Who owns Cowboy?
Cowboy is owned by Bidco Africa (Kenya).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Bidco Africa — our brands, Bidco Africa Limited. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Bidco Africa Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇪 Kenya, Thika
- Origin
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Baking mixes & ingredients
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Cowboy
Cowboy is a cooking fat Bidco markets as the only flavoured one on the market, enriched with vitamin A and sold for the dishes East African kitchens use fat for most: soft, flaky chapatis and slow-cooked stews. It is one of several tinned vegetable fats the company makes, alongside Kimbo, Chipsy and Mallo.
Ownership timeline of Cowboy
- Current owner Bidco Africa [1] reported
Where Cowboy sits in Bidco Africa
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Bidco Africa ownership tree →
See the full Bidco Africa brand portfolio (12) →
Other brands owned by Bidco Africa
Bidco Africa controls 12 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in baking mixes & ingredients, and who owns them
Bidco Africa has more brands in baking mixes & ingredients on Brandtree than any other owner: 5 of 74.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| EXE | Unga Group | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| Golden Penny | Flour Mills of Nigeria | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Al Horra | Lesieur Cristal | 🇲🇦 Morocco |
| Florencia | Molino Cañuelas | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Amuleia | Nisshin Seifun | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Clabber Girl | B&G Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| BUA Sugar | BUA Foods | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Duncan Hines | Conagra Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Bidco Africa
Bidco Africa is a privately held company headquartered in Thika, Kenya. Brandtree records 12 brands under its control.
Bidco Africa is a Kenyan consumer goods manufacturer based on General Kago Road in Thika, making edible oils and fats, soaps and detergents, hygiene products and drinks. It runs thirteen factories across Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania and an 84-acre industrial park, says its products reach more than 100,000 retail outlets a day and are distributed in over 25 countries, and buys from around 15,000 contracted farmers. It is privately held and publishes no accounts, so the brands below are taken from its own brands directory. That directory also lists Lucozade, Ribena and Sunquick, which belong to other companies and are not recorded here.
Bidco Africa: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇰🇪 Cowboy and other Kenyan brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 59 brands that began in Kenya. 3 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Cowboy is not one of them.
- Amana — Unga Group 🇰🇪
- Dairy Best — Brookside Dairy 🇰🇪
- Fresh — Kenafric 🇰🇪
- Manji Biscuits — Manji Food Industries 🇰🇪
- Afia — Kevian Kenya 🇰🇪
- AirKenya — AirKenya 🇰🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Cowboy?
The parent company of Cowboy is Bidco Africa, a privately held company headquartered in Kenya.
Is Cowboy Kenyan?
Yes. Cowboy originated in Kenya and its owner, Bidco Africa, is also headquartered in Kenya.
Is Cowboy still owned by Bidco Africa?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Cowboy is still owned by Bidco Africa. 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] Bidco Africa — our brands — Bidco Africa Limited, Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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