Who owns Coca-Cola (Rwanda)?
Coca-Cola (Rwanda) is made and sold by BRALIRWA (Rwanda, RSE: BLR) under licence, an arrangement in place since 1974; BRALIRWA does not own the name.[1] The Coca-Cola name is owned by Coca-Cola.
Evidence: BRALIRWA Annual Report and Accounts 2025, BRALIRWA Plc. Last checked .
Key facts
- Licensed to
- Brasseries et Limonaderies du Rwanda Plc reported
- Since
- Headquarters
- 🇷🇼 Rwanda, Kigali
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Cola
- Parent ticker
- RSE: BLR
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Coca-Cola (Rwanda)
BRALIRWA has produced Coca-Cola in Rwanda under licence from The Coca-Cola Company since 1974, alongside Fanta and Sprite, at its Kigali soft drinks plant. The name is not BRALIRWA's. Volumes grew 5.9 per cent in 2025, helped by a relaunch of the Share a Coke campaign and a distributor incentive scheme that rewarded the best-performing partners with a trip to the Africa Cup of Nations.
Ownership timeline of Coca-Cola (Rwanda)
Where Coca-Cola (Rwanda) 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 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in cola, and who owns them
The 23 brands in cola on Brandtree belong to 12 owners. The largest is Coca-Cola, with 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Coca-Cola | Coca-Cola | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Coca-Cola Almaty Bottlers | Coca-Cola İçecek | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| Diet Pepsi | PepsiCo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| BIG Cola | AJE | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| Hamoud Cola | Hamoud Boualem | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| Kofola | Kofola | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic |
| Smart Cola | Obolon | 🇺🇦 Ukraine |
| Jolly Cola | Olvi | 🇫🇮 Finland |
About the owner: BRALIRWA
BRALIRWA is a publicly listed company headquartered in Kigali, Rwanda, founded in 1957.
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.
🇺🇸 Coca-Cola (Rwanda) and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,570 brands that began in the United States. 501 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Coca-Cola (Rwanda) among them.
- 7UP — PepsiCo 🇺🇸
- 7UP (United States) — Keurig Dr Pepper 🇺🇸
- Alani Nu — Celsius Holdings 🇺🇸
- André — Gallo 🇺🇸
- Angry Orchard — Boston Beer 🇺🇸
- Apple & Eve — Lassonde 🇨🇦
Frequently asked questions
Who makes Coca-Cola (Rwanda)?
BRALIRWA makes and sells Coca-Cola (Rwanda) under a licensing agreement that has been in place since 1974.
Does BRALIRWA own Coca-Cola (Rwanda)?
No. BRALIRWA holds a licence to make and sell Coca-Cola (Rwanda), which is not the same as owning it. The name belongs to Coca-Cola.
Who owns the Coca-Cola (Rwanda) name?
Coca-Cola owns the Coca-Cola (Rwanda) trademark. BRALIRWA pays to use it.
Where did Coca-Cola (Rwanda) come from?
Coca-Cola (Rwanda) originated in the United States.
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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