Top 10 Beverage Companies in Kazakhstan: Giants Driving the Nation's Thirst

Coca-Cola Almaty Bottlers

Profile: Coca-Cola Almaty Bottlers is the Kazakhstan subsidiary of Coca-Cola İçecek (CCI), the Turkish multinational beverage company. The company began its Coca-Cola bottling operations in Kazakhstan in 1994 and was acquired by CCI in 2008. It operates three bottling plants in Almaty, Astana, and Shymkent, with the most recent Shymkent plant launched in 2024 at a cost of $53.6 million. CCI Kazakhstan employs over 750 people and serves a population of more than 19 million. In 2025, the company announced a new $83 million investment to build a fourth plant in the Aktobe region, capable of producing 280 million liters of non-alcoholic beverages annually.

Key Products & Services:

Carbonated and non-carbonated beverages under The Coca-Cola Company’s global portfolio, including Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Fanta, Sprite, BonAqua, FuseTea, Schweppes, Burn, Monster, Dogadan, Costa Coffee, and Powerade.

Website: www.cci.com

RG Brands

Profile: Founded in 1994, RG Brands has grown into a leader in Kazakhstan’s food and beverage sector, producing juices, water, carbonated drinks, milk, and tea. The company operates four production sites across Kazakhstan with a total annual capacity of 750 million liters. Its production and logistics center “Aksengir” spans 21 hectares and is considered one of the most advanced factories in Central Asia. RG Brands is also a major exporter, with approximately 20% of its products supplied to Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, China, and Tajikistan. The company employs around 2,000 people.
Key Products & Services:
Juices and nectars (“Da-Da!”, “Dandy”), carbonated soft drinks, mineral water, tea, iced tea, and ultra-pasteurized milk.
Website: rgbrands.com

Raimbek Bottlers

Profile: Raimbek Bottlers is the leading juice producer in Kazakhstan. The company commands a 32% market share of juices and beverages in cardboard packaging. Its products are made from selected raw materials, with some fruits sourced from its own farms (ALMA PRODEX in the Almaty region) and others purchased from local or imported producers. Raimbek Bottlers’ products have repeatedly received the “Impeccable” national quality label.

Key Products & Services:

Juices (“Juicy,” “Gracio”), fruit beverages, and bottled mineral water.

Website: raimbek.com

Galanz Bottlers

Profile: Galanz Bottlers has been operating since 1998 and is a market leader in the iced tea category in Kazakhstan with its Maxi Tea brand. The company is represented across all soft drink categories and ranks as the third-largest soft drinks producer in Kazakhstan by volume, following Coca-Cola Almaty Bottlers and RG Brands. Galanz Bottlers has been recognized for its high level of automation and well-organized production processes.

Key Products & Services:

Iced tea (“Maxi Tea”), soft drinks (“Turan”), bottled water, and other non-alcoholic beverages.

Website: galanz.kz

Efes Kazakhstan

Profile: Efes Kazakhstan is part of the multinational Efes Beer Group, a global brewing concern formed in partnership with AB InBev and SABMiller. The company was established in 1997 on the basis of the Karaganda brewery “Kolos” and has been operating in Kazakhstan for over 20 years. It maintains two factories and offices in Almaty and Karaganda. For a decade, Efes Kazakhstan led the country’s beer market with a share of approximately 50%.

Key Products & Services:

Beer (Karaganda, Mug of Fresh, Polar Medved, Zhigulevskoye, Efes Pilsener, Miller Genuine Draft, Amsterdam Navigator, Velkopopovicky Kozel, Bavaria, Slavna Pivnice, Old Melnik, Generous Brewer, Staropramen, Bremen, Hmelny Elk), soft drinks, and energy drinks, including Fuse Tea distribution across certain channels.

Website: efeskazakhstan.kz

FoodMaster

Profile: FoodMaster AO (Food Master JSC) is the leading player in Kazakhstan’s dairy products and alternatives market. The company was acquired by the French dairy giant Lactalis in 2004. It currently operates three plants with a daily output capacity of 300 tons of retail products. FoodMaster produces a wide range of dairy products under multiple well-known brands.

Key Products & Services:

Dairy beverages (yogurt drinks, fermented milk drinks), milk, cream, fromage frais and quark, yogurt under the FoodMaster, President, Loko Moko, and Dolche brands.

Website: foodmaster.kz

Natur Produkt Kazakhstan

Profile: Natur Produkt is a transnational holding company and one of the largest pharmaceutical suppliers in Russia and the CIS countries, with a wide distribution network for medical products, food supplements, and health-related goods. The company is represented in 13 countries, including Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, and several European nations.

Key Products & Services:

 Bottled water, health drinks, dietary supplements, and wellness beverages.

Website: np.com.kz

Asem-Ai

Profile: Shymkent Brewery LLP is one of the largest beer producers in Kazakhstan, founded in 1976. The enterprise is among the top three leaders in the country’s brewing industry. The company operates two production facilities in Shymkent and exports its products to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.

Key Products & Services:

Beer (classic and craft varieties), soft drinks, and functional beverages.

Shymkent Beer and Beverage Plant (Shymkentpivo)

Profile: Shymkent Brewery LLP is one of the largest beer producers in Kazakhstan, founded in 1976. The enterprise is among the top three leaders in the country’s brewing industry. The company operates two production facilities in Shymkent and exports its products to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.

Key Products & Services:

Beer (classic and craft varieties), soft drinks, and functional beverages.

Vita Bottlers Kazakhstan

Profile: Vita Bottlers Kazakhstan LLP has been producing natural drinking water since February 2001. The water is sourced from underground springs fed by the glaciers of the Zailiysky Alatau mountains, extracted from a depth of over 280 meters (well No. 7/2 of the Almaty groundwater field). The company is also known as Caspian Bottlers LLP.

Key Products & Services:

Bottled natural water (“VITA”), fruit juices, and carbonated beverages.