Who owns Postobón?
Postobón is owned by Postobón S.A. (Colombia).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Postobón — Informe de Sostenibilidad 2025, Postobón S.A. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Postobón S.A. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- Origin
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- Founded
- 1904
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Other carbonated soft drinks
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Postobón
Postobón is the carbonated soft drink line the whole company grew out of. Valerio Tobón Olarte's Kola Champaña, made in Medellín in 1904, spread through the city's cantinas and social gatherings and gave the firm its name. The brand now covers a family of flavoured sodas, apple, grape and orange among them, sold in returnable glass as well as plastic.
Ownership timeline of Postobón
Where Postobón sits in Postobón
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Postobón
Postobón controls 12 brands on Brandtree, 12 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Agua Cristal (1917)
- Bretaña (1918)
- Colombiana
- Hatsu
- Hipinto
- Hit (1997)
- Manzana Postobón (1954)
- Mr Tea (2005)
- Speed Max
- Squash (1999)
- Tutti Frutti
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; Postobón has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Hamoud La Blanche | Hamoud Boualem | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| 7UP (United States) | Keurig Dr Pepper | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 7UP | PepsiCo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Faxe Kondi | Royal Unibrew | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| Fanta | Coca-Cola | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Hi-Malt | Heineken | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Jones Soda | Jones Soda | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Melo | Kasapreko | 🇬🇭 Ghana |
About the owner: Postobón
Postobón is a privately held company headquartered in Colombia, founded in 1904. Brandtree records 12 brands under its control.
Postobón was founded in Medellín in 1904 by Valerio Tobón Olarte and Gabriel Posada, whose partnership Posada & Tobón gave the company the name it still uses. It belongs to the Organización Ardila Lülle and is the dominant Colombian soft drinks business, with more than fifty brands across sodas, bottled water, fruit drinks, teas, energy and hydration drinks, malts and beer. It also distributes and sells brands made by other companies, among them Pepsi, Gatorade, 7UP and Red Bull, which it does not own.
🇨🇴 Postobón and other Colombian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 108 brands that began in Colombia. 10 of them (9%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Postobón is not one of them.
- Activade — Quala 🇨🇴
- Aguila — AB InBev 🇧🇪
- Almendra Tropical — CasaLuker 🇨🇴
- La Bastilla — Grupo Nutresa 🇨🇴
- Airplan — ASUR 🇲🇽
- Alpina — Alpina 🇨🇴
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Postobón?
The parent company of Postobón is Postobón S.A., a privately held company headquartered in Colombia.
Is Postobón Colombian?
Yes. Postobón originated in Colombia in 1904 and its owner, Postobón S.A., is also headquartered in Colombia.
Is Postobón still owned by Postobón S.A.?
Yes. As of 22 September 2026, Postobón is still owned by Postobón S.A. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & 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] Postobón — Informe de Sostenibilidad 2025 — Postobón S.A., Annual report; retrieved 22 September 2026.
- [2] Postobón — La historia — Postobón S.A., Official document; retrieved 22 September 2026.
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