Who owns Slow Turtle?
Slow Turtle is owned by PhoenixBev (Mauritius, SEM: PBL) through its subsidiary Seychelles Breweries.[1]
PhoenixBev owns 54.4% of Seychelles Breweries rather than all of it.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Seychelles Breweries Limited — 2025 Annual Report & Financial Statements. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Phoenix Beverages Limited via Seychelles Breweries reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇲🇺 Mauritius, Port Louis
- Origin
- 🇸🇨 Seychelles
- Category
- Beverages › Beer › Cider
- Parent ticker
- SEM: PBL
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Slow Turtle
Slow Turtle is the cider Seychelles Breweries makes at Le Rocher, sold in a 280 millilitre bottle at 5.5 per cent alcohol. The company describes it as fresh, sweet and tangy, meant for cutting through the midday heat or for the end of a warm evening, and markets it on island life rather than on orchards. It was reformulated and kept growing in the year to June 2025. No launch year is published, so none is recorded.
Ownership timeline of Slow Turtle
- Current owner PhoenixBev via Seychelles Breweries [1] reported
Where Slow Turtle sits in PhoenixBev
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
- Seychelles Breweries (54.4%) · 4 brands
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Other brands owned by PhoenixBev
PhoenixBev controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Manawa (2022)
- Phoenix Beer (1963)
- SeyBrew (1972)
- SeyPearl
- Vann Swet (2020)
Other brands in cider, and who owns them
The 22 brands in cider on Brandtree belong to 12 owners. The largest is C&C Group, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bulmers | C&C Group | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| Thatchers Cider | Thatchers | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Angry Orchard | Boston Beer | 🇺🇸 United States |
| La Benedicta | Heineken | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Ciber | Obolon | 🇺🇦 Ukraine |
| Bud Light Seltzer | AB InBev | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Wild Wave | Adnams | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Somersby | Carlsberg | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
About the owner: PhoenixBev
PhoenixBev is a publicly listed company headquartered in Port Louis, Mauritius, founded in 1960. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as SEM: PBL.
Phoenix Beverages is a Mauritian brewer and soft drinks company that also bottles The Coca-Cola Company's drinks on the island. It traces its business to 1953, when it began making soft drinks in Mauritius, and was incorporated as Mauritius Breweries Ltd in 1960 before being renamed. It also operates on Réunion Island through Edena and, from 1 July 2025, in Seychelles through a 54.4 per cent stake in Seychelles Breweries. Its ultimate holding company is the Mauritian conglomerate IBL Ltd.
🇸🇨 Slow Turtle and other Seychellois brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 5 brands that began in the Seychelles. 4 of them (80%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Slow Turtle among them.
- Air Seychelles — Air Seychelles 🇸🇨
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Slow Turtle?
The parent company of Slow Turtle is PhoenixBev, a publicly listed company headquartered in Mauritius. Slow Turtle sits under PhoenixBev's subsidiary Seychelles Breweries.
Is Slow Turtle Seychellois or Mauritian?
Slow Turtle originated in the Seychelles, but it is owned today by PhoenixBev, which is headquartered in Mauritius. So Slow Turtle is a Seychellois-origin brand under Mauritian ownership.
Is Slow Turtle still owned by PhoenixBev?
Yes. As of 23 September 2026, Slow Turtle is still owned by PhoenixBev. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (3) & 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] Seychelles Breweries Limited — 2025 Annual Report & Financial Statements — Seychelles Breweries Limited, Annual report; retrieved 23 September 2026.
- [2] Seychelles Breweries Ltd — RTD and cider — Seychelles Breweries Limited, Official document; retrieved 23 September 2026.
- [3] Seychelles Breweries Ltd — Our Brands — Seychelles Breweries Limited, Official document; retrieved 23 September 2026.
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