Who owns Kenco?
Kenco is owned by Keurig Dr Pepper (the United States, NASDAQ: KDP) through its subsidiary JDE Peet's.[1]
Keurig Dr Pepper owns 97.75% of JDE Peet's rather than all of it.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Key facts
- Current owner
- Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. via JDE Peet's reported
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Burlington, Massachusetts and Frisco, Texas
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1923
- Category
- Beverages › Coffee, tea & hot drinks › Coffee
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: KDP
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Kenco
Kenco was founded in London in 1923 as the Kenya Coffee Company and is one of the largest instant coffee brands in the United Kingdom, competing directly with Nescafé for shelf space. It is part of JDE Peet's, and its refill packs were among the first attempts to move British instant coffee away from glass jars.
Ownership timeline of Kenco
- ? – present Keurig Dr Pepper via JDE Peet's [1] reported
Where Kenco sits in Keurig Dr Pepper
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Kenco?
The parent company of Kenco is Keurig Dr Pepper, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States. Kenco sits under Keurig Dr Pepper's subsidiary JDE Peet's.
Is Kenco British or American?
Kenco originated in the United Kingdom in 1923, but it is owned today by Keurig Dr Pepper, which is headquartered in the United States. So Kenco is a British-origin brand under American ownership.
Is Kenco still owned by Keurig Dr Pepper?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Kenco is still owned by Keurig Dr Pepper. 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] JDE Peet's N.V. Annual Report 2025 — JDE Peet's N.V., Annual report, published 25 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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