Who owns SWAN?
SWAN is owned by UAC of Nigeria (Nigeria, NGX: UACN).[1]
UAC of Nigeria owns 99.96% of SWAN 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
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Bottled water
- Parent ticker
- NGX: UACN
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About SWAN
SWAN is the spring water sold by UAC Foods Limited, the packaged-food arm that UAC of Nigeria holds 99.96% of. Water is one of three segments in that business, alongside snacks and ice cream, and the company reports selling its snacks, water and dairy in the tens of millions of units each month through a nationwide distribution network.
Ownership timeline of SWAN
- Current owner UAC of Nigeria (99.96%) [1] reported
Where SWAN 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, 2 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in bottled water, and who owns them
The 123 brands in bottled water on Brandtree belong to 74 owners. The largest is Spadel, with 5.
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 →
🇳🇬 SWAN 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; SWAN is not one of them.
- 33 Export — Heineken 🇳🇱
- Coco Crush — Flour Mills of Nigeria 🇳🇬
- Erisco Green Tea — Erisco Foods 🇳🇬
- Aero Contractors — Aero Contractors 🇳🇬
- Air Peace — Air Peace 🇳🇬
- Arik Air — Arik Air 🇳🇬
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of SWAN?
The parent company of SWAN is UAC of Nigeria, a publicly listed company headquartered in Nigeria.
Is SWAN Nigerian?
Yes. SWAN originated in Nigeria and its owner, UAC of Nigeria, is also headquartered in Nigeria.
Is SWAN still owned by UAC of Nigeria?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, SWAN 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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