Who owns Bell Lager?
Bell Lager is owned by EABL (Kenya, NSE: EABL).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: East African Breweries PLC Integrated Report and Financial Statements 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- East African Breweries PLC reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇪 Kenya, Nairobi
- Origin
- 🇺🇬 Uganda
- Founded
- 1950
- Category
- Beverages › Beer › Lager
- Parent ticker
- NSE: EABL USE: EABL DSE: EABL
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Bell Lager
Bell Lager was the first beer brewed in Uganda, in 1950, and remains the country's defining beer brand. East African Breweries makes it through Uganda Breweries, which it owns 98.2 per cent of, and aims it at younger drinkers. Recent variants include the lemon-flavoured Bell Citrus and Bell Honey, a light honey-infused lager at around 4.2 per cent alcohol.
Ownership timeline of Bell Lager
Where Bell Lager sits in EABL
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full EABL brand portfolio (12) →
Other brands owned by EABL
EABL controls 12 brands on Brandtree, 12 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Allsopps
- Alvaro (2008)
- Balozi (2012)
- Chrome (2014)
- Kenya Cane (1976)
- Pilsner
- Senator Keg (2004)
- Serengeti
- Tusker (1922)
- Uganda Waragi (1965)
- White Cap
Other brands in lager, and who owns them
The 200 brands in lager on Brandtree belong to 55 owners. The largest is AB InBev, with 17; EABL has 8.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Aguila | AB InBev | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| 33 Export | Heineken | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Asahi Super Dry | Asahi Group | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| 333 | ThaiBev | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Cristal | CCU | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Cabro | Cervecería Centro Americana | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
| Beermix | Obolon | 🇺🇦 Ukraine |
| Bomonti Filtresiz | Anadolu Efes | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
About the owner: EABL
EABL is a publicly listed company headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, founded in 1922. Brandtree records 12 brands under its control, and it is listed as NSE: EABL, USE: EABL and DSE: EABL.
East African Breweries is the largest drinks company in East Africa, built around Kenya Breweries, which was incorporated in 1922 and brewed its first beer that December. It took its present name in 1935 after buying Tanganyika Breweries, and today owns Kenya Breweries outright, Uganda Breweries at 98.2 per cent and Serengeti Breweries in Tanzania at 85 per cent, with shares listed in Nairobi and cross-listed in Kampala and Dar es Salaam. Its own corporate structure chart shows Diageo Kenya Limited holding 65 per cent of the company and public shareholders the other 35 per cent.
🇺🇬 Bell Lager and other Ugandan brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 16 brands that began in Uganda. 4 of them (25%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Bell Lager among them.
- JESA JUS — Jesa Farm Dairy 🇺🇬
- Baby Junior — Movit 🇺🇬
- Daily Monitor — Nation Media Group 🇰🇪
- Uganda Airlines — Uganda Airlines 🇺🇬
- JESA Bonga — Jesa Farm Dairy 🇺🇬
- JESA Butter — Jesa Farm Dairy 🇺🇬
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Bell Lager?
The parent company of Bell Lager is EABL, a publicly listed company headquartered in Kenya.
Is Bell Lager Ugandan or Kenyan?
Bell Lager originated in Uganda in 1950, but it is owned today by EABL, which is headquartered in Kenya. So Bell Lager is a Ugandan-origin brand under Kenyan ownership.
Is Bell Lager still owned by EABL?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Bell Lager is still owned by EABL. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & 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] East African Breweries PLC Integrated Report and Financial Statements 2025 — East African Breweries PLC, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] East African Breweries — our brands — East African Breweries PLC, Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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