Who owns Vimto?
Vimto is owned by Nichols (the United Kingdom, LSE: NICL).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Annual Report 2025 — Nichols plc, 10 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Nichols plc reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Newton-le-Willows
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Manchester
- Founded
- 1908
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Juice & juice drinks
- Parent ticker
- LSE: NICL
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Vimto
Vimto was created in Manchester in 1908 as a herbal tonic called Vim Tonic and reformulated as a soft drink. It became a fixture of Ramadan across the Gulf and West Africa after a Yemeni trader began importing it in the 1920s, and sales there spike enormously each year.
Ownership timeline of Vimto
Where Vimto sits in Nichols
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in juice & juice drinks, and who owns them
The 139 brands in juice & juice drinks on Brandtree belong to 82 owners. The largest is Eckes-Granini, with 11.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Brämhults | Eckes-Granini | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Apple & Eve | Lassonde | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Appletiser | Coca-Cola | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Kagome Tomato Juice | Kagome | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Fructal | Nectar Group | 🇷🇸 Serbia |
| All Coco | Sappe | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Amayu | AJE | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| Kiddy Pack | Kasapreko | 🇬🇭 Ghana |
About the owner: Nichols
Nichols is a publicly listed company headquartered in Newton-le-Willows, United Kingdom, founded in 1908. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as LSE: NICL.
Nichols is a British soft drinks company built almost entirely on one brand, Vimto, which it has sold since 1908. A substantial share of its revenue comes from the Middle East and Africa, where Vimto is drunk during Ramadan in quantities that dwarf its British sales.
🇬🇧 Vimto and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 552 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 291 of them (53%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Vimto is not one of them.
- Badger — Hall & Woodhouse 🇬🇧
- Balblair — ThaiBev 🇹🇭
- Beefeater — Pernod Ricard 🇫🇷
- Bishops Finger — Shepherd Neame 🇬🇧
- Bombay Sapphire — Bacardi 🇧🇲
- Boost — A.G. Barr 🇬🇧
Official recalls involving Vimto products
1 recall notice from government regulators matched to Vimto. Each applies to the specific products, sizes and lot codes named in the notice, not to every product sold under the name.
- ‘Love The Taste’ Promotional Pack versions of Vimto Original; ‘Love The Taste’ Promotional Pack versions of Vimto Original £1.25 Price Marked Pack — UK FSA, · Product recall information notice
Reason given: Potential risk to consumers who need to manage their sugar intake.
Recalling firm: Nichols plc
Matched automatically from FDA, USDA FSIS, UK Food Standards Agency and CPSC records only when the recalling firm corresponds to this ownership record and, for a brand, the brand name appears in the product description. Check the linked notice for exact products and lots. Method.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Vimto?
The parent company of Vimto is Nichols, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Vimto British?
Yes. Vimto originated in the United Kingdom in 1908 and its owner, Nichols, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Vimto still owned by Nichols?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Vimto is still owned by Nichols. 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] Annual Report 2025 — Nichols plc — Nichols plc, Annual report, published 10 March 2026; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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