Who owns Supreme?
Supreme, a food brand from Nigeria, is owned by UAC of Nigeria (Nigeria, NGX: UACN).[1]
UAC of Nigeria owns 99.96% of Supreme rather than all of it.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: UAC of Nigeria PLC — FY 2025 Audited Results, 30 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- UAC of Nigeria PLC (99.96% stake) reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria, Lagos
- Origin
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Category
- Food › Frozen food › Ice cream
- Parent ticker
- NGX: UACN
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Supreme
Supreme is one of the brands of UAC Foods Limited, whose three segments are snacks, ice cream and spring water — the snack being Gala and the water SWAN. UAC of Nigeria reports that the business leads the country's mass-market ice cream segment, and holds 99.96% of it.
Ownership timeline of Supreme
- Current owner UAC of Nigeria (99.96%) [1] reported
Where Supreme sits in UAC of Nigeria
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full UAC of Nigeria brand portfolio (7) →
Other brands owned by UAC of Nigeria
UAC of Nigeria controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in ice cream, and who owns them
The 74 brands in ice cream on Brandtree belong to 34 owners. The largest is The Magnum Ice Cream Company, with 14.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Ben & Jerry's | The Magnum Ice Cream Company | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Bravo Cone | Binggrae | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Drumstick | Froneri | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Dippin' Dots | J&J Snack Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Deluxe | Mengniu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Choco Monaka Jumbo | Morinaga | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Gala | Paradise Foods | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea |
| Ice Vegas | Poulina | 🇹🇳 Tunisia |
About the owner: UAC of Nigeria
UAC of Nigeria is a publicly listed company headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, founded in 1879. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as NGX: UACN.
UAC of Nigeria is a Lagos holding company established in 1879 as a trading business, and reshaped over the following century by the Royal Niger Company, Lever Brothers and the United Africa Company before becoming a Nigerian-listed group. It owns businesses in packaged food and drink, paints, animal feed and quick-service restaurants, most of them at less than 100%. Its scale changed sharply in October 2025 when it bought the dairy and juice company C.H.I. Limited outright, a purchase that lifted group revenue 73% to 340.5 billion naira and cost 15 billion naira in one-off charges.
UAC of Nigeria: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇳🇬 Supreme and other Nigerian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 61 brands that began in Nigeria. 14 of them (23%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Supreme is not one of them.
- BUA Pasta — BUA Foods 🇳🇬
- Emperor — Dufil Prima Foods 🇳🇬
- Erisco — Erisco Foods 🇳🇬
- Golden Penny — Flour Mills of Nigeria 🇳🇬
- 33 Export — Heineken 🇳🇱
- Aero Contractors — Aero Contractors 🇳🇬
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Supreme?
The parent company of Supreme is UAC of Nigeria, a publicly listed company headquartered in Nigeria.
Is Supreme Nigerian?
Yes. Supreme originated in Nigeria and its owner, UAC of Nigeria, is also headquartered in Nigeria.
Is Supreme still owned by UAC of Nigeria?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Supreme is still owned by UAC of Nigeria (99.96% stake). 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] UAC of Nigeria PLC — FY 2025 Audited Results — UAC of Nigeria PLC, Official press release, published 30 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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