Thums Up is owned by Coca-Cola (the United States, NYSE: KO), which acquired the brand in 1993.[1][2] Thums Up was founded in 1977 in India and was independent until 1993.
Evidence: The Coca-Cola Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-20, SEC EDGAR, 20 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Thums Up was created in India in 1977 after Coca-Cola left the country over foreign investment rules, and Coca-Cola bought it in 1993 on its return. It outsells Coca-Cola in India, so the company owns the brand that beat it.
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Coca-Cola controls 24 brands on Brandtree, 23 of them in beverages.
Coca-Cola has more brands in cola on Brandtree than any other owner: 5 of 23.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Coca-Cola Almaty Bottlers | Coca-Cola İçecek | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| Diet Pepsi | PepsiCo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| BIG Cola | AJE | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| Hamoud Cola | Hamoud Boualem | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| Kofola | Kofola | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic |
| Smart Cola | Obolon | 🇺🇦 Ukraine |
| Jolly Cola | Olvi | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Maxx Cola | PRAN-RFL | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh |
Coca-Cola is a publicly listed company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, founded in 1892. Brandtree records 24 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: KO.
The Coca-Cola Company is an Atlanta beverage company incorporated in 1892. It owns brands and concentrate, and mostly does not bottle its own drinks: independent and partly owned bottlers such as Coca-Cola Europacific Partners handle production and distribution.
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 279 brands that began in India. 9 of them (3%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Thums Up among them.
Coca-Cola bought the Parle soft drink brands on returning to India, having left in 1977 rather than dilute its ownership under foreign investment rules. It acquired the market leader instead of competing with it, and Thums Up still outsells Coca-Cola's own cola in India.
The parent company of Thums Up is Coca-Cola, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Thums Up originated in India in 1977, but it is owned today by Coca-Cola, which is headquartered in the United States. So Thums Up is an Indian-origin brand under American ownership.
Coca-Cola completed its acquisition of Thums Up in 1993, after announcing the deal in 1993. The price was not disclosed.
Thums Up was an independent company from its founding in 1977 until Coca-Cola acquired it in 1993.
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Thums Up is still owned by Coca-Cola. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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