[5] Incorporated in Nigeria in 1980 by Dutch entrepreneur Cornelis Vink, it began operations in March of the same year.
[5] The company became part of the Tropical General Investment (TGI) conglomerate, which has diverse business interests in food, healthcare, agriculture, engineering, and other industries.
[7] In 1990, it introduced CHI juice, which was originally sold in cans, but after a couple of years, it was packaged in Tetra Pak.
[7] In 1996, the firm introduced Chivita orange flavoured juice to the market, and like the previous drink, it was originally sold in cans until 1997, when a paper carton packaging machine was installed.
[9] On January 30, 2019 The Coca-Cola Company announced that it now has a 100 percent ownership stake in CHI Limited after acquiring the remaining 60% it did not already own.