Who owns Rio?
Rio is owned by CG Corp Global (Nepal).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: CG Corp Global — our business. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- CG Corp Global reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇳🇵 Nepal, Kathmandu
- Origin
- 🇳🇵 Nepal
- Founded
- 1998
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Juice & juice drinks
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Rio
Rio is the fruit drink brand CG Beverage was established to make in 1998. The company says it now produces more than 100 million packets a year in flavours including Alfonso mango, mixed fruit, apple and pineapple. It also runs a 65-millilitre triangular pack aimed at children, sold in Alfonso and mixed fruit, which the company describes as one of a kind in the Nepali market.
Ownership timeline of Rio
- Current owner CG Corp Global [1] reported
Where Rio sits in CG Corp Global
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by CG Corp Global
CG Corp Global controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in juice & juice drinks, and who owns them
The 142 brands in juice & juice drinks on Brandtree belong to 84 owners. The largest is Eckes-Granini, with 11; CG Corp Global has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Brämhults | Eckes-Granini | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Apple & Eve | Lassonde | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Appletiser | Coca-Cola | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Kagome Tomato Juice | Kagome | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Fructal | Nectar Group | 🇷🇸 Serbia |
| All Coco | Sappe | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Amayu | AJE | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| Kiddy Pack | Kasapreko | 🇬🇭 Ghana |
About the owner: CG Corp Global
CG Corp Global is a privately held company headquartered in Kathmandu, Nepal, founded in 1935. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control.
CG Corp Global is the largest business enterprise in Nepal and, by its own description, the country's first and only billion-dollar multinational, run from Kathmandu by the Chaudhary family and chaired by Binod Chaudhary. It says it comprises more than 202 companies and 261 brands with over 20,000 employees in more than 32 countries, spanning hotels and resorts, education, real estate, packaged food and drink, financial services, consumer electronics, cement and hydropower. The food business is the part that travels: CG Foods built its first instant noodle factory in Kathmandu in 1984 and now has plants in Nepal, India, Serbia, Bangladesh and Kazakhstan, and says its products reach more than 35 countries across five continents.
CG Corp Global: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇳🇵 Rio and other Nepali brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 17 brands that began in Nepal. 1 of them (6%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Rio is not one of them.
- Buddha Air — Buddha Air 🇳🇵
- Himalaya Airlines — Himalaya Airlines 🇳🇵
- Life Insurance Corporation (Nepal) — LIC of India 🇮🇳
- Nepal Airlines — Nepal Airlines 🇳🇵
- Shree Airlines — Shree Airlines 🇳🇵
- Sita Air — Sita Air 🇳🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Rio?
The parent company of Rio is CG Corp Global, a privately held company headquartered in Nepal.
Is Rio Nepali?
Yes. Rio originated in Nepal in 1998 and its owner, CG Corp Global, is also headquartered in Nepal.
Is Rio still owned by CG Corp Global?
Yes. As of 18 September 2026, Rio is still owned by CG Corp Global. 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] CG Corp Global — our business — CG Corp Global, Official document; retrieved 18 September 2026.
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