Who owns Appletiser?
Appletiser is owned by Coca-Cola (the United States, NYSE: KO).[1]
Evidence: The Coca-Cola Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-20, SEC EDGAR, 20 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- The Coca-Cola Company verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Atlanta, Georgia
- Origin
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Founded
- 1966
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Juice & juice drinks
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: KO
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Appletiser
Appletiser is a sparkling apple juice created in South Africa in 1966, made from pressed apples with no added sugar and sold in a distinctive small glass bottle. Coca-Cola owns the brand, which is sold mainly in South Africa, the United Kingdom and parts of Europe.
Ownership timeline of Appletiser
Where Appletiser sits in Coca-Cola
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola controls 24 brands on Brandtree, 23 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Aquarius (1983)
- Ayataka (2007)
- BodyArmor (2011)
- Coca-Cola (1886)
- Coca-Cola Light (1983)
- Coca-Cola Zero Sugar (2005)
- Dasani (1999)
- Diet Coke (1982)
- Fanta (1940)
- Fuze Tea (2001)
- Georgia (1975)
- Innocent (1999)
- Limca (1977)
- Maaza (1976)
- Minute Maid (1945)
- Powerade (1988)
- Simply (2001)
- Smartwater (1996)
Other brands in juice & juice drinks, and who owns them
The 139 brands in juice & juice drinks on Brandtree belong to 82 owners. The largest is Eckes-Granini, with 11; Coca-Cola has 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Brämhults | Eckes-Granini | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Apple & Eve | Lassonde | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Kagome Tomato Juice | Kagome | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Fructal | Nectar Group | 🇷🇸 Serbia |
| All Coco | Sappe | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Amayu | AJE | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| Kiddy Pack | Kasapreko | 🇬🇭 Ghana |
| Boka | Quala | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
About the owner: Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is a publicly listed company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, founded in 1892. Brandtree records 24 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: KO.
The Coca-Cola Company is an Atlanta beverage company incorporated in 1892. It owns brands and concentrate, and mostly does not bottle its own drinks: independent and partly owned bottlers such as Coca-Cola Europacific Partners handle production and distribution.
🇿🇦 Appletiser and other South African brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 175 brands that began in South Africa. 12 of them (7%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Appletiser among them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Appletiser?
The parent company of Appletiser is Coca-Cola, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Appletiser South African or American?
Appletiser originated in South Africa in 1966, but it is owned today by Coca-Cola, which is headquartered in the United States. So Appletiser is a South African-origin brand under American ownership.
Is Appletiser still owned by Coca-Cola?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Appletiser is still owned by Coca-Cola. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] The Coca-Cola Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-20 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 20 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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