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Chris Kayoboke

Chris Kayoboke and Julius Kayoboke, co-founder of Crown Beverages and board director respectively, pictured during discussions on succession and governance at East Africa’s Pepsi bottler.
Chris Kayoboke (left), co-founder and majority shareholder of Crown Beverages, and his son Julius Kayoboke (right), a director on the Crown Beverages board and Regional CEO at Group Vivendi Africa.

The Quiet Billionaire and the Heir in Waiting: Is Julius Kayoboke Next in Line for East Africa’s Pepsi Franchise Bottler?

In an industry built on colour, fizz, and constant visibility, billionaire industrialist Chris Kayoboke has chosen the opposite posture. He is reclusive, rarely quoted, and rarely photographed—an anomaly among Uganda’s billionaire class.
January 23, 2026
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Dr. Maggie Kigozi—doctor, trailblazer, and business matriarch—whose resilience, bold decisions, and quiet leadership helped shape Crown Beverages into one of Uganda’s most successful private enterprises. A legacy built on vision, values, and generational impact.

Dr. Maggie Kigozi on Building Family Businesses: Lessons in Risk, Inheritance, and Succession Planning

When Dr. Maggie Kigozi stepped into Crown Beverages Limited (CBL) in 1994 following the death of her husband and co-founder, Eng. Dan Kigozi, she wasn’t merely inheriting shares—she was inheriting a dream.
April 12, 2025
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Crown Beverages Limited directors and shareholders; left-right: Amos Nzeyi, Dr. Maggie Kigozi and Chris Kayoboke under whose commitment and direction the company has grown from producing just 1 million cases in 1993 to 65 million cases today and paying over UGX185 billion in taxes and employing over 2,000 people.

Crown Beverages Limited at 30 years⏤ probably Uganda’s most-successful privatisation story

When in 1993, Amos Nzeyi, and his partners, Chris Kayoboke and the now deceased Dan Kigozi, made a bid to buy what was left of the assets of the then government-owned Lake
April 5, 2023
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Christopher Kayoboke has been a longtime business partner of Amos Nzeyi, the Executive Chairman and one of the founding shareholders of Crown Beverages Limited.

Who is Chris Kayoboke— the quiet billionaire who owns 41% of Crown Beverages, the Pepsi bottler in Uganda?

Crown Beverages Limited, the franchisee bottler for PepsiCo International has no doubt, matured both as a large player in the Ugandan non-alcoholic drinks category as well as in the broader corporate Uganda
March 5, 2023
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Aquafina, enriched mineral water, is the first international water brand in Uganda. A brand of PepsiCo, Inc., Aquafina was first launched in the USA in 1994, but is now sold in Asia, UAE, and most recently Africa. Uganda is the third country to bottle the water after Nigeria and Egypt.

Everything you need to know about Aquafina, Crown Beverages’ latest bottled drinking water brand and why the competition should keep a close eye

Uganda’s bottled drinking water sector has been growing unprecedentedly. There are over 100 registered players, with an estimated total turnover of UGX400 billion. Rwenzori Mineral Water is the market leader and contributes
December 21, 2022
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