UAC of Nigeria: brands it owns and its ownership tree
UAC of Nigeria (NGX: UACN) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria that owns 7 consumer brands across 4 categories and makes and sells 2 consumer brands under licence without owning the names.[1]
UAC of Nigeria is a Lagos holding company established in 1879 as a trading business, and reshaped over the following century by the Royal Niger Company, Lever Brothers and the United Africa Company before becoming a Nigerian-listed group. It owns businesses in packaged food and drink, paints, animal feed and quick-service restaurants, most of them at less than 100%. Its scale changed sharply in October 2025 when it bought the dairy and juice company C.H.I. Limited outright, a purchase that lifted group revenue 73% to 340.5 billion naira and cost 15 billion naira in one-off charges.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- UAC of Nigeria PLC (also UACN, United Africa Company of Nigeria)
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇳🇬 Lagos, Nigeria
- Founded
- 1879
- Tickers
- NGX: UACN
- Website
- www.uacnplc.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
UAC of Nigeria in numbers
- UAC of Nigeria owns 7 consumer brands tracked here across 4 top-level categories; the largest is food with 3 brands.[1]
Everything UAC of Nigeria owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Home, garden & DIY (1)
- Caplux (57.9%)
Restaurants & foodservice (1)
- Mr Bigg's (51%)
Full portfolio, 7 brands, with sources → · Competitors by shared categories →
Minority stakes, joint ventures and licences
- Dulux (Nigeria) — licensee 100%[1]Made and sold under licence; the Dulux name is owned by AkzoNobel.
- Debonairs Pizza (Nigeria) — licensee 100%[1]Made and sold under licence; the Debonairs Pizza name is owned by Famous Brands.
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does UAC of Nigeria own?
UAC of Nigeria owns 7 consumer brands tracked here, including Mr Bigg's, Caplux, SWAN, Hollandia, Gala and Chivita.
Is UAC of Nigeria a Nigerian company?
Yes. UAC of Nigeria is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria and was founded in 1879.
Who owns UAC of Nigeria?
UAC of Nigeria is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as UACN on the NGX.
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] UAC of Nigeria PLC — FY 2025 Audited Results — UAC of Nigeria PLC, Official press release, published 30 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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