Who owns Jaya Grocer?
Jaya Grocer is owned by Grab (Singapore, NASDAQ: GRAB), which has owned the brand since 31 January 2022.[1][2]
Grab owns 72.5% of Jaya Grocer rather than all of it.
Evidence: Grab Holdings Limited Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-06, SEC EDGAR, 6 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Grab Holdings Limited (72.5% stake) verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇸🇬 Singapore, Singapore
- Origin
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Retailer own brands › Grocery own brands
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: GRAB
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Jaya Grocer
Jaya Grocer is a mass-premium Malaysian supermarket chain that Grab bought a majority economic interest in during 2022, and it ran 61 stores at the end of 2025 with more than 42,000 stock-keeping units, about 1,100 suppliers and over two million members of its Jaya Loyalty scheme. Grab owns 72.5 per cent of the equity but that carries only half the voting power; the other 27.5 per cent belongs to Green Aurora Sdn Bhd, a company owned by one of Grab's own employees, over whose shares Grab holds a call option.
What Grab's annual report says about Jaya Grocer
Sentences about Jaya Grocer from Grab's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Accordingly, 50% of the ordinary shares in Jaya Grocer are held by an entity ("Malaysian local partner") owned by a Malaysian national who is our employee.
We, through a wholly owned subsidiary, have entered into a management agreement with Jaya Grocer and the Malaysian local partner that generally entitles us to decide, among others, on business and financial strategies, including funding, and other strategy matters in relation to the business of Jaya Grocer, in the best interest of Jaya Grocer and in consultation with the Malaysian local partner.
Our economic ownership of Jaya Grocer is reflected through our ownership of its preference shares which entitles us to 100% of the economic interest in Jaya Grocer.
How often Grab names Jaya Grocer in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Jaya Grocer
Where Jaya Grocer sits in Grab
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Grab
Grab controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
Other brands in grocery own brands, and who owns them
The 170 brands in grocery own brands on Brandtree belong to 55 owners. The largest is Cencosud, with 12; Grab has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bretas | Cencosud | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Lucerne | Albertsons | 🇺🇸 United States |
| City Gross | Axfood | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Chalo | Empire | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Checkers | Shoprite Group | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Amanhecer | Jerónimo Martins | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
| K-Citymarket | Kesko | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Farmer's Market | Loblaw | 🇨🇦 Canada |
About the owner: Grab
Grab is a publicly listed company headquartered in Singapore, Singapore, founded in 2011. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: GRAB.
Grab calls itself Southeast Asia's leading superapp, operating in deliveries, mobility and digital financial services across more than 900 cities in eight countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. It was incorporated in July 2011 as MyTeksi Sdn. Bhd. in Malaysia, launched a taxi-hailing service there in June 2012, renamed itself Grab in 2016 and listed on Nasdaq in December 2021 through a business combination with Altimeter Growth Corp. Its 2018 acquisition of Uber's Southeast Asian business left Uber a major strategic shareholder. Revenue was $3,370 million in 2025.
🇲🇾 Jaya Grocer and other Malaysian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 71 brands that began in Malaysia. 11 of them (15%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Jaya Grocer among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Jaya Grocer?
The parent company of Jaya Grocer is Grab, a publicly listed company headquartered in Singapore.
Is Jaya Grocer Malaysian or Singaporean?
Jaya Grocer originated in Malaysia, but it is owned today by Grab, which is headquartered in Singapore. So Jaya Grocer is a Malaysian-origin brand under Singaporean ownership.
Since when has Grab owned Jaya Grocer?
Grab has owned Jaya Grocer since 31 January 2022.
Is Jaya Grocer still owned by Grab?
Yes. As of 29 October 2026, Jaya Grocer is still owned by Grab (72.5% stake). The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & 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] Grab Holdings Limited Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-06 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 6 March 2026; retrieved 21 September 2026.
- [2] Grab Holdings Limited Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2022 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 26 April 2023; retrieved 28 October 2026.
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