Vitaminwater is owned by Coca-Cola (the United States, NYSE: KO), which acquired the brand on 7 June 2007, as part of a $4.1 billion deal that also included Smartwater.[1][2] Vitaminwater was founded in 2000 in the United States and was independent until 2007.
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 .
Vitaminwater is a flavoured, vitamin-fortified water launched by Energy Brands in 2000. Coca-Cola acquired it with Glacéau in 2007, and the brand later faced litigation over health claims that led to changes in how it was marketed in the United States.
The USPTO record for the Vitaminwater mark lists Energy Brands, Inc. as the owner of record (serial number 75734223). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[3]
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Coca-Cola controls 24 brands on Brandtree, 23 of them in beverages.
The 121 brands in bottled water on Brandtree belong to 72 owners. The largest is Spadel, with 5; Coca-Cola has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bru | Spadel | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Al Ain Water | Agthia | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
| Cachantún | CCU | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Jamnica | Fortenova Group | 🇭🇷 Croatia |
| Ondrášovka | Kofola | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic |
| Aïn Atlas | Oulmès | 🇲🇦 Morocco |
| Garci | SFBT | 🇹🇳 Tunisia |
| Melgaço | Super Bock Group | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
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 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Vitaminwater is not one of them.
Coca-Cola acquired Energy Brands, known as Glacéau, for $4.1 billion in cash, buying vitaminwater and smartwater. It was the company's largest acquisition to that point and a bet that growth would come from outside carbonated drinks.
The parent company of Vitaminwater is Coca-Cola, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Yes. Vitaminwater originated in the United States in 2000 and its owner, Coca-Cola, is also headquartered in the United States.
Coca-Cola completed its acquisition of Vitaminwater on 7 June 2007, after announcing the deal on 25 May 2007. The deal, which also included Smartwater, was valued at $4.1 billion (enterprise value).
Vitaminwater was an independent company from its founding in 2000 until Coca-Cola acquired it in 2007.
Yes. As of 27 September 2026, Vitaminwater 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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