Which company owns Lea & Perrins Worcester Sauce?

Lea & Perrins (L&P) is a United Kingdom based subsidiary of Kraft Heinz, originating in Worcester, England, where it continues to operate.

It is best known as the maker of Lea & Perrins brand of Worcestershire sauce, which was first sold in 1837 by John Wheeley Lea and William Henry Perrins, dispensing chemists from Worcester, England.

It is currently produced in the Midland Road factory in Worcester that Lea and Perrins built. A subsidiary in Pittsburgh manufactures a US version of the recipe.The sauce was first imported to the United States by the Duncan family of New York in 1839 which continued involvement for over a hundred years.

In August 2011, Kraft Foods Inc. announced plans to split into two publicly traded companies, a snack food company and a grocery company.

On October 1, 2012, Kraft Foods Inc. spun off its North American grocery business to a new company called Kraft Foods Group, Inc. The remainder of Kraft Foods Inc. was renamed Mondelez International, Inc. and was refocused as an international snack and confection company.

While Kraft only markets a single variety of Worcestershire sauce under different sizes in the UK and in Canada, a few more products are marketed under the L&P brand in the United States. These include a reduced-sodium version of the sauce, a steak sauce, and marinades in peppercorn and vinaigrette flavours.