Who owns YO?
YO is owned by Eckes-Granini (Germany).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Eckes-Granini Group — Our History. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Eckes-Granini Group GmbH reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Nieder-Olm
- Origin
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Juice & juice drinks
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About YO
YO is a fruit syrup from Austria, made by Ybbstaler, in which Eckes acquired a 50 per cent interest in 1994. The group describes YO as having been successful since 1936 and as Austria's most popular fruit syrup, diluted with water in a ratio of one part to eight and sold with or without sugar, with a no-spill cap. It also sells in the Czech and Slovak Republics, where Eckes-Granini agreed a partnership with the mineral-water supplier KMV in 2010 to market it with granini.
Ownership timeline of YO
- Current owner Eckes-Granini [1] reported
Where YO sits in Eckes-Granini
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Eckes-Granini
Eckes-Granini controls 11 brands on Brandtree, 11 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in juice & juice drinks, and who owns them
Eckes-Granini has more brands in juice & juice drinks on Brandtree than any other owner: 11 of 138.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Boka | Quala | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
About the owner: Eckes-Granini
Eckes-Granini is a privately held company headquartered in Nieder-Olm, Germany, founded in 1857. Brandtree records 11 brands under its control.
Eckes-Granini is an independent family-owned fruit-juice and fruit-beverage company based in Nieder-Olm, Rhineland-Palatinate, which says it is the leading supplier of fruit juices and fruit beverages in Europe and exports to more than 80 countries. The Eckes family business began in 1857 as a small fruit and wine distillery run by Peter Eckes; it began making juice in the 1930s, bought granini from the Melitta Group in 1994 and left spirits in 2006 and 2007. Its brand portfolio was assembled largely by acquiring local juice makers across Europe. Brands listed on its site but not recorded here for lack of a stated origin or ownership: Joker, God Morgon and the minority holding in true fruits.
Eckes-Granini: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇦🇹 YO and other Austrian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 32 brands that began in Austria. 18 of them (56%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, YO among them.
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- CAT'S LOVE — VAFO 🇨🇿
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of YO?
The parent company of YO is Eckes-Granini, a privately held company headquartered in Germany.
Is YO Austrian or German?
YO originated in Austria, but it is owned today by Eckes-Granini, which is headquartered in Germany. So YO is an Austrian-origin brand under German ownership.
Is YO still owned by Eckes-Granini?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, YO is still owned by Eckes-Granini. 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] Eckes-Granini Group — Our History — Eckes-Granini Group, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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