The brand
About Sweet Sue
A pantry brand of canned chicken, chicken and dumplings and broth, on American shelves since the 1960s.
Sweet Sue is a brand of canned chicken, chicken and dumplings and broth, sold on Amazon, known for its Chicken Breast in Water.
Sweet Sue, by the record
- Where it is sold
- Amazon, through the Sweet Sue brand storeread 9 October 2026
- Trademark
- SWEET SUE, U.S. Reg. No. 1033998registered February 17, 1976, renewed in 2016 · USPTO, read 9 October 2026
- First registered for canned chicken
- June 27, 1967U.S. Reg. No. 831169, filed May 16, 1966 · USPTO, read 9 October 2026
- Goods in the 1976 registration
- Canned whole chicken, chicken and dumplings, chicken stew, chicken broth, Brunswick stew and six more canned meatsUSPTO, read 9 October 2026
- Line on every label
- From the kitchens of Sweet Suea registered mark since June 1, 2004, No. 2847741 · USPTO, read 9 October 2026
- Trademark owner
- Bumble Bee Foods, LLCcurrent owner of record · USPTO, read 9 October 2026
- Country
- United States (San Diego, California)the owner's address of record · USPTO, read 9 October 2026
- First registrant
- Sweet Sue Kitchens Inc., Athens, Alabamaon the 1967 and 1976 registrations · USPTO, read 9 October 2026
- Best-known product
- Chicken Breast in Water, 5 oz Can3,958 buyer ratings, the most in the range
sweetsue.org is an independent shop guide to Sweet Sue canned chicken, chicken and dumplings and broth: can sizes, packs, prices per ounce, labels and buyer reviews.
What the Sweet Sue name covers
Sweet Sue began as a name for canned chicken dishes from Athens, Alabama. The 1967 registration lists barbecued chicken, chicken parts with rice, chicken dumplings, chicken stew and boned chicken. The 1976 registration is longer and reads like a Southern supper menu: whole chicken, chicken a la king, beef and dumplings, ham and dumplings, Brunswick stew.
The Sweet Sue range sold today is narrower. Chicken & Dumplings is still there, in two can sizes. Boned chicken lives on as chunk white chicken breast in cans and pouches and as boneless chicken in broth. Beef broth joined chicken broth in the record in 2007.
The brand has changed hands since Alabama. The registrations name Sweet Sue Kitchens first, then Saramar of Chicago, then Bumble Bee Foods of San Diego. The line on the label has stayed: From the kitchens of Sweet Sue.
The Sweet Sue range today
All 9 Sweet Sue cans- 5 oz canSee the Price on Amazon
- 24 oz canSee the Price on Amazon
- 3 oz pouchSee the Price on Amazon
- 50 oz canSee the Price on Amazon
What a Sweet Sue label carries
Sweet Sue labels, can by canEvery can and pouch prints the line From the kitchens of Sweet Sue above the name, in gold on a blue plaque. The chicken cans also carry the round inspection mark of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The back of the 3 oz pouch names a distributor in San Diego, California, and prints a recipe for chicken fold-overs. Each can prints its Nutrition Facts panel, its ingredient list and its Contains line.
The front of the label states the net weight in ounces and in grams, and the end of the can carries a stamped production code. Those two lines identify exactly which can a shopper holds.
Sweet Sue in four registrations
- 1967
June 27, 1967. Sweet Sue Kitchens Inc. of Athens, Alabama registers SWEET SUE for canned chicken: barbecued chicken, chicken parts with rice, chicken dumplings, chicken stew and boned chicken. The application was filed on May 16, 1966.
Source: USPTO, SWEET SUE, Reg. No. 831169, read 9 October 2026 - 1976
February 17, 1976. Sweet Sue Kitchens, Inc. registers the mark again for a longer list: canned whole chicken, chicken and dumplings, chicken barbecue, boned chicken, chicken stew, chicken a la king, chicken broth, boned turkey, beef and dumplings, ham and dumplings and Brunswick stew. This registration is still live and was renewed in 2016.
Source: USPTO, SWEET SUE, Reg. No. 1033998, read 9 October 2026 - 2004
June 1, 2004. FROM THE KITCHENS OF SWEET SUE, the line printed above the name on every can, is registered for canned and processed meats. Saramar, L.L.C. of Chicago filed it on March 23, 2000.
Source: USPTO, FROM THE KITCHENS OF SWEET SUE, Reg. No. 2847741, read 9 October 2026 - 2007
January 2, 2007. Bumble Bee Foods, LLC registers SWEET SUE for cooked chunk chicken, ham and turkey and for canned beef broth. Bumble Bee Foods is the owner of record of all the live Sweet Sue marks today.
Source: USPTO, SWEET SUE, Reg. No. 3194038, read 9 October 2026
Questions about the Sweet Sue brand
Who owns the Sweet Sue brand?
Bumble Bee Foods, LLC of San Diego, California is the owner of record of the SWEET SUE trademarks. The oldest live registration, No. 1033998, dates from February 17, 1976.
Where is Sweet Sue made?
The product details of the canned chunk white chicken and the 50 oz boneless chicken give the United States as the region of origin. The pouch names a distributor in San Diego, California.
How old is the Sweet Sue brand?
The name was registered for canned chicken on June 27, 1967, on an application filed on May 16, 1966. The first registrant was Sweet Sue Kitchens Inc. of Athens, Alabama.