Who owns Irn-Bru?
Irn-Bru is owned by A.G. Barr (the United Kingdom, LSE: BAG).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: A.G. Barr p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2025, 29 April 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- A.G. Barr p.l.c. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Cumbernauld, Scotland
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Falkirk, Scotland
- Founded
- 1901
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Other carbonated soft drinks
- Parent ticker
- LSE: BAG
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Irn-Bru
Irn-Bru has been sold since 1901 and its recipe is a trade secret known to a small number of people. Its bright orange colour and flavour are famously hard to describe, and it is the best-selling soft drink in Scotland after Coca-Cola.
Ownership timeline of Irn-Bru
Where Irn-Bru sits in A.G. Barr
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full A.G. Barr brand portfolio (4) →
Other brands owned by A.G. Barr
A.G. Barr controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in other carbonated soft drinks, and who owns them
The 80 brands in other carbonated soft drinks on Brandtree belong to 47 owners. The largest is PepsiCo, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Hamoud La Blanche | Hamoud Boualem | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| 7UP (United States) | Keurig Dr Pepper | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 7UP | PepsiCo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Colombiana | Postobón | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Faxe Kondi | Royal Unibrew | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| Fanta | Coca-Cola | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Hi-Malt | Heineken | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Jones Soda | Jones Soda | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: A.G. Barr
A.G. Barr is a publicly listed company headquartered in Cumbernauld, Scotland, United Kingdom, founded in 1875. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as LSE: BAG.
A.G. Barr was founded in Falkirk in 1875 and is one of the few soft drinks companies anywhere to outsell Coca-Cola in its home market, which Irn-Bru did in Scotland for decades. The Barr family has been involved in the business for five generations.
🇬🇧 Irn-Bru 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; Irn-Bru is not one of them.
- Badger — Hall & Woodhouse 🇬🇧
- Balblair — ThaiBev 🇹🇭
- Beefeater — Pernod Ricard 🇫🇷
- Bishops Finger — Shepherd Neame 🇬🇧
- Bombay Sapphire — Bacardi 🇧🇲
- Bruichladdich — Rémy Cointreau 🇫🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Irn-Bru?
The parent company of Irn-Bru is A.G. Barr, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Irn-Bru British?
Yes. Irn-Bru originated in the United Kingdom in 1901 and its owner, A.G. Barr, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Irn-Bru still owned by A.G. Barr?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Irn-Bru is still owned by A.G. Barr. 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] A.G. Barr p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2025 — A.G. Barr p.l.c., Annual report, published 29 April 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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