Who owns Pepsi (Malta)?
Pepsi (Malta) is made and sold by Farsons (Malta, MSE: SFC) under licence, an arrangement in place since 1977; Farsons does not own the name.[1] The Pepsi name is owned by PepsiCo.
Evidence: Simonds Farsons Cisk p.l.c. Annual Report for the year ended 31 January 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Licensed to
- Simonds Farsons Cisk p.l.c. reported
- Since
- Headquarters
- 🇲🇹 Malta, Birkirkara
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Cola
- Parent ticker
- MSE: SFC
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Pepsi (Malta)
Farsons has bottled Pepsi in Malta under licence since 1977, which the company calls one of the longest-lasting bottling agreements PepsiCo has anywhere; it was appointed exclusive bottler and franchisee for 7Up in 2002. The portfolio it fills and sells locally runs to Pepsi, Pepsi Zero, 7Up, 7Up Zero and Mirinda Zero. None of those names are Farsons' own — the company is the exclusive partner in Malta to PepsiCo, not the owner of the brands.
Ownership timeline of Pepsi (Malta)
Where Pepsi (Malta) sits in Farsons
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Farsons
Farsons controls 11 brands on Brandtree, 11 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in cola, and who owns them
The 23 brands in cola on Brandtree belong to 12 owners. The largest is Coca-Cola, with 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Coca-Cola | Coca-Cola | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Coca-Cola Almaty Bottlers | Coca-Cola İçecek | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| Diet Pepsi | PepsiCo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| BIG Cola | AJE | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| Hamoud Cola | Hamoud Boualem | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| Kofola | Kofola | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic |
| Smart Cola | Obolon | 🇺🇦 Ukraine |
| Jolly Cola | Olvi | 🇫🇮 Finland |
About the owner: Farsons
Farsons is a publicly listed company headquartered in Birkirkara, Malta, founded in 1928.
Farsons is Malta's brewer and soft drinks bottler, and traces its origins to 1928, when L. Farrugia & Sons built a brewery in Hamrun and launched Farsons Pale Ale on 19 April. It merged with the British brewer H & G Simonds a year later and with the Malta Export Brewery, makers of Cisk, in 1948, which gave the company the three-part name it still carries. It was the first private-sector company to list on the Malta Stock Exchange, in 1995. In the year to 31 January 2026 it spun off its food business — Quintano Foods and the Maltese Pizza Hut, Burger King and KFC franchises — as Quinco Holdings p.l.c., distributed to its own shareholders as a dividend in kind and separately listed in October 2025, which the company describes as returning it to its original roots as a brewer, bottler and importer of beverages. Turnover from continuing operations was €106.5 million.
🇺🇸 Pepsi (Malta) and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,570 brands that began in the United States. 501 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Pepsi (Malta) among them.
- 7UP — PepsiCo 🇺🇸
- 7UP (United States) — Keurig Dr Pepper 🇺🇸
- Alani Nu — Celsius Holdings 🇺🇸
- André — Gallo 🇺🇸
- Angry Orchard — Boston Beer 🇺🇸
- Apple & Eve — Lassonde 🇨🇦
Frequently asked questions
Who makes Pepsi (Malta)?
Farsons makes and sells Pepsi (Malta) under a licensing agreement that has been in place since 1977.
Does Farsons own Pepsi (Malta)?
No. Farsons holds a licence to make and sell Pepsi (Malta), which is not the same as owning it.
Where did Pepsi (Malta) come from?
Pepsi (Malta) originated in the United States.
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] Simonds Farsons Cisk p.l.c. Annual Report for the year ended 31 January 2026 — Simonds Farsons Cisk p.l.c., Annual report; retrieved 18 September 2026.
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