Who owns WATA?
WATA is owned by Wisynco (Jamaica, JSE: WISYNCO).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Wisynco Group Limited 2025 Annual Report. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Wisynco Group Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica, Lakespen, St Catherine
- Origin
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Bottled water
- Parent ticker
- JSE: WISYNCO
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About WATA
WATA is the bottled water Wisynco introduced around the turn of the century, named after the Jamaican pronunciation of water, and Wisynco says it remains one of the best-selling bottled waters in Jamaica. The line was later extended to flavoured drinks including CranWATA and Sparkling CranWATA. In 2013 WATA was among the first products to receive the JamaicaMade Mark from the Bureau of Standards Jamaica.
Ownership timeline of WATA
Where WATA sits in Wisynco
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Wisynco
Wisynco controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 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: Wisynco
Wisynco is a publicly listed company headquartered in Lakespen, St Catherine, Jamaica, founded in 1965. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as JSE: WISYNCO.
Wisynco is a Jamaican drinks maker and distributor established in 1965, which in its early years made Ironman water boots. It makes its own soft drinks, bottled water and energy drinks, and since 2025 beer, and it is also the Jamaican distributor for Coca-Cola, since 2006, and General Mills, since 1994. It listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange in 2017 and is ultimately controlled by Evesam Investments Holdings of the Cayman Islands. Revenue in the year to June 2025 was J$57 billion.
🇯🇲 WATA and other Jamaican brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 23 brands that began in Jamaica. 4 of them (17%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; WATA is not one of them.
- Appleton Estate — Campari Group 🇳🇱
- Captain Morgan — Diageo 🇬🇧
- Catherine's Peak — GraceKennedy 🇯🇲
- Swizzzle — Seprod 🇯🇲
- Hamilton's Smokehouse — Jamaica Broilers 🇯🇲
- Norman Manley International Airport — GAP 🇲🇽
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of WATA?
The parent company of WATA is Wisynco, a publicly listed company headquartered in Jamaica.
Is WATA Jamaican?
Yes. WATA originated in Jamaica and its owner, Wisynco, is also headquartered in Jamaica.
Is WATA still owned by Wisynco?
Yes. As of 17 September 2026, WATA is still owned by Wisynco. 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] Wisynco Group Limited 2025 Annual Report — Wisynco Group Limited, Annual report; retrieved 17 September 2026.
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