Who owns Lion Strong?
Lion Strong is owned by Lion Brewery (Sri Lanka, CSE: LION.N0000).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC Annual Report 2025/26. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka, Biyagama
- Origin
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Category
- Beverages › Beer › Lager
- Parent ticker
- CSE: LION.N0000
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Lion Strong
Lion Strong is a stronger beer in the Lion range brewed by Lion Brewery (Ceylon) at Biyagama. The annual report names it alongside Lion Lager, Lion Stout and Lion Ice as products and pack formats that maintain a strong market presence, and describes these core brands as continuously kept aligned with consumer expectations. The report gives no separate alcohol content for the beer, so its category here is a best fit.
Ownership timeline of Lion Strong
- Current owner Lion Brewery [1] reported
Where Lion Strong sits in Lion Brewery
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Lion Brewery ownership tree →
See the full Lion Brewery brand portfolio (4) →
Other brands owned by Lion Brewery
Lion Brewery controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in lager, and who owns them
The 199 brands in lager on Brandtree belong to 54 owners. The largest is AB InBev, with 17; Lion Brewery has 2.
About the owner: Lion Brewery
Lion Brewery is a publicly listed company headquartered in Biyagama, Sri Lanka. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as CSE: LION.N0000.
Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC is a Sri Lankan brewer listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange in 1997, whose report describes its main production facility at Biyagama and traces the business back through The Ceylon Brewery Ltd to a brewery set up in 1881. Its immediate parent is Ceylon Beverage Holdings PLC, with Carson Cumberbatch PLC above it and Bukit Darah PLC as ultimate parent. Carlsberg Group took a 25 per cent holding in 1996. The company brews Carlsberg, Somersby and Guinness Stout for the local market under arrangements with those owners (it pays Carlsberg a royalty), and those brands are not listed here as Lion brands.
Lion Brewery: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇱🇰 Lion Strong and other Sri Lankan brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 53 brands that began in Sri Lanka. 1 of them (2%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Lion Strong is not one of them.
- Bison — DCSL 🇱🇰
- Elephant House — Ceylon Cold Stores 🇱🇰
- KIST — Cargills 🇱🇰
- My Juicee — Lanka Milk Foods 🇱🇰
- Atlas — Hemas 🇱🇰
- Causeway Paints — Asian Paints 🇮🇳
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Lion Strong?
The parent company of Lion Strong is Lion Brewery, a publicly listed company headquartered in Sri Lanka.
Is Lion Strong Sri Lankan?
Yes. Lion Strong originated in Sri Lanka and its owner, Lion Brewery, is also headquartered in Sri Lanka.
Is Lion Strong still owned by Lion Brewery?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Lion Strong is still owned by Lion Brewery. 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] Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC Annual Report 2025/26 — Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC, Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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