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Who owns Limca?

Limca is owned by Coca-Cola (the United States, NYSE: KO), which acquired the brand in 1993.[1][2] Limca was founded in 1977 in India and was independent until 1993.

Evidence: The Coca-Cola Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-20, SEC EDGAR, 20 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .

Key facts

Current owner
The Coca-Cola Company verified
Owned since
· deal details
Previous owner
Independent (1977–1993)
Owner HQ
🇺🇸 United States, Atlanta, Georgia
Origin
🇮🇳 India
Founded
1977
Category
Beverages › Soft drinks › Other carbonated soft drinks
Parent ticker
NYSE: KO
Last verified
· 2 sources

About Limca

Limca is a lemon-lime soft drink created in India in 1977 and acquired by Coca-Cola in 1993 with the Parle brands. It is one of the largest soft drinks in India and gave its name to a national book of records.

Ownership timeline of Limca

Owners of Limca over 1977 to 2026 Coca-Cola 1993–present Coca-Cola 19801990200020102020
  1. 1993 – present Coca-Cola — acquired 1993 [1][2] verified

Where Limca sits in Coca-Cola

Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.

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Other brands owned by Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola controls 24 brands on Brandtree, 23 of them in beverages.

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Founded in the 1970s

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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; Coca-Cola has 3.

BrandOwnerOwner 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
Hi-Malt Heineken 🇳🇱 Netherlands
Jones Soda Jones Soda 🇺🇸 United States
Melo Kasapreko 🇬🇭 Ghana

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About the owner: Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola is a publicly listed company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, founded in 1892. Brandtree records 24 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: KO.

The Coca-Cola Company is an Atlanta beverage company incorporated in 1892. It owns brands and concentrate, and mostly does not bottle its own drinks: independent and partly owned bottlers such as Coca-Cola Europacific Partners handle production and distribution.

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🇮🇳 Limca and other Indian brands

Brandtree records a controlling owner for 279 brands that began in India. 9 of them (3%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Limca among them.

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Deals involving Limca

Acquisition closed

Coca-Cola acquires Thums Up, Limca and Maaza

Coca-Cola bought the Parle soft drink brands on returning to India, having left in 1977 rather than dilute its ownership under foreign investment rules. It acquired the market leader instead of competing with it, and Thums Up still outsells Coca-Cola's own cola in India.

Value
Undisclosed
Seller
—
Regulatory
None recorded

Frequently asked questions

Who is the parent company of Limca?

The parent company of Limca is Coca-Cola, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.

Is Limca Indian or American?

Limca originated in India in 1977, but it is owned today by Coca-Cola, which is headquartered in the United States. So Limca is an Indian-origin brand under American ownership.

When did Coca-Cola buy Limca?

Coca-Cola completed its acquisition of Limca in 1993, after announcing the deal in 1993. The price was not disclosed.

Who owned Limca before Coca-Cola?

Limca was an independent company from its founding in 1977 until Coca-Cola acquired it in 1993.

Is Limca still owned by Coca-Cola?

Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Limca is still owned by Coca-Cola. 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. [1] The Coca-Cola Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-20 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 20 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
  2. [2] The Coca-Cola Company — company history in India — The Coca-Cola Company, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.

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