Who owns Malta Gold?
Malta Gold is owned by Heineken (the Netherlands, AEX: HEIA) through its subsidiary Nigerian Breweries, which has owned the brand since 17 October 2011.[1]
Heineken owns 72.9% of Nigerian Breweries rather than all of it.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Nigerian Breweries Plc 2025 Annual Report and Accounts. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Heineken N.V. via Nigerian Breweries reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands, Amsterdam
- Origin
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Other carbonated soft drinks
- Parent ticker
- AEX: HEIA
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Malta Gold
Malta Gold is a non-alcoholic malt drink that came to Nigerian Breweries in the October 2011 purchase of Sona Systems, alongside the Goldberg lager. It is one of four malt brands the company now sells in Nigeria, next to Maltina, Hi-Malt and the licensed Amstel Malta, in a category crowded enough to support all of them.
Ownership timeline of Malta Gold
Where Malta Gold sits in Heineken
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
- BRANA (95%) · 5 brands
- Nigerian Breweries (72.9%) · 14 brands
Open the full Heineken ownership tree →
See the full Heineken brand portfolio (29) →
Other brands owned by Heineken
Heineken controls 29 brands on Brandtree, 29 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- 33 Export
- Amstel (1870)
- Birra Moretti (1859)
- Climax (2010)
- Cruzcampo (1904)
- Desperados (1995)
- Dos Equis (1897)
- Goldberg (2009)
- Gulder (1970)
- Heineken (1873)
- Hi-Malt (1991)
- Kinanm (2014)
- La Benedicta
- Lagunitas (1993)
- Legend Extra Stout (1992)
- Life Continental Lager (1983)
- Malta H (1976)
- Maltina (1976)
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; Heineken has 3.
| 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 |
| Jones Soda | Jones Soda | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Melo | Kasapreko | 🇬🇭 Ghana |
About the owner: Heineken
Heineken is a publicly listed company headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, founded in 1864. Brandtree records 29 brands under its control, and it is listed as AEX: HEIA.
Heineken was founded in Amsterdam in 1864 when Gerard Adriaan Heineken bought the Haystack brewery. It is the second-largest brewer in the world and remains family-influenced through Heineken Holding N.V.
🇳🇬 Malta Gold and other Nigerian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 61 brands that began in Nigeria. 14 of them (23%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Malta Gold among them.
- Chivita — UAC of Nigeria 🇳🇬
- Coco Crush — Flour Mills of Nigeria 🇳🇬
- Erisco Green Tea — Erisco Foods 🇳🇬
- Aero Contractors — Aero Contractors 🇳🇬
- Air Peace — Air Peace 🇳🇬
- Arik Air — Arik Air 🇳🇬
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Malta Gold?
The parent company of Malta Gold is Heineken, a publicly listed company headquartered in the Netherlands. Malta Gold sits under Heineken's subsidiary Nigerian Breweries.
Is Malta Gold Nigerian or Dutch?
Malta Gold originated in Nigeria, but it is owned today by Heineken, which is headquartered in the Netherlands. So Malta Gold is a Nigerian-origin brand under Dutch ownership.
Since when has Nigerian Breweries owned Malta Gold?
Nigerian Breweries has owned Malta Gold since 17 October 2011.
Is Malta Gold still owned by Heineken?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Malta Gold is still owned by Heineken. 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] Nigerian Breweries Plc 2025 Annual Report and Accounts — Nigerian Breweries Plc, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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