Who owns Collab?
Collab is owned by Bera (Iceland, Nasdaq Iceland: BERA).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Ölgerðin — About us, Ölgerðin Egill Skallagrímsson ehf. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Bera hf. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇸 Iceland, Reykjavík
- Origin
- 🇮🇸 Iceland, Reykjavík
- Founded
- 2023
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Energy drinks
- Parent ticker
- Nasdaq Iceland: BERA
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Collab
Collab is the energy drink the group launched through subsidiaries set up in 2023, one in Iceland and one in Denmark, and it is the brand the company has pushed hardest outside its home market. Along with Iceland Spring it accounts for most of the export segment the group reports separately from its domestic Egils and Danól businesses.
Ownership timeline of Collab
Where Collab sits in Bera
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Bera ownership tree →
See the full Bera brand portfolio (9) →
Other brands owned by Bera
Bera controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 9 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Boli
- Borg Brugghús (2010)
- Brennivín
- Egils Appelsín (1955)
- Egils Gull (1989)
- Egils Kristall (1994)
- Egils Malt (1913)
- Iceland Spring
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 |
| Cheetah Energy Drink | BRALIRWA | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
About the owner: Bera
Bera is a publicly listed company headquartered in Reykjavík, Iceland, founded in 1913. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control, and it is listed as Nasdaq Iceland: BERA.
Bera is the listed Icelandic drinks group that Tómas Tómasson started on 17 April 1913 as Ölgerðin Egill Skallagrímsson, brewing in two basement rooms with a 65-litre kettle. It is Iceland's largest producer of both alcohol-free and alcoholic drinks and owns several of the oldest brand names in the country. Shareholders approved the change of name from Ölgerðin Egill Skallagrímsson hf. to Bera hf. on 26 February 2026 and Nasdaq Iceland made the switch on 4 March 2026; Ölgerðin continues as one of the group's operating companies alongside Danól, Collab, Iceland Spring, Kjarnavörur and Gæðabakstur, the last two having joined on 1 December 2025. Revenue for the year to 28 February 2026 was up 7.3 per cent with EBITDA of ISK 5,007 million.
🇮🇸 Collab and other Icelandic brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 32 brands that began in Iceland. 2 of them (6%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Collab is not one of them.
- Air Atlanta Icelandic — Air Atlanta 🇮🇸
- Bananar — Hagar 🇮🇸
- Eimskip — Eimskip 🇮🇸
- Eitt Sett — Nói Síríus 🇮🇸
- Icelandair — Icelandair 🇮🇸
- Kerecis — Coloplast 🇩🇰
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Collab?
The parent company of Collab is Bera, a publicly listed company headquartered in Iceland.
Is Collab Icelandic?
Yes. Collab originated in Iceland in 2023 and its owner, Bera, is also headquartered in Iceland.
Is Collab still owned by Bera?
Yes. As of 22 September 2026, Collab is still owned by Bera. 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] Ölgerðin — About us — Ölgerðin Egill Skallagrímsson ehf., Official document; retrieved 22 September 2026.
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