Who owns Zhyvchyk?
Zhyvchyk is owned by Obolon (Ukraine).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Obolon Corporation presentation 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Obolon Corporation reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine, Kyiv
- Origin
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Founded
- 1999
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Juice & juice drinks
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Zhyvchyk
Zhyvchyk is Obolon's best-known soft drink, launched in 1999 and built on natural apple juice with an extract of echinacea, plus trace elements and vitamins C and E that the company says strengthen the immune system. It is sold in apple, lemon, pear and orange versions across cans, half-litre to two-litre PET bottles and 30- and 50-litre kegs. The company marked the trademark's twentieth anniversary in 2019.
Ownership timeline of Zhyvchyk
Where Zhyvchyk sits in Obolon
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Obolon
Obolon controls 14 brands on Brandtree, 14 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in juice & juice drinks, and who owns them
The 142 brands in juice & juice drinks on Brandtree belong to 84 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: Obolon
Obolon is a privately held company headquartered in Kyiv, Ukraine, founded in 1980. Brandtree records 14 brands under its control.
Obolon is the largest Ukrainian-owned beverage producer, built around a Kyiv brewery commissioned in 1980 ahead of the Moscow Olympics, designed by Czech engineers and sited for its reserves of soft water; it took the name of the surrounding Kyiv district in 1986. Staff took a capital lease on the enterprise in 1990 and it received privatisation certificate number one from the State Property Fund of Ukraine in 1992, making it the first private enterprise of independent Ukraine. The corporation today runs the main plant, two separate production units, two subsidiaries and four enterprises with corporate rights — three breweries, three plants for soft drinks, low-alcohol drinks and mineral water, and its own malting plant at Chemerivtsi — and employs about 4,000 people. It says its beer is known in more than 70 countries.
🇺🇦 Zhyvchyk and other Ukrainian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 30 brands that began in Ukraine. 10 of them (33%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Zhyvchyk is not one of them.
- Assilah — MHP 🇨🇾
- Club 4 Paws — Kormotech 🇺🇦
- Shchedryi Dar — Kernel 🇱🇺
- SkyUp — SkyUp 🇺🇦
- Bashchynsky — MHP 🇨🇾
- Delickcious — Kormotech 🇺🇦
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Zhyvchyk?
The parent company of Zhyvchyk is Obolon, a privately held company headquartered in Ukraine.
Is Zhyvchyk Ukrainian?
Yes. Zhyvchyk originated in Ukraine in 1999 and its owner, Obolon, is also headquartered in Ukraine.
Is Zhyvchyk still owned by Obolon?
Yes. As of 18 September 2026, Zhyvchyk is still owned by Obolon. 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] Obolon Corporation presentation 2025 — Obolon Corporation, Official document; retrieved 18 September 2026.
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