holdings headquartered?
Post Holdings is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The company's corporate offices and executive leadership are based in St. Louis, where it manages its diversified portfolio of food brands. Post Consumer Brands, the cereal subsidiary, is headquartered in Lakeville, Minnesota. Michael Foods is based in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Bob Evans operations are managed from St. Louis following integration into Post Holdings.

How many brands does Post Holdings own?
Post Holdings owns over 20 food and beverage brands across its three business segments. The cereal segment includes Honey Bunches of Oats, Fruity Pebbles, Cocoa Pebbles, Grape-Nuts, Malt-O-Meal, Great Grains, Honeycomb, Alpha-Bits, Golden Crisp, and others. The foodservice segment includes Bob Evans, Simply Potatoes, and Michael Foods (Papetti's, AllWhites). The refrigerated retail segment includes Peter Pan peanut butter.

Who owns Post Holdings?
Post Holdings is owned by its public shareholders. Institutional investors hold significant stakes, including funds affiliated with Thomas H. Lee Partners (THL), Vanguard Group, BlackRock, and various index funds. No single shareholder holds majority voting control. The company is governed by a board of directors elected by shareholders, with CEO Rob Vitale leading the executive team.

What is Post Holdings' revenue?
Post Holdings reported net revenues of approximately $6.6 billion for FY2024 (fiscal year ending September 2024). The Consumer Brands segment contributed approximately $2.25 billion, with the remainder split between the Foodservice and Refrigerated Retail segments. The company has grown from approximately $1 billion in revenue in 2012 to over $6.6 billion in 2024, primarily through acquisitions including Michael Foods, MOM Brands, and Bob Evans Farms.

What is the relationship between Post Holdings and Post Consumer Brands?
Post Consumer Brands is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Post Holdings, Inc. Post Consumer Brands manages Post Holdings' entire ready-to-eat and hot cereal business, including branded cereals, private label cereal manufacturing, and Malt-O-Meal bagged cereals. Post Consumer Brands was formally established as a subsidiary in 2015 following the MOM Brands acquisition. It is headquartered in Lakeville, Minnesota, while Post Holdings is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.