Who owns Pokka?
Pokka 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
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Ready-to-drink tea & coffee
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 2501
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Pokka
Pokka is the drinks and food brand of Sapporo's Pokka Sapporo Food & Beverage, covering Pokka Lemon 100 juice, Pokka Coffee and Jikkuri Kotokoto soups in Japan. Sapporo says its lemon juice seasonings held a 78 per cent share of that Japanese market in 2023 and 2024, and in Singapore, where Pokka is led by Jasmine Green Tea, it held 66 per cent of tea-based drinks in 2025 according to Nielsen.
Ownership timeline of Pokka
Where Pokka 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
- Kireto Lemon
- Okanagan Spring (1985)
- Sapporo Draft Beer Kuro Label (1977)
- Sapporo Premium Beer
- Sleeman (1988)
- Unibroue
- Yebisu (1890)
Other brands in ready-to-drink tea & coffee, and who owns them
The 40 brands in ready-to-drink tea & coffee on Brandtree belong to 31 owners. The largest is Coca-Cola, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Ayataka | Coca-Cola | 🇺🇸 United States |
| East Leaf | Nongfu Spring | 🇨🇳 China |
| Cordia | Ghanim International | 🇧🇳 Brunei |
| Barista Rules | Maeil Dairies | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Hatsu | Postobón | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| VITA | Vitasoy | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Justea | Yeo's | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| Free Tea | AJE | 🇵🇪 Peru |
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.
🇯🇵 Pokka and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 456 brands that began in Japan. 23 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Pokka is not one of them.
- Aquarius — Coca-Cola 🇺🇸
- Asahi Super Dry — Asahi Group 🇯🇵
- Blendy — Ajinomoto 🇯🇵
- Café au Lait — Glico 🇯🇵
- Gogo no Kocha — Kirin 🇯🇵
- Hibiki — Suntory 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Pokka?
The parent company of Pokka is Sapporo, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Pokka Japanese?
Yes. Pokka originated in Japan and its owner, Sapporo, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Pokka still owned by Sapporo?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Pokka 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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