Ownership profile
Who owns Naked Juice?
Naked Juice is owned by private equity firm PAI Partners, which holds a 61% controlling stake through a joint venture called Tropicana Brands Group formed when PepsiCo sold its juice portfolio in 2021–2022; PepsiCo retains a 39% non-controlling interest.
Ownership profile
Naked Juice
Naked Juice Company (operating under Tropicana Brands Group)
Evidence (8)
PAI Partners lists Tropicana Brands Group (which includes Naked Juice) as a current portfolio company on its own website.
https://www.paipartners.com/investment/tropicana-brands-group/PAI Partners holds 61% of the joint venture (Tropicana Brands Group) and is the majority/controlling shareholder; PepsiCo retains 39% as a non-controlling interest.
https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/PEPSICO-INC-39085159/news/PAI-Europe-VII-managed-by-PAI-Partners-completed-the-acquisition-of-a-61-stake-in-Tropicana-Product-37786984/The acquisition of a 61% stake in Tropicana Products, Inc. and Naked Juice Company across North America was completed by PAI Europe VII (managed by PAI Partners).
https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/PEPSICO-INC-39085159/news/PAI-Europe-VII-managed-by-PAI-Partners-completed-the-acquisition-of-a-61-stake-in-Tropicana-Product-37786984/PAI Partners agreed to acquire Tropicana, Naked Juice, and other select juice brands from PepsiCo on August 3, 2021 for approximately $3.3 billion in pre-tax proceeds.
https://www.paipartners.com/mediaitem/pai-partners-agrees-to-acquire-tropicana-naked-and-other-select-juice-brands-from-pepsico/Wikipedia confirms: 'In 2021, PepsiCo sold the brand to private equity firm PAI Partners' and that the company is 'owned by PAI Partners' and based in Monrovia, California.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_JuicePrior to the PAI deal, Naked Juice was a wholly owned subsidiary of PepsiCo under its PepsiCo Americas Beverages division after PepsiCo acquired it from private equity firm North Castle Partners in 2006–2007.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_JuiceNaked Juice is now owned by PAI Partners under the Tropicana Brands Group, with PAI as the controlling majority shareholder and PepsiCo retaining a 39% non-controlling interest and U.S. distribution rights.
https://legalclarity.org/who-owns-naked-juice-from-pepsico-to-pai-partners/The legal operating entity behind the brand has historically been identified as 'Naked Juice Co. of Glendora, Inc.' in court filings.
https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/naked-juice-agrees-to-9m-class-action-settlement-over-all-natural-claims/What's uncertain
- The specific current legal entity name used by Naked Juice within Tropicana Brands Group post-2022 restructuring could not be independently verified from a primary registry source.
- PAI Partners' portfolio page for Tropicana Brands Group was last crawled February 2022; PAI's current ownership status has not changed per corroborating 2024–2025 news sources, but a formal 2025 confirmation from PAI directly was not retrieved.
- PepsiCo's 39% retained stake is non-controlling per deal terms; PAI Partners' 61% stake gives it effective control.
- The specific PAI fund vehicle is PAI Europe VII.