Who owns EKU (Seychelles)?
EKU (Seychelles) is made and sold by Seychelles Breweries, a subsidiary of PhoenixBev (Mauritius, SEM: PBL), under licence, an arrangement in place since 1984; Seychelles Breweries does not own the name.[1][2][3] The EKU name is owned by Erste Kulmbacher Actien Export Bier Brauerei.
Evidence: Seychelles Breweries Limited — 2025 Annual Report & Financial Statements. Last checked .
Key facts
- Licensed to
- Phoenix Beverages Limited via Seychelles Breweries reported
- Since
- Headquarters
- 🇲🇺 Mauritius, Port Louis
- Origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Category
- Beverages › Beer › Lager
- Parent ticker
- SEM: PBL
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About EKU (Seychelles)
EKU Bavaria was launched in the Seychelles in 1984 and has been brewed on Mahé ever since under licence from the Kulmbach brewery in Germany that owns the name. Seychelles Breweries lists it among its beers alongside SeyBrew and Vann Swet and produces it on the same lines, but the trademark is not its own: what it holds is the right to brew and sell a German beer in one Indian Ocean market.
Ownership timeline of EKU (Seychelles)
Where EKU (Seychelles) sits in PhoenixBev
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
- Seychelles Breweries (54.4%) · 4 brands
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Other brands owned by PhoenixBev
PhoenixBev controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Manawa (2022)
- Phoenix Beer (1963)
- SeyBrew (1972)
- SeyPearl
- Slow Turtle
- Vann Swet (2020)
Other brands in lager, and who owns them
The 200 brands in lager on Brandtree belong to 55 owners. The largest is AB InBev, with 17; PhoenixBev has 3.
About the owner: PhoenixBev
PhoenixBev is a publicly listed company headquartered in Port Louis, Mauritius, founded in 1960.
Phoenix Beverages is a Mauritian brewer and soft drinks company that also bottles The Coca-Cola Company's drinks on the island. It traces its business to 1953, when it began making soft drinks in Mauritius, and was incorporated as Mauritius Breweries Ltd in 1960 before being renamed. It also operates on Réunion Island through Edena and, from 1 July 2025, in Seychelles through a 54.4 per cent stake in Seychelles Breweries. Its ultimate holding company is the Mauritian conglomerate IBL Ltd.
🇩🇪 EKU (Seychelles) and other German brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 265 brands that began in Germany. 96 of them (36%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, EKU (Seychelles) among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who makes EKU (Seychelles)?
Seychelles Breweries makes and sells EKU (Seychelles) under a licensing agreement that has been in place since 1984.
Does Seychelles Breweries own EKU (Seychelles)?
No. Seychelles Breweries holds a licence to make and sell EKU (Seychelles), which is not the same as owning it.
Where did EKU (Seychelles) come from?
EKU (Seychelles) originated in Germany.
Sources (3) & 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] Seychelles Breweries Limited — 2025 Annual Report & Financial Statements — Seychelles Breweries Limited, Annual report; retrieved 23 September 2026.
- [2] Seychelles Breweries Ltd — Our beer — Seychelles Breweries Limited, Official document; retrieved 23 September 2026.
- [3] Seychelles Breweries Ltd — Production — Seychelles Breweries Limited, Official document; retrieved 23 September 2026.
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