Who owns Okanagan Spring?
Okanagan Spring is owned by Sapporo (Japan, TSE: 2501).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Sapporo Breweries Ltd. Medium-Term Management Plan (2027–30). Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Sapporo Breweries Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Founded
- 1985
- Category
- Beverages › Beer › Ale
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 2501
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Okanagan Spring
Okanagan Spring is a British Columbia beer brand whose brewery was established in 1985 in the Okanagan Valley and still brews in the same location. Sleeman Breweries bought it in 1996, and through Sleeman it is now owned by the Japanese brewer Sapporo. Sleeman lists it with Unibroue and Wild Rose among the Canadian craft brands in its portfolio.
Ownership timeline of Okanagan Spring
Where Okanagan Spring sits in Sapporo
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Sapporo
Sapporo controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in ale, and who owns them
The 62 brands in ale on Brandtree belong to 32 owners. The largest is Duvel Moortgat, with 7; Sapporo has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Birrificio del Ducato | Duvel Moortgat | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Bishops Finger | Shepherd Neame | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Farsons Blue Label | Farsons | 🇲🇹 Malta |
| Lagunitas | Heineken | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Franziskaner | AB InBev | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Avery Brewing Company | Mahou San Miguel | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Fuller's London Pride | Asahi Group | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Dogfish Head | Boston Beer | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Sapporo
Sapporo is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1876. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 2501.
Sapporo traces its beginnings to the Kaitakushi Brewery founded in Sapporo, Hokkaido in 1876. The listed company, formerly the pure holding company Sapporo Holdings, became a business holding company and changed its name to Sapporo Breweries Ltd. on 1 July 2026, with revenue of 506.9 billion yen in 2025. It is concentrating on alcoholic beverages: in December 2025 it agreed to sell its real estate subsidiary, owner of Yebisu Garden Place and Sapporo Factory, to a consortium of PAG and KKR in stages ending in 2029, and in April 2026 it agreed to transfer the Stone craft beer brand to Firestone Walker.
🇨🇦 Okanagan Spring and other Canadian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 179 brands that began in Canada. 46 of them (26%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Okanagan Spring among them.
- Big 8 — Empire 🇨🇦
- Black Velvet — Heaven Hill 🇺🇸
- Canada Dry — Keurig Dr Pepper 🇺🇸
- Carling — Molson Coors 🇺🇸
- Crown Royal — Diageo 🇬🇧
- Fruité — Lassonde 🇨🇦
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Okanagan Spring?
The parent company of Okanagan Spring is Sapporo, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Okanagan Spring Canadian or Japanese?
Okanagan Spring originated in Canada in 1985, but it is owned today by Sapporo, which is headquartered in Japan. So Okanagan Spring is a Canadian-origin brand under Japanese ownership.
Is Okanagan Spring still owned by Sapporo?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Okanagan Spring is still owned by Sapporo. 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] Sapporo Breweries Ltd. Medium-Term Management Plan (2027–30) — Sapporo Breweries Ltd., Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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