The brand
About Wellsley Farms
Wellsley Farms has a public paper trail: a U.S. trademark record that starts in 2003, and a distributor's name on the back of every pack.
Wellsley Farms is a brand of club-size grocery and pantry foods, sold on Amazon, known for Premium Chunk Chicken Breast in Water.
Wellsley Farms in facts
- U.S. trademark
- Reg. No. 2990045, registered August 30, 2005tsdr.uspto.gov, read 6 October 2026
- The mark
- WELLSLEY FARMS, in standard characterstsdr.uspto.gov, read 6 October 2026
- In commerce since
- March 17, 2004first-use date on the registration, for dairy and prepared foods · tsdr.uspto.gov, read 6 October 2026
- Trademark owner
- BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.tsdr.uspto.gov, read 6 October 2026
- Country
- United States (Marlborough, Massachusetts)tsdr.uspto.gov, read 6 October 2026
- First registrant
- Strathmore Partners LPtsdr.uspto.gov, read 6 October 2026
- Registered for
- Dairy and prepared foods first, then nuts, dried fruit, canned and frozen foodsReg. Nos. 2990045 and 5069174 · tsdr.uspto.gov, read 6 October 2026
- Where it is sold
- Amazonread 6 October 2026
- Shelves
- Nuts, Trail Mix, Dried Fruit, Chocolate & Sweets, Coffee, Snacks, Baking & Spices, Rice, Grains & Oils, Honey, Syrup & Spreads, Jars, Cans & Sauces
- Best-known product
- Premium Chunk Chicken Breast in Water, 12.5 oz can2,258 buyer ratings, the most of any Wellsley Farms product in the catalog
wellsleyfarms.net is an independent shop catalog of Wellsley Farms pantry foods: nuts, trail mix, coffee, dried fruit and cooking staples in club sizes.
Who makes Wellsley Farms?
BJ's Wholesale Club owns the Wellsley Farms trademark, registration number 2990045, and the packs say "Distributed by BJ's Wholesale Club". The registration names no farm or factory, so the packer behind each product is not on the public record.
What the label says
Turn a jar around and the back label names the distributor under the nutrition panel. That line, and the trademark record, are the two public statements about who stands behind the brand.
The Wellsley Farms range today
All 77 Wellsley Farms products
What the Wellsley Farms name covers
The first registration, filed in 2003, was for milk, cheese, eggs and prepared foods. A second, filed in 2014, added processed nuts, dried fruit, canned vegetables and cooking oils, among other foods.
A 2021 registration carried the name further, onto sweeteners, supplements and baby food. The pantry foods are the part of the range that comes in club sizes and travels well by mail.
Wellsley Farms by year
- 2003
Strathmore Partners LP files to register WELLSLEY FARMS for milk, cheese, eggs and prepared foods on April 21.
Source: USPTO, application serial 76508426, read 6 October 2026 - 2004
The name goes into use in U.S. commerce on March 17, by the date stated on the registration.
Source: USPTO, registration 2990045, read 6 October 2026 - 2005
The trademark office registers the mark on August 30 as Reg. No. 2990045. The record now lists BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. as its owner.
Source: USPTO, registration 2990045, read 6 October 2026 - 2014
BJ's Wholesale Club files a second application on August 25 that carries the name onto nuts, dried fruit, canned and frozen foods. It registers in 2016 as Reg. No. 5069174.
Source: USPTO, application serial 86375801, read 6 October 2026 - 2021
Registration No. 6577832, dated November 30, adds sweeteners, supplements and baby food to the name.
Source: USPTO, registration 6577832, read 6 October 2026