Ninety-one brand guides to drinks — sodas, waters, juices, energy drinks, kombucha and seltzer — and who owns them.

Beverage brands are among the most heavily acquired in consumer goods, and the name on the can rarely tells you the owner. These guides set it out.

Who owns the drink

PepsiCo bought Poppi for about $1.95 billion and owns KeVita and bubly; Coca-Cola acquired Topo Chico in 2017 and owns Apollinaris; Danone owns Badoit and Volvic; Celsius owns Alani Nu; Monster owns Reign; and Molson Coors owns Zoa. Truly belongs to Boston Beer, High Noon to Gallo and Nütrl to Anheuser-Busch.

Bottles and cans as design

Packaging carries many of these brands: Perrier’s teardrop bottle, Voss’s cylinder by Neil Kraft, Saratoga’s cobalt blue, Tŷ Nant’s Ross Lovegrove bottle, Vichy Catalan’s Gaudí-inspired trencadís bottle, Capri-Sun’s silver pouch and Liquid Death’s tallboy can.

How to use these guides

Each guide covers who owns the name today, where the products are made — by the maker’s own account and, where it differs, by other sources — and the brand’s visual identity. A company’s description of itself is attributed to the company, and where a business has closed we say so plainly. The table at the end gathers the essentials.

Soda icons

Fanta, 7Up, Schweppes, San Pellegrino, Perrier, Monster Energy and Snapple.

  • Fanta — The 1940 wartime-Germany origin, the name from ‘Fantasie’, the 1955 orange relaunch in Italy, the playful bubbly wordmark, and Coca-Cola ownership.
  • 7Up — The red spot logo and ‘Spot’ mascot, the ‘Uncola’ campaign, the disputed name and lithium legend, the green palette, and the split Keurig Dr Pepper / PepsiCo ownership.
  • Schweppes — The 1783 Geneva founding by Johann Jacob Schweppe (the first bottled soft drink), tonic water and ‘Schweppervescence’, the gold palette, and its fragmented regional ownership.
  • San Pellegrino — The red-star logo (an Italian-export quality mark), the 1899 founding, the ‘Vichy’ bottle, the water-vs-fruit-soda distinction, and Nestlé ownership.
  • Perrier — The teardrop green bottle (shaped after Indian clubs), the Vergèze spring, the script wordmark, the 1990 benzene recall, and Nestlé ownership.
  • Monster Energy — The green claw ‘M’, the black can, ‘Unleash the Beast’, the sponsorship-led marketing, and the Coca-Cola minority stake (Monster is independent).
  • Snapple — The ‘Real Facts’ under every cap, ‘Made from the Best Stuff on Earth’, Wendy the Snapple Lady, the Quaker $1.7B→$300M debacle, and Keurig Dr Pepper ownership.

Bottled water

evian, Fiji Water, Voss, LaCroix, Aquafina, Dasani and Topo Chico.

  • evian — The Évian-les-Bains Alpine source, the ‘live young’ babies, the pink-and-mountain wordmark, the designer-bottle program, and Danone ownership (and the ‘naive’ myth).
  • Fiji Water — The square bottle and tropical hibiscus trade dress, ‘Earth’s Finest Water’/‘Untouched by Man’, the 2019 Golden Globes moment, and Wonderful Company ownership.
  • Voss — The minimalist cylindrical bottle designed by Neil Kraft, the Norwegian source, the ultra-premium positioning, the ‘artesian’ debate, and Reignwood ownership.
  • LaCroix — The Wisconsin origin and ‘luh-CROY’ pronunciation, the bold colorful 2002 can design, the 2015 millennial boom, and National Beverage ownership.
  • Aquafina — The mountains-and-sun logo, the purified public-water reality and 2007 ‘public source’ label, the blue palette, and PepsiCo ownership.
  • Dasani — The blue water-drop look, the Lexicon-invented name, the purified public water, the 2004 UK ‘Peckham Spring’ debacle, and Coca-Cola ownership.
  • Topo Chico — The 1895 Monterrey origin, the vintage crest label, the cult Texas following, the 2017 Coca-Cola acquisition, and the hard-seltzer line.

Juice

Minute Maid, Ocean Spray, Welch’s, Capri-Sun, Kool-Aid, Innocent and SunnyD.

  • Minute Maid — The 1940s frozen-orange-juice origin, the ‘made in a minute’ name, the orange-slice smile and leaf motif, the 2023 rebrand, and Coca-Cola ownership.
  • Ocean Spray — The 1930 grower-owned cranberry cooperative, the wave motif, the ‘Straight From the Bog’ campaign, the 2020 ‘Dreams’ TikTok, and the 2024 rebrand.
  • Welch’s — The 1869 Dr. Welch communion-juice origin, the deep Concord-grape purple, the farmer-owned National Grape Cooperative, and the script wordmark.
  • Capri-Sun — The 1969 German origin (the Wild company), the iconic silver stand-up foil pouch, the sun device, the Capri-Sonne→Capri-Sun rename, and Kraft Heinz’s US licence.
  • Kool-Aid — The 1927 Edwin Perkins ‘Fruit Smack’ origin, the smiling pitcher and the wall-bursting Kool-Aid Man, the flavor rainbow, and Kraft Heinz ownership.
  • Innocent — The Cambridge-trio festival origin (the YES/NO bins), the hand-drawn ‘dude’ halo logo, the famously chatty tone of voice, and Coca-Cola ownership.
  • SunnyD — The 1963 Florida ‘Sunny Delight’ origin, the P&G-era boom, the vivid orange and blue-outlined bubble wordmark, and Harvest Hill ownership.

Sports and energy drinks

Powerade, Rockstar, Celsius, Prime, Bang, BodyArmor and Liquid Death.

  • Powerade — The 1988 Coca-Cola launch as Gatorade’s rival, the bold blue, the ION4 electrolyte system, Powerade Zero, and the wordmark-led (no lightning-bolt) logo.
  • Rockstar Energy — The 2001 Russell Weiner founding, the gold star and black can, ‘Party Like a Rockstar’, and the PepsiCo (2020) → Celsius US/Canada (2025) ownership.
  • Celsius — The 2004 Boca Raton founding, the ‘Live Fit’ fitness positioning, the clean bright cans, the degree-symbol wordmark, and the PepsiCo stake plus Alani Nu acquisition.
  • Prime — The 2022 Logan Paul & KSI launch via Congo Brands, the viral Hydration bottle, the flavor-coded colors, the Energy-line caffeine scrutiny, and the influencer model.
  • Bang — The VPX/Jack Owoc origin, the 2012 launch, the bold neon flavor-coded cans, the disputed ‘super creatine’ claims, and Monster’s 2023 acquisition.
  • BodyArmor — The 2011 Repole/Collins founding, the ‘better-for-you’ anti-Gatorade positioning, Kobe Bryant’s stake, the bold flavor-coded cans, and Coca-Cola’s $5.6B buyout.
  • Liquid Death — Mike Cessario’s 2019 launch, the heavy-metal ‘Murder Your Thirst’ branding, the tallboy aluminum can, ‘Death to Plastic’, and the $1.4B valuation.

Better-for-you drinks

Olipop, Poppi, Spindrift, Recess, Culture Pop, Waterloo and Athletic Brewing.

  • Olipop — The prebiotic “soda” that wraps gut-health functional drinks in a nostalgic soda-fountain look, its warm-pastel palette, honest caveats.
  • Poppi — The bright, bold prebiotic soda that PepsiCo bought for ~$1.95B, its saturated Gen-Z palette, honest ownership, and caveats.
  • Spindrift — The sparkling water made with real squeezed fruit, its fresh fruit-keyed palette, honest ownership, and caveats.
  • Recess — The “relaxation beverage” whose dreamy dusty-pastel branding became a design icon, its soft palette, honest caveats.
  • Culture Pop — The probiotic soda (from a Nantucket Nectars founder) with live cultures and real juice, its bright palette, and caveats.
  • Waterloo — The bold, true-to-fruit Austin sparkling water named for the city’s original name, its flavor-keyed palette, and caveats.
  • Athletic Brewing — The dedicated non-alcoholic craft brewery leading the NA-beer boom, its active-outdoors palette, honest ownership, and caveats.

Kombucha

GT’s Living Foods, Health-Ade, Brew Dr, Humm, Remedy, KeVita and Better Booch.

  • GT’s Living Foods — The independent pioneer of US bottled kombucha, its clear living-brew bottles and earthy palette, and honest caveats.
  • Health-Ade — The LA farmers-market kombucha in glass bottles, its bright playful palette, and honest caveats.
  • Brew Dr — The Portland tea-house kombucha, organic and alcohol-removed, its botanical look, and honest caveats.
  • Humm Kombucha — The approachable Bend, Oregon kombucha, its bright cheerful palette, and honest caveats.
  • Remedy — The Australian sugar-free kombucha in bold dark packaging, and honest caveats.
  • KeVita — The Ojai-born sparkling probiotic and kombucha brand now under PepsiCo, its clean wellness look, and honest caveats.
  • Better Booch — The premium LA kombucha with ornate vintage cans and jewel-tone color-coding, and honest caveats.

Sparkling water

bubly, Sparkling Ice, Polar Seltzer, Saratoga, Mountain Valley, Gerolsteiner and Ferrarelle.

  • bubly — PepsiCo’s cheeky, unsweetened sparkling water with a lowercase wordmark, per-flavour smiles and punny cans, plus honest caveats.
  • Sparkling Ice — Talking Rain’s bold, colour-coded flavoured sparkling water and its “anything but subtle” design, with honest caveats.
  • Polar Seltzer — A 140-year family bottler’s unsweetened seltzer, its polar-bear icon and cult “Impossibly Good” flavours, with honest caveats.
  • Saratoga — The cobalt-blue glass bottle that became a design object with its own Pantone, and honest caveats.
  • Mountain Valley — The emerald-green glass bottle, a 150-year American heritage, and honest caveats.
  • Gerolsteiner — The German naturally carbonated mineral water, its red star-and-lion emblem and blue wordmark, with honest caveats.
  • Ferrarelle — Italy’s naturally effervescent volcanic water, its green bottle and the “liscia, gassata o…” slogan, with honest caveats.

Mineral water

Tŷ Nant, Badoit, Volvic, Vichy Catalan, Apollinaris, Borjomi and Hildon.

  • Tŷ Nant — The Welsh spring water famous for its cobalt-blue glass and Ross Lovegrove’s sculptural bottle, with honest caveats.
  • Badoit — Danone’s naturally sparkling French gastronomy water, its green bottle and red Rouge line, with honest caveats.
  • Volvic — Danone’s volcanic-filtered French still water, its “defiantly green” 2015 look and volcano motif, with honest caveats.
  • Vichy Catalan — Spain’s thermal sparkling water, its Gaudí-inspired trencadís bottle and yellow label, with honest caveats.
  • Apollinaris — Germany’s “Queen of Table Waters,” its red-triangle logo and Coca-Cola ownership, with honest caveats.
  • Borjomi — Georgia’s volcanic mineral water, its deer emblem and “Georgian Green” glass, with honest caveats.
  • Hildon — The English mineral water with a Royal Warrant, its blue label and “Delightfully Still / Gently Sparkling” lines, with honest caveats.

Hard seltzer and RTD

White Claw, Truly, High Noon, Nütrl, Happy Dad, Surfside and The Long Drink.

  • White Claw — The hard-seltzer category king, its minimalist wave mark and silver cans, with honest caveats.
  • Truly — Boston Beer’s colourful, fruit-forward hard seltzer and its flavour-coded design, with honest caveats.
  • High Noon — Gallo’s real-vodka seltzer breakout, its sun logo and sunny beach look, with honest caveats.
  • Nütrl — Anheuser-Busch’s minimalist real-vodka seltzer and its signature umlaut, with honest caveats.
  • Happy Dad — The creator-owned hard seltzer in a beer-style can with a bold, blocky look, with honest caveats.
  • Surfside — The bootstrapped Philadelphia vodka iced-tea that became America’s fastest-growing alcohol brand, with honest caveats.
  • The Long Drink — The Finnish gin “long drink” with its blue Nordic can and 1952 Olympic roots, with honest caveats.

Energy drinks

Prime Energy, Ghost, Alani Nu, C4, Reign, G Fuel and Zoa.

  • Prime Energy — The Logan Paul & KSI drink from Congo Brands, its flavour colour-blocking and hype design, with honest caveats.
  • Ghost Energy — The transparency-led lifestyle brand, its black cans and licensed flavour collabs, with honest caveats.
  • Alani Nu — The female-focused, pastel energy drink now owned by Celsius, and its anti-macho design, with honest caveats.
  • C4 Energy — Nutrabolt’s pre-workout-born performance energy drink and its explosive design, with honest caveats.
  • Reign — Monster’s performance energy drink, its black cans and fitness positioning, with honest caveats.
  • G Fuel — The independent gaming energy brand, its tub-powder heritage and fandom collabs, with honest caveats.
  • Zoa — The Dwayne Johnson energy drink now Molson-Coors-owned, its Polynesian glyph and all-colour design, with honest caveats.

New-wave food and drink

Aura Bora, De La Calle, Halfday, Ghia, Fishwife, Immi and Sanzo.

  • Aura Bora — The herbaceous sparkling water with whimsical illustrated cans, its pastel per-flavour design, with honest caveats.
  • De La Calle — The modern Mexican tepache soda, its bold street-culture design, with honest caveats.
  • Halfday — The prebiotic, low-sugar iced tea with retro-Americana design, its nostalgic brand system, with honest caveats.
  • Ghia — The non-alcoholic apéritif with a 70s-Riviera ochre palette, its ribbed glass bottle, with honest caveats.
  • Fishwife — The design-forward tinned-fish brand, its boldly illustrated tins by Danny Miller, with honest caveats.
  • Immi — The better-for-you instant ramen, its bold Asian-American design, with honest caveats.
  • Sanzo — The Asian-inspired sparkling water, its clean per-flavour design by The Working Assembly, with honest caveats.

British soft drinks and cordials

Irn-Bru, Vimto, Ribena, Lucozade, Tango, Fentimans and Belvoir Farm.

  • Irn-Bru — The orange soft drink of A.G. Barr, a family firm founded in Falkirk in 1875, sold as Iron Brew from at least 1899, renamed Irn-Bru after a 1946 trademark filing, made in Cumbernauld and famous for its strongman and “Made in Scotland from girders.”
  • Vimto — The purple mixed-fruit drink created in Manchester in 1908 by the herbal wholesaler John Noel Nichols, sold first as a tonic and then as a cordial, owned by Nichols plc of Newton-le-Willows and made under licence for markets from the Gulf to West Africa.
  • Ribena — The blackcurrant drink developed with Vernon Charley at the Bristol firm H.W. Carter & Co and named in 1938, made at Coleford in the Forest of Dean since 1947, owned by Beecham from 1955, then GSK, and by Suntory since 2014.
  • Lucozade — The glucose drink first made as Glucozade in a Newcastle chemist’s shop in 1927, bought by Beecham in 1938, repositioned for energy and sport in 1983, sold by GSK to Suntory in 2013 and redesigned around its arc by Pearlfisher in 2024.
  • Tango — The orange drink launched by Corona of Porth in 1958, owned by Beecham and then, from 1986, by Britvic, made famous by HHCL’s 1992 “You know when you’ve been Tango’d” campaign, and part of Carlsberg Britvic since January 2025.
  • Fentimans — The botanically brewed ginger beer that Thomas Fentiman of Cleckheaton began making in 1905, which his great-grandson Eldon Robson revived in Hexham in 1988, which carries a portrait of the family dog Fearless, and which A.G. Barr bought in February 2026.
  • Belvoir Farm — The Leicestershire cordial maker begun in 1984 by Mary Manners and her husband Lord John Manners with a home elderflower recipe, renamed from Belvoir Fruit Farms in 2021 with a B&B studio redesign, and still run by the Manners family from Bottesford.

British juice, squash and soft drinks II

Robinsons, Copella, Cawston Press, Rubicon, J2O, Shloer and Old Jamaica.

  • Robinsons — The British squash brand that traces itself to Matthias Robinson’s patent barley of 1823, passed through Keen Robinson & Co, Colman’s and Reckitt & Colman, was made in Norwich until 2019, partnered Wimbledon for 86 years and now belongs to Carlsberg Britvic.
  • Copella — The apple juice Devora and Bill Peake’s family began pressing at Boxford, Suffolk, in 1969, named after Cox’s Orange Pippins and daughter Carmella, sold to Taunton Cider, bought back, sold to Tropicana UK in 1997 and now part of Tropicana Brands Group.
  • Cawston Press — The pressed-juice brand that began as Cawston Vale in Norfolk in 1986, was renamed by Pearlfisher in 2009, moved into sparkling cans in 2014, took a minority investment from Princes in 2021 and became a B Corp in 2024.
  • Rubicon — The exotic fruit drinks brand founded in London in 1981 by Vish Vekaria and Naresh Nagrecha, which launched Passionade in 1982 and a mango drink in a blue carton in 1986, was bought for its UK and European business by A.G. Barr in 2008 and now runs the “Big Flavour Behaviour” platform.
  • J2O — The still fruit-juice blend Britvic launched in 1998 for people in pubs and bars who were not drinking alcohol, named as a pun on H2O, sold in a beer-style glass bottle made in Leeds, redesigned by Bloom in 2025 and owned today by Carlsberg Britvic.
  • Shloer — The sparkling grape-juice drink whose makers date its recipe to Switzerland in 1935, which passed through Beecham and Merrydown before Belfast’s SHS Group bought Merrydown in 2005, and which sells much of its year at Christmas.
  • Old Jamaica — The ginger beer that Desnoes & Geddes, the Kingston brewer of Red Stripe, brought to Britain in 1988, which passed through Cott Beverages and Refresco to Beliv Company, staged a mock “retirement” in 2024 and returned in 2025 with a new palm icon and six colourways.

At a glance: founding, base and signature

Taken from each guide’s fact panel. Follow the link for detail and caveats.

BrandFoundedBasedSignature
7Up1929 (St. Louis)See guideThe Uncola
Alani Nu2018 (Energy 2019)See guideSee guide
Apollinaris1852 (Bad Neuenahr)See guideRed triangle
Aquafina1994See guideSee guide
Athletic Brewing2017 (Connecticut)See guideRun Wild IPA
Aura Bora2019 (San Francisco)See guideHerbs, fruits & flowers
BadoitSee guideSee guideSee guide
Bang2012 (VPX / Owoc)See guideBrain & body fuel
Belvoir FarmVale of Belvoir, Leicestershire, England (1984)See guideElderflower cordial and pressé, sparkling drinks, mocktails
Better BoochLos AngelesSee guideFamily-owned
BodyArmor2011 (Repole & Collins)See guideSee guide
Borjomi~1890 (Borjomi, Georgia)See guideThe deer
Brew Dr2008 (Portland)See guideSee guide
bubly2018 (PepsiCo)See guideSee guide
C4 EnergyPre-workout (~2011)See guideSee guide
Capri-SunGermany (1969)See guideThe foil pouch
Cawston PressNorfolk, England (1986 (as Cawston Vale); renamed Cawston Press 2009)See guidePressed apple juices, Sparkling Rhubarb, sparkling cans
Celsius2004 (Boca Raton)See guideLive Fit
CopellaBoxford, Suffolk, England (1969)See guideNot-from-concentrate apple juice
Culture Pop2020 (Massachusetts)See guideProbiotic soda
Dasani1999See guideSee guide
De La Calle2021 (Los Angeles)See guideModern tepache
evianSee guideSee guideLive young
Fanta1940 (wartime Germany)See guideSee guide
FentimansCleckheaton, West Yorkshire, England (1905 (revived in Hexham, 1988))See guideBotanically brewed ginger beer, Rose Lemonade, tonics
Ferrarelle1893 (Riardo, IT)See guideSee guide
Fiji WaterSee guideSee guideSee guide
Fishwife2020 (Los Angeles)See guidePremium tinned fish
G Fuel2012 (Gamma Labs)See guideSee guide
Gerolsteiner1888 (Gerolstein, DE)See guideSee guide
Ghia2020 (Los Angeles)See guideNon-alcoholic apéritif
Ghost Energy2016 (Energy ~2020)See guideFlavour collabs
GT’s Living Foods1995 (Los Angeles)See guideLiving brew
Halfday2021 (Philadelphia)See guidePrebiotic iced tea
Happy Dad2021 (Creator-owned)SeltzerSee guide
Health-Ade2012 (Los Angeles)See guideSee guide
High Noon2019 (E. & J. Gallo)Real vodkaSee guide
Hildon1989 (Hampshire)See guideSee guide
Humm Kombucha2009 (Bend, OR)See guideEveryday booch
Immi2020 (launched 2021)See guideBetter-for-you ramen
Innocent1998–99 (Cambridge trio)See guideThe ‘dude’ halo
Irn-BruFalkirk, Scotland (1875 (Robert Barr); Iron Brew on sale by 1899)See guideIrn-Bru, Irn-Bru 1901, Diet Irn-Bru, Irn-Bru Zero
J2OUnited Kingdom (1998)See guideFruit-juice blends in a glass pub bottle
KeVita2009 (Ojai, CA)See guideSee guide
Kool-AidSee guideSee guideKool-Aid Man
LaCroix~1980–81 (Wisconsin)See guideSee guide
Liquid Death2019 (Mike Cessario)See guideMurder your thirst
LucozadeNewcastle upon Tyne, England (1927 (as Glucozade))See guideLucozade Energy, Lucozade Sport
Minute MaidSee guideSee guideMade in a minute
Monster Energy2002See guideSee guide
Mountain Valley1871 (Hot Springs, AR)See guideSee guide
NütrlSee guideReal vodkaThe umlaut Ü
Ocean Spray1930 (as Cranberry Canners)See guideThe wave
Old JamaicaSee guideSee guideOld Jamaica Ginger Beer: Regular, Light, Extra Fiery
Olipop2018 (Oakland)See guidePrebiotic soda
PerrierSee guideSee guideSee guide
Polar Seltzer1882 (Worcester, MA)See guideSee guide
Poppi2018 (as Mother)See guidePrebiotic soda
Powerade1988 (Coca-Cola)See guideSee guide
Prime2022 (Paul & KSI)See guideInfluencer drink
Prime EnergySee guideSee guideSee guide
Recess2018 (New York)See guideRelaxation drink
Reign2019 (Monster)See guideSee guide
Remedy2012 (Melbourne)See guideSee guide
RibenaBristol, England (1938 (name); developed from 1933)See guideBlackcurrant squash and ready-to-drink bottles
RobinsonsLondon, England (1823 (patent barley, Matthias Robinson and Co))See guideLemon Barley Water, squash, Fruit & Barley, Fruit Shoot
Rockstar Energy2001 (Russell Weiner)See guideParty like a rockstar
RubiconLondon, England (1981 (first product launched April 1982))See guidePassionade, mango juice drink, sparkling mango, exotic fruit cans
San Pellegrino1899 (Lombardy)See guideRed star
Sanzo2019 (New York)See guideAsian fruit sparkling water
Saratoga1872 (Saratoga Springs, NY)See guideSee guide
Schweppes1783 (Geneva)See guideSee guide
ShloerSee guideSee guideSparkling red and white grape juice drinks
Snapple1972 (New York)See guideReal Facts
Sparkling Ice1992 (Talking Rain)See guideSee guide
Spindrift2010 (Massachusetts)See guideRaspberry Lime
SunnyD1963 (Doric Foods, FL)See guideSee guide
Surfside2022 (Stateside, Philly)Real vodkaSee guide
TangoPorth, Rhondda, Wales (April 1958)See guide“You know when you’ve been Tango’d” (HHCL, 1992)
The Long DrinkSee guideGinSee guide
Topo Chico1895 (Monterrey)See guideSee guide
Truly2016 (Boston Beer)Fermented sugarSee guide
Tŷ Nant1989 (Bethania, Wales)See guideDesigner bottle
Vichy CatalanSee guideSee guideSee guide
VimtoManchester, England (1908)See guideVimto cordial, Fizzy Vimto, Still Vimto
VolvicSee guideSee guideSee guide
VossSee guideSee guideNeil Kraft
Waterloo2017 (Austin, TX)See guideBlack Cherry
Welch’s1869 (Dr. T. B. Welch)See guideGrower co-op
White Claw2016 (Mark Anthony)Fermented sugarSee guide
Zoa2021 (The Rock + team)See guideSee guide

Frequently asked questions

Who owns Topo Chico?

Coca-Cola, which acquired it in 2017, according to our guide.

Who bought Poppi?

PepsiCo, for about $1.95 billion, according to our guide.

See also our non-alcoholic drink and beer brand guidelines.

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