Who owns Fuller's London Pride?
Fuller's London Pride is owned by Asahi Group (Japan, TSE: 2502), which has owned the brand since 5 April 2019.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. Integrated Report 2025, 31 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Chiswick, London
- Founded
- 1959
- Category
- Beverages › Beer › Ale
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 2502
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Fuller's London Pride
London Pride is a bitter brewed by Fuller's at Chiswick, where brewing has taken place since the seventeenth century. Asahi acquired the Fuller's beer business in 2019 for £250 million, while the pub estate stayed with the listed Fuller's company.
Ownership timeline of Fuller's London Pride
- 2019 – present Asahi Group [1] reported
Where Fuller's London Pride sits in Asahi Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Asahi Group
Asahi Group controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 9 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Asahi Super Dry (1987)
- Carlton Draught (1864)
- Grolsch (1615)
- Meantime (1999)
- Peroni (1846)
- Pilsner Urquell (1842)
- Tyskie (1629)
- Victoria Bitter (1854)
Other brands in ale, and who owns them
The 62 brands in ale on Brandtree belong to 32 owners. The largest is Duvel Moortgat, with 7; Asahi Group has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Birrificio del Ducato | Duvel Moortgat | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Bishops Finger | Shepherd Neame | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Farsons Blue Label | Farsons | 🇲🇹 Malta |
| Lagunitas | Heineken | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Franziskaner | AB InBev | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Avery Brewing Company | Mahou San Miguel | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Dogfish Head | Boston Beer | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Belikin Stout | Bowen & Bowen | 🇧🇿 Belize |
About the owner: Asahi Group
Asahi Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1889. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 2502.
Asahi Group Holdings was founded in Osaka in 1889 and is one of the two dominant Japanese brewers. It became a genuinely international company between 2016 and 2020 by buying the European and Australian beer brands that AB InBev was forced to divest to clear its takeover of SABMiller.
🇬🇧 Fuller's London Pride and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 552 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 291 of them (53%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Fuller's London Pride among them.
- Badger — Hall & Woodhouse 🇬🇧
- Balblair — ThaiBev 🇹🇭
- Beefeater — Pernod Ricard 🇫🇷
- Bishops Finger — Shepherd Neame 🇬🇧
- Bombay Sapphire — Bacardi 🇧🇲
- Boost — A.G. Barr 🇬🇧
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Fuller's London Pride?
The parent company of Fuller's London Pride is Asahi Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Fuller's London Pride British or Japanese?
Fuller's London Pride originated in the United Kingdom in 1959, but it is owned today by Asahi Group, which is headquartered in Japan. So Fuller's London Pride is a British-origin brand under Japanese ownership.
Since when has Asahi Group owned Fuller's London Pride?
Asahi Group has owned Fuller's London Pride since 5 April 2019.
Is Fuller's London Pride still owned by Asahi Group?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Fuller's London Pride is still owned by Asahi Group. 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] Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. Integrated Report 2025 — Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd., Annual report, published 31 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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