Who owns Royal Oak?
Royal Oak, a food brand, is owned by Trade Kings (Zambia).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Trade Kings Group — About Us: our story, 1995 to 2024. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Trade Kings Group reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇿🇲 Zambia, Lusaka
- Origin
- 🇿🇲 Zambia
- Category
- Food › Baby & infant food › Baby meals & snacks
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Royal Oak
Royal Oak is the infant and child nutrition brand of Big Tree Brands, a Trade Kings subsidiary, and sells D'Lite instant cereals made with milk so that only water is added. Big Tree says it was the first producer of baby cereal in Zambia using roller dryer technology and began manufacturing in March 2010 with D'Lite Wheat, adding banana in May 2010, chocolate in June 2010, honey in March 2011, malt and milk in May 2011 and rice in November 2011.
Ownership timeline of Royal Oak
- Current owner Trade Kings [1] reported
Where Royal Oak sits in Trade Kings
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Trade Kings
Trade Kings controls 15 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in food.
Also in food
- Ama SipSip
- Amazon (2006)
- Milkit (2017)
- Nyama Soya (2006)
- Super (1998)
- Twin Cows
- Yoyo (2006)
Other brands in baby meals & snacks, and who owns them
The 20 brands in baby meals & snacks on Brandtree belong to 13 owners. The largest is Hero Group, with 6.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Baby Gourmet | Hero Group | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Promina | Indofood | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Cerelac | Nestlé | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Cerifam | Faffa Food | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia |
| Good Goût | H&H Group | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Earth's Best | Hain Celestial | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Anmum | Lactalis | 🇫🇷 France |
| Kiddylicious | Lotus Bakeries | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
About the owner: Trade Kings
Trade Kings is a privately held company headquartered in Lusaka, Zambia, founded in 1995. Brandtree records 15 brands under its control.
Trade Kings is a wholly Zambian-owned manufacturer that says it is among the largest fast-moving consumer goods producers in sub-Saharan Africa, with more than 91 brands and over 16,000 employees. It was founded in 1995 in a garage in Lusaka and its first product was Blue Boom detergent paste. It has since added soaps, confectionery, biscuits, baby cereal, dairy drinks and snacks, and in 2008 commissioned Kafue Steel Mills, which it describes as the first plant in sub-Saharan Africa to take raw iron ore through to finished steel.
🇿🇲 Royal Oak and other Zambian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 23 brands that began in Zambia. All of them are controlled from Zambia.
- Master Pork — Zambeef 🇿🇲
- Proflight Zambia — Proflight Zambia 🇿🇲
- Zambeef — Zambeef 🇿🇲
- Zamchick — Zambeef 🇿🇲
- Zamflour — Zambeef 🇿🇲
- Zamloaf — Zambeef 🇿🇲
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Royal Oak?
The parent company of Royal Oak is Trade Kings, a privately held company headquartered in Zambia.
Is Royal Oak Zambian?
Yes. Royal Oak originated in Zambia and its owner, Trade Kings, is also headquartered in Zambia.
Is Royal Oak still owned by Trade Kings?
Yes. As of 22 September 2026, Royal Oak is still owned by Trade Kings. 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] Trade Kings Group — About Us: our story, 1995 to 2024 — Trade Kings Group, Official document; retrieved 22 September 2026.
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