Who owns Welwitschia?
Welwitschia is owned by Refriango (Angola).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Refriango — Brands and Corporate pages. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Refriango — Indústria e Comércio Geral, Lda reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇦🇴 Angola, Luanda
- Origin
- 🇦🇴 Angola
- Founded
- 2006
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Other carbonated soft drinks
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Welwitschia
Welwitschia is the tonic water Refriango created in Angola in 2006 and sells as the preferred tonic of all Angolans, named for the desert plant that is the country's national emblem. The company describes its flavour as a balance of freshness, fizziness and the slight bitterness typical of quinine, and points out that it carries enough quinine for the malaria-preventing and treating properties the compound is known for. It is also the Angolan half of a ready-to-drink cocktail the company bottles with Diageo's Gordon's gin.
Ownership timeline of Welwitschia
Where Welwitschia sits in Refriango
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Refriango
Refriango controls 14 brands on Brandtree, 14 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in other carbonated soft drinks, and who owns them
The 80 brands in other carbonated soft drinks on Brandtree belong to 47 owners. The largest is PepsiCo, with 4; Refriango has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Hamoud La Blanche | Hamoud Boualem | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| 7UP (United States) | Keurig Dr Pepper | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 7UP | PepsiCo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Colombiana | Postobón | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Faxe Kondi | Royal Unibrew | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| Fanta | Coca-Cola | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Hi-Malt | Heineken | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Jones Soda | Jones Soda | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Refriango
Refriango is a privately held company headquartered in Luanda, Angola. Brandtree records 14 brands under its control.
Refriango is the leading beverage company in Angola, making soft drinks, juices, waters, energy drinks and alcoholic drinks at an industrial complex of about 42 hectares at Kikuxi — one of the largest in Africa — and running its business from the Edifício Nuvi in the Palanca district of Luanda. It was the first Angolan fast-moving consumer goods company to obtain FSSC 22000 food safety and ISO 9001:2015 certification, exports to more than ten countries and has a second address in Gombe, Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Alongside its own portfolio it is the exclusive Angolan representative and producer for Coca-Cola, Diageo, the Super Bock Group, Pascual and Moët Hennessy, and its Diageo partnership runs through DIREF, a joint venture formed in 2018 that bottles spirits locally. Its brands have taken five Grand Gold, seven Gold and one Silver medal at the Monde Selection awards.
🇦🇴 Welwitschia and other Angolan brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 15 brands that began in Angola. All of them are controlled from Angola.
- TAAG Angola Airlines — TAAG 🇦🇴
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Welwitschia?
The parent company of Welwitschia is Refriango, a privately held company headquartered in Angola.
Is Welwitschia Angolan?
Yes. Welwitschia originated in Angola in 2006 and its owner, Refriango, is also headquartered in Angola.
Is Welwitschia still owned by Refriango?
Yes. As of 20 September 2026, Welwitschia is still owned by Refriango. 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] Refriango — Brands and Corporate pages — Refriango, Official document; retrieved 20 September 2026.
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