Who owns Lotta?
Lotta is owned by Kenafric (Kenya).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Kenafric Industries Limited — Confectionery product pages. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Kenafric Industries Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇪 Kenya, Nairobi
- Origin
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Category
- Food › Confectionery › Candy & sugar confectionery
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Lotta
Lotta is Kenafric's toffee and hard-candy brand, sold as assorted toffees in 200-piece jars and as butterscotch, caramella, choco cream, milk munch and yoghurt fruit chews in 80-piece packets, alongside a separate Lotta Tamooz candy and Lotto-branded mints. The range is built around dairy and cream flavour profiles rather than fruit, distinguishing it from the company's other confectionery lines.
Ownership timeline of Lotta
Where Lotta sits in Kenafric
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Kenafric brand portfolio (4) →
Other brands owned by Kenafric
Kenafric controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in candy & sugar confectionery, and who owns them
The 87 brands in candy & sugar confectionery on Brandtree belong to 39 owners. The largest is Cloetta, with 6.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Ahlgrens bilar | Cloetta | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Bottle Caps | Ferrero | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Charleston Chew | Tootsie Roll | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bon Bon Bum | Colombina | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Candy Kittens | Katjes International | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Airheads | Perfetti Van Melle | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Goldbears | Haribo | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Háls | Nói Síríus | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
About the owner: Kenafric
Kenafric is a privately held company headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, founded in 1987. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control.
Kenafric Industries is a family-founded Kenyan manufacturer that describes itself on its own site as having been founded in 1987 by the Chedda family, and today calls itself one of the largest makers of confectionery, culinary products, juices, biscuits and snacks in Kenya, operating from Baba Dogo in Nairobi. Its confectionery lines run from chewing gum and bubble gum to lollipops, ball gums, hard-boiled candies and toffees, sold in multi-piece retail packs aimed at low-income, high-frequency buyers across East and Central Africa. A separate Kenafric Manufacturing arm runs footwear and stationery divisions, and the group took private-equity investment in 2016 to fund further growth.
🇰🇪 Lotta 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; Lotta is not one of them.
- Amana — Unga Group 🇰🇪
- Cowboy — Bidco Africa 🇰🇪
- Dairy Best — Brookside Dairy 🇰🇪
- Manji Biscuits — Manji Food Industries 🇰🇪
- Afia — Kevian Kenya 🇰🇪
- AirKenya — AirKenya 🇰🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Lotta?
The parent company of Lotta is Kenafric, a privately held company headquartered in Kenya.
Is Lotta Kenyan?
Yes. Lotta originated in Kenya and its owner, Kenafric, is also headquartered in Kenya.
Is Lotta still owned by Kenafric?
Yes. As of 20 September 2026, Lotta is still owned by Kenafric. 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] Kenafric Industries Limited — Confectionery product pages — Kenafric Industries Limited, Official document; retrieved 20 September 2026.
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