Who owns Egils Kristall?
Egils Kristall 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
- 1994
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Bottled water
- Parent ticker
- Nasdaq Iceland: BERA
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Egils Kristall
Egils Kristall is the flavoured sparkling water introduced in 1994, originally with lemon, and it has grown into a range rather than a single drink. The company added a Kristall+ line carrying caffeine, vitamin D and zinc, which it named among the launches behind its performance in the year to February 2026, a period when functional drinks did much of the growing in Iceland.
Ownership timeline of Egils Kristall
Where Egils Kristall sits in Bera
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Bera
Bera controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 9 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Boli
- Borg Brugghús (2010)
- Brennivín
- Collab (2023)
- Egils Appelsín (1955)
- Egils Gull (1989)
- Egils Malt (1913)
- Iceland Spring
Other brands in bottled water, and who owns them
The 123 brands in bottled water on Brandtree belong to 74 owners. The largest is Spadel, with 5; Bera has 2.
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.
🇮🇸 Egils Kristall 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; Egils Kristall 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 Egils Kristall?
The parent company of Egils Kristall is Bera, a publicly listed company headquartered in Iceland.
Is Egils Kristall Icelandic?
Yes. Egils Kristall originated in Iceland in 1994 and its owner, Bera, is also headquartered in Iceland.
Is Egils Kristall still owned by Bera?
Yes. As of 22 September 2026, Egils Kristall 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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