Who owns Nyama Soya?
Nyama Soya is owned by Trade Kings (Zambia).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Trade Kings Group — About Us: our story, 1995 to 2024. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Trade Kings Group reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇿🇲 Zambia, Lusaka
- Origin
- 🇿🇲 Zambia
- Founded
- 2006
- Category
- Food › Meat, poultry & seafood › Plant-based meat
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Nyama Soya
Nyama Soya is a soya meal sold in two flavours as a meat replacement, made by Big Tree Brands, which states on its own site that it is a subsidiary of the Trade Kings Group. It was introduced in 2006 in the same wave as Yoyo, Swiss Bake and Royal Oak, and is one of very few plant-based meat brands in the region that is domestically owned rather than imported.
Ownership timeline of Nyama Soya
- Current owner Trade Kings [1] reported
Where Nyama Soya sits in Trade Kings
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Trade Kings brand portfolio (15) →
Other brands owned by Trade Kings
Trade Kings controls 15 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in plant-based meat, and who owns them
The 23 brands in plant-based meat on Brandtree belong to 19 owners. The largest is Monde Nissin, with 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Loma Linda | Century Pacific | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| Field Roast | Maple Leaf Foods | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Cauldron | Monde Nissin | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| Nasoya | Pulmuone | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Vegini | Avril | 🇫🇷 France |
| The Green Mountain | Bell Food Group | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Beyond Meat | Beyond Meat | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Lankasoy | CBL Group | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
About the owner: Trade Kings
Trade Kings is a privately held company headquartered in Lusaka, Zambia, founded in 1995. Brandtree records 15 brands under its control.
Trade Kings is a wholly Zambian-owned manufacturer that says it is among the largest fast-moving consumer goods producers in sub-Saharan Africa, with more than 91 brands and over 16,000 employees. It was founded in 1995 in a garage in Lusaka and its first product was Blue Boom detergent paste. It has since added soaps, confectionery, biscuits, baby cereal, dairy drinks and snacks, and in 2008 commissioned Kafue Steel Mills, which it describes as the first plant in sub-Saharan Africa to take raw iron ore through to finished steel.
🇿🇲 Nyama Soya and other Zambian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 23 brands that began in Zambia. All of them are controlled from Zambia.
- Master Pork — Zambeef 🇿🇲
- Proflight Zambia — Proflight Zambia 🇿🇲
- Zambeef — Zambeef 🇿🇲
- Zamchick — Zambeef 🇿🇲
- Zamflour — Zambeef 🇿🇲
- Zamloaf — Zambeef 🇿🇲
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Nyama Soya?
The parent company of Nyama Soya is Trade Kings, a privately held company headquartered in Zambia.
Is Nyama Soya Zambian?
Yes. Nyama Soya originated in Zambia in 2006 and its owner, Trade Kings, is also headquartered in Zambia.
Is Nyama Soya still owned by Trade Kings?
Yes. As of 22 September 2026, Nyama Soya is still owned by Trade Kings. 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] Trade Kings Group — About Us: our story, 1995 to 2024 — Trade Kings Group, Official document; retrieved 22 September 2026.
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