Who owns Jinro Tonic Water?
Jinro Tonic Water is owned by HiteJinro (South Korea, KRX: 000080).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: HiteJinro Co., Ltd. Business Report (사업보고서) for fiscal year 2025, filed with DART, 18 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- HiteJinro Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Origin
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Other carbonated soft drinks
- Parent ticker
- KRX: 000080
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Jinro Tonic Water
Jinro Tonic Water is HiteJinro's tonic water brand. With growth in the Korean tonic market slowing, the company has widened the range with zero-sugar and flavoured versions, larger bottles, a variant with added energy ingredients and products for bars and restaurants, and sells it through a dedicated online brand store and joint promotions.
Ownership timeline of Jinro Tonic Water
Where Jinro Tonic Water sits in HiteJinro
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by HiteJinro
HiteJinro controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 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: HiteJinro
HiteJinro is a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea, founded in 1924. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as KRX: 000080.
HiteJinro is a South Korean drinks company founded in October 1924 as the soju maker Jinro. Hite Brewery's consortium bought Jinro out of court receivership in 2005, and the two merged and took the HiteJinro name in September 2011; HiteJinro Holdings owned 50.86 per cent at the end of 2025. Its 2025 consolidated sales were 2.50 trillion won, of which soju made 60.9 per cent, beer 30.3 per cent and bottled water 6.1 per cent.
🇰🇷 Jinro Tonic Water and other South Korean brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 237 brands that began in South Korea. 12 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Jinro Tonic Water is not one of them.
- 17 Cha — Namyang Dairy 🇰🇷
- A Café La — Binggrae 🇰🇷
- Barista Rules — Maeil Dairies 🇰🇷
- Boseong Green Tea — Dongwon Industries 🇰🇷
- Cass — AB InBev 🇧🇪
- Chum Churum Soonhari — Lotte Chilsung 🇰🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Jinro Tonic Water?
The parent company of Jinro Tonic Water is HiteJinro, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea.
Is Jinro Tonic Water South Korean?
Yes. Jinro Tonic Water originated in South Korea and its owner, HiteJinro, is also headquartered in South Korea.
Is Jinro Tonic Water still owned by HiteJinro?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Jinro Tonic Water is still owned by HiteJinro. 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] HiteJinro Co., Ltd. Business Report (사업보고서) for fiscal year 2025, filed with DART — HiteJinro Co., Ltd., Stock exchange filing, published 18 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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