Who owns Gental Care?
Gental Care 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
- Personal care & beauty › Tissue & paper hygiene › Diapers & baby wipes
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Gental Care
Gental Care is Bidco's hygiene and personal care brand, built around breathable baby pant diapers sold in an economy tier and a premium one and extending into other household hygiene products. It is the company's main move beyond food and cleaning, positioned on being safe for sensitive skin and affordable for ordinary households.
Ownership timeline of Gental Care
- Current owner Bidco Africa [1] reported
Where Gental Care sits in Bidco Africa
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Bidco Africa
Bidco Africa controls 12 brands on Brandtree.
Other brands in diapers & baby wipes, and who owns them
The 26 brands in diapers & baby wipes on Brandtree belong to 19 owners. The largest is Kimberly-Clark, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| GoodNites | Kimberly-Clark | 🇺🇸 United States |
| BBTips | CMPC | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Barlie | Golrang Industrial Group | 🇮🇷 Iran |
| Anerle | Hengan | 🇨🇳 China |
| Luvs | Procter & Gamble | 🇺🇸 United States |
| MamyPoko | Unicharm | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Savlon Twinkle | ACI Limited | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh |
| Pee&Poo | Artsana | 🇮🇹 Italy |
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 →
🇰🇪 Gental Care 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; Gental Care is not one of them.
- Afia — Kevian Kenya 🇰🇪
- AirKenya — AirKenya 🇰🇪
- Allsopps — EABL 🇰🇪
- Amana — Unga Group 🇰🇪
- Business Daily — Nation Media Group 🇰🇪
- Dairy Best — Brookside Dairy 🇰🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Gental Care?
The parent company of Gental Care is Bidco Africa, a privately held company headquartered in Kenya.
Is Gental Care Kenyan?
Yes. Gental Care originated in Kenya and its owner, Bidco Africa, is also headquartered in Kenya.
Is Gental Care still owned by Bidco Africa?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Gental Care 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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