Who owns BIGGA?
BIGGA is owned by Wisynco (Jamaica, JSE: WISYNCO).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Wisynco Group Limited 2025 Annual Report. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Wisynco Group Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica, Lakespen, St Catherine
- Origin
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Founded
- 1996
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Other carbonated soft drinks
- Parent ticker
- JSE: WISYNCO
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About BIGGA
BIGGA is a Jamaican soft drink launched in 1996 by The Jamaica Drink Company, then a Wisynco subsidiary, with Kola Champagne, Cream Soda, Pineapple and Orange flavours meant to compete with imported soft drinks. Ginger Beer, Fruit Punch, Grape, Cola and Lemon Lime followed. It became known as Jamaica's own, and with WATA and CranWATA was among the first products in its category to carry the JamaicaMade Mark.
Ownership timeline of BIGGA
Where BIGGA sits in Wisynco
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Wisynco
Wisynco controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in other carbonated soft drinks, and who owns them
The 80 brands in other carbonated soft drinks on Brandtree belong to 47 owners. The largest is PepsiCo, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Hamoud La Blanche | Hamoud Boualem | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| 7UP (United States) | Keurig Dr Pepper | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 7UP | PepsiCo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Colombiana | Postobón | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Faxe Kondi | Royal Unibrew | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| Fanta | Coca-Cola | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Hi-Malt | Heineken | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Jones Soda | Jones Soda | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Wisynco
Wisynco is a publicly listed company headquartered in Lakespen, St Catherine, Jamaica, founded in 1965. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as JSE: WISYNCO.
Wisynco is a Jamaican drinks maker and distributor established in 1965, which in its early years made Ironman water boots. It makes its own soft drinks, bottled water and energy drinks, and since 2025 beer, and it is also the Jamaican distributor for Coca-Cola, since 2006, and General Mills, since 1994. It listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange in 2017 and is ultimately controlled by Evesam Investments Holdings of the Cayman Islands. Revenue in the year to June 2025 was J$57 billion.
🇯🇲 BIGGA and other Jamaican brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 23 brands that began in Jamaica. 4 of them (17%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; BIGGA is not one of them.
- Appleton Estate — Campari Group 🇳🇱
- Captain Morgan — Diageo 🇬🇧
- Catherine's Peak — GraceKennedy 🇯🇲
- Swizzzle — Seprod 🇯🇲
- Hamilton's Smokehouse — Jamaica Broilers 🇯🇲
- Norman Manley International Airport — GAP 🇲🇽
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of BIGGA?
The parent company of BIGGA is Wisynco, a publicly listed company headquartered in Jamaica.
Is BIGGA Jamaican?
Yes. BIGGA originated in Jamaica in 1996 and its owner, Wisynco, is also headquartered in Jamaica.
Is BIGGA still owned by Wisynco?
Yes. As of 17 September 2026, BIGGA is still owned by Wisynco. 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] Wisynco Group Limited 2025 Annual Report — Wisynco Group Limited, Annual report; retrieved 17 September 2026.
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