Who owns Ciro?
Ciro is owned by AVI (South Africa, JSE: AVI).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: AVI — Integrated Annual Report June 2025, AVI Limited. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- AVI Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Origin
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Category
- Beverages › Coffee, tea & hot drinks › Coffee
- Parent ticker
- JSE: AVI
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Ciro
Ciro is AVI's out-of-home coffee business, supplying coffee and beverage dispensing equipment to forecourts, hospitality businesses and outsourced caterers in South Africa. Revenue grew 4.1 per cent in 2025 on higher prices, but volumes fell as price-sensitive customers traded down and corporate clients cut back on office spending.
Ownership timeline of Ciro
Where Ciro sits in AVI
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by AVI
AVI controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in coffee, and who owns them
The 67 brands in coffee on Brandtree belong to 34 owners. The largest is Keurig Dr Pepper, with 10.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Douwe Egberts | Keurig Dr Pepper | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Café Caribe | Coffee Holding | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Café Barão | Melitta | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Nescafé | Nestlé | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Ah Huat | Power Root | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Barcaffè | Atlantic Grupa | 🇭🇷 Croatia |
| Carte Noire | Lavazza | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Boyds | Royal Cup | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: AVI
AVI is a publicly listed company headquartered in South Africa. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as JSE: AVI.
AVI is a South African branded consumer goods company with a primary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, more than 50 brands and turnover of R16.02 billion in its 2025 financial year. It is organised into Entyce Beverages (tea, coffee and creamer), Snackworks (biscuits and snacks), I&J (frozen seafood), Indigo Brands (personal care) and a footwear and apparel business. Most of its core brands are its own, but it holds Lavazza coffee and the Lacoste, Gant and Eden Park fashion brands under licence.
🇿🇦 Ciro 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; Ciro is not one of them.
- Appletiser — Coca-Cola 🇺🇸
- Castle Lager — AB InBev 🇧🇪
- Energade — Tiger Brands 🇿🇦
- @home — TFG 🇿🇦
- Ackermans — Pepkor 🇿🇦
- Afrocentric — Sanlam 🇿🇦
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Ciro?
The parent company of Ciro is AVI, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Africa.
Is Ciro South African?
Yes. Ciro originated in South Africa and its owner, AVI, is also headquartered in South Africa.
Is Ciro still owned by AVI?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Ciro is still owned by AVI. 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] AVI — Integrated Annual Report June 2025 — AVI Limited, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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