Who owns Chivita?
Chivita is owned by UAC of Nigeria (Nigeria, NGX: UACN), which has owned the brand since 3 October 2025.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: UAC of Nigeria PLC — FY 2025 Audited Results, 30 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- UAC of Nigeria PLC reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria, Lagos
- Origin
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Juice & juice drinks
- Parent ticker
- NGX: UACN
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Chivita
Chivita is a Nigerian juice brand that UAC of Nigeria acquired on 3 October 2025 when it bought 100% of C.H.I. Limited, and consolidated from the fourth quarter of that year. UAC reports the business as the leader in Nigeria's evaporated milk and juice segment, selling juice and dairy by the million litres each month.
Ownership timeline of Chivita
- 2025 – present UAC of Nigeria [1] reported
Where Chivita sits in UAC of Nigeria
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full UAC of Nigeria brand portfolio (7) →
Other brands owned by UAC of Nigeria
UAC of Nigeria controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in juice & juice drinks, and who owns them
The 142 brands in juice & juice drinks on Brandtree belong to 84 owners. The largest is Eckes-Granini, with 11.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Brämhults | Eckes-Granini | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Apple & Eve | Lassonde | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Appletiser | Coca-Cola | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Kagome Tomato Juice | Kagome | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Fructal | Nectar Group | 🇷🇸 Serbia |
| All Coco | Sappe | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Amayu | AJE | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| Kiddy Pack | Kasapreko | 🇬🇭 Ghana |
About the owner: UAC of Nigeria
UAC of Nigeria is a publicly listed company headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, founded in 1879. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as NGX: UACN.
UAC of Nigeria is a Lagos holding company established in 1879 as a trading business, and reshaped over the following century by the Royal Niger Company, Lever Brothers and the United Africa Company before becoming a Nigerian-listed group. It owns businesses in packaged food and drink, paints, animal feed and quick-service restaurants, most of them at less than 100%. Its scale changed sharply in October 2025 when it bought the dairy and juice company C.H.I. Limited outright, a purchase that lifted group revenue 73% to 340.5 billion naira and cost 15 billion naira in one-off charges.
UAC of Nigeria: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇳🇬 Chivita and other Nigerian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 61 brands that began in Nigeria. 14 of them (23%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Chivita is not one of them.
- 33 Export — Heineken 🇳🇱
- Coco Crush — Flour Mills of Nigeria 🇳🇬
- Erisco Green Tea — Erisco Foods 🇳🇬
- Aero Contractors — Aero Contractors 🇳🇬
- Air Peace — Air Peace 🇳🇬
- Arik Air — Arik Air 🇳🇬
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Chivita?
The parent company of Chivita is UAC of Nigeria, a publicly listed company headquartered in Nigeria.
Is Chivita Nigerian?
Yes. Chivita originated in Nigeria and its owner, UAC of Nigeria, is also headquartered in Nigeria.
Since when has UAC of Nigeria owned Chivita?
UAC of Nigeria has owned Chivita since 3 October 2025.
Is Chivita still owned by UAC of Nigeria?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Chivita is still owned by UAC of Nigeria. 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] UAC of Nigeria PLC — FY 2025 Audited Results — UAC of Nigeria PLC, Official press release, published 30 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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