Innocent is owned by Coca-Cola (the United States, NYSE: KO), which acquired the brand on 22 February 2013.[1][2] Innocent was founded in 1999 in the United Kingdom and was independent until 2013.
Innocent was founded in 1999 by three Cambridge graduates who tested the idea at a music festival, asking people to vote on whether they should quit their jobs by which bin they put their empty cup in. Coca-Cola took a minority stake in 2009 and majority control in 2013.
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Coca-Cola raised its stake in Innocent Drinks to over ninety per cent, having first invested in 2009. The founders had built the brand on an explicitly independent identity, and the sale to a multinational was contentious among its customers.
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The parent company of Innocent is Coca-Cola, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Innocent originated in the United Kingdom in 1999, but it is owned today by Coca-Cola, which is headquartered in the United States. So Innocent is a British-origin brand under American ownership.
Coca-Cola completed its acquisition of Innocent on 22 February 2013, after announcing the deal on 22 February 2013. The price was not disclosed.
Innocent was an independent company from its founding in 1999 until Coca-Cola acquired it in 2013.
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Innocent is still owned by Coca-Cola. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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