Who owns RIDE?
RIDE is owned by Cargills (Sri Lanka, CSE: CARG.N0000).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Cargills (Ceylon) PLC Integrated Annual Report 2025/26. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Cargills (Ceylon) PLC reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka, Colombo
- Origin
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Energy drinks
- Parent ticker
- CSE: CARG.N0000
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About RIDE
RIDE is the energy drink Cargills makes and sells in Sri Lanka, and the company describes it as a leading locally made brand in a category otherwise dominated by imports. It was given a full packaging refresh and a renewed "Real Energy" positioning in the year to March 2026, and became the Official Energy Drink Partner of the Sri Lanka national cricket team, which is the most direct route to national attention available to any consumer brand on the island.
Ownership timeline of RIDE
Where RIDE sits in Cargills
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Cargills
Cargills controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in energy drinks, and who owns them
The 44 brands in energy drinks on Brandtree belong to 34 owners. The largest is Monster Beverage, with 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bang Energy | Monster Beverage | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Climax | Heineken | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| M-150 | Osotspa | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Alani Nu | Celsius Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Baikal | Chernogolovka | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Boost | A.G. Barr | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Volt | AJE | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| Collab | Bera | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
About the owner: Cargills
Cargills is a publicly listed company headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka, founded in 1844. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control, and it is listed as CSE: CARG.N0000.
Cargills is Sri Lanka's largest food company, which began in 1844 as a general warehouse, import and wholesale business and until 1983 ran only four upmarket department stores. It now spans supermarkets, dairy, beverages, processed meats, confectionery and restaurants, and reported group revenue of Rs. 272.7 billion and profit after tax of Rs. 10.8 billion for the year ended 31 March 2026. Its distinguishing feature is the agricultural supply chain it built after 1999, buying fruit and vegetables directly from smallholders through collection centres rather than through middlemen, which makes it the single largest collector of produce in the country.
🇱🇰 RIDE and other Sri Lankan brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 60 brands that began in Sri Lanka. 1 of them (2%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; RIDE is not one of them.
- Bison — DCSL 🇱🇰
- Elephant House — Ceylon Cold Stores 🇱🇰
- Lion Lager — Lion Brewery 🇱🇰
- My Juicee — Lanka Milk Foods 🇱🇰
- Ran Kahata — Sunshine Holdings 🇱🇰
- Atlas — Hemas 🇱🇰
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of RIDE?
The parent company of RIDE is Cargills, a publicly listed company headquartered in Sri Lanka.
Is RIDE Sri Lankan?
Yes. RIDE originated in Sri Lanka and its owner, Cargills, is also headquartered in Sri Lanka.
Is RIDE still owned by Cargills?
Yes. As of 23 September 2026, RIDE is still owned by Cargills. 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] Cargills (Ceylon) PLC Integrated Annual Report 2025/26 — Cargills (Ceylon) PLC, Annual report; retrieved 23 September 2026.
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