Who owns Cheetah Energy Drink?
Cheetah Energy Drink is owned by BRALIRWA (Rwanda, RSE: BLR).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: BRALIRWA Annual Report and Accounts 2025, BRALIRWA Plc. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Brasseries et Limonaderies du Rwanda Plc reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇷🇼 Rwanda, Kigali
- Origin
- 🇷🇼 Rwanda
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Energy drinks
- Parent ticker
- RSE: BLR
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Cheetah Energy Drink
Cheetah is BRALIRWA's own energy drink, the second of the two non-alcoholic brands the company owns outright rather than produces under licence. It grew in 2025 on packaging changes that improved shelf standout and on Time to Rise, a fitness sponsorship platform used to reach its core drinkers. BRALIRWA was also the primary sponsor of Rwandan national basketball from 2022.
Ownership timeline of Cheetah Energy Drink
Where Cheetah Energy Drink sits in BRALIRWA
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by BRALIRWA
BRALIRWA controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in energy drinks, and who owns them
The 44 brands in energy drinks on Brandtree belong to 34 owners. The largest is Monster Beverage, with 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bang Energy | Monster Beverage | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Climax | Heineken | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| M-150 | Osotspa | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Alani Nu | Celsius Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Baikal | Chernogolovka | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Boost | A.G. Barr | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Volt | AJE | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| Collab | Bera | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
About the owner: BRALIRWA
BRALIRWA is a publicly listed company headquartered in Kigali, Rwanda, founded in 1957. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as RSE: BLR.
BRALIRWA is Rwanda's largest brewer and soft drinks maker, founded in 1957 and inaugurated in 1959 by King Mutara III Rudahigwa. Heineken N.V. took a 75 per cent majority stake in 1971 and still holds it, through Heineken International B.V. and Beleggingsmaatschappij Limba B.V.; the other quarter is publicly held, and BRALIRWA was the first company listed on the Rwanda Stock Exchange, on 31 January 2011. It brews at Gisenyi and bottles soft drinks at Kigali, and has produced Coca-Cola products under licence since 1974. Revenue reached Rwf 263 billion in 2025 on 417 employees.
🇷🇼 Cheetah Energy Drink and other Rwandan brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 12 brands that began in Rwanda. All of them are controlled from Rwanda.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Cheetah Energy Drink?
The parent company of Cheetah Energy Drink is BRALIRWA, a publicly listed company headquartered in Rwanda.
Is Cheetah Energy Drink Rwandan?
Yes. Cheetah Energy Drink originated in Rwanda and its owner, BRALIRWA, is also headquartered in Rwanda.
Is Cheetah Energy Drink still owned by BRALIRWA?
Yes. As of 20 September 2026, Cheetah Energy Drink is still owned by BRALIRWA. 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] BRALIRWA Annual Report and Accounts 2025 — BRALIRWA Plc, Annual report; retrieved 20 September 2026.
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