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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The parent company of Limca is Coca-Cola, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Limca Indian or American?
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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?
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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?
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Limca was an independent company from its founding in 1977 until Coca-Cola acquired it in 1993.
Is Limca still owned by Coca-Cola?
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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.
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Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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