Who owns Gold Band?
Gold Band 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 › Dairy & alternatives › Butter
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Gold Band
Gold Band is Bidco's margarine, sold both as a spread and as a baking fat. It is lactose-free and entirely plant-based, which the company leans on in a market where dairy butter is expensive, and it is marketed at home cooks and professional chefs alike for pastry, baking and frying.
Ownership timeline of Gold Band
- Current owner Bidco Africa [1] reported
Where Gold Band 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 butter, and who owns them
The 51 brands in butter on Brandtree belong to 30 owners. The largest is KKR, with 7.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Becel | KKR | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Breakstone's | Dairy Farmers of America | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Fleurial | Cevital Agro-Industrie | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| Familia | Lesieur Cristal | 🇲🇦 Morocco |
| Clover | Saputo | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Mavesa | Empresas Polar | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
| Anchor | Lactalis | 🇫🇷 France |
| Neo Soft | Megmilk Snow Brand | 🇯🇵 Japan |
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 →
🇰🇪 Gold Band 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; Gold Band 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 Gold Band?
The parent company of Gold Band is Bidco Africa, a privately held company headquartered in Kenya.
Is Gold Band Kenyan?
Yes. Gold Band originated in Kenya and its owner, Bidco Africa, is also headquartered in Kenya.
Is Gold Band still owned by Bidco Africa?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Gold Band 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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