About ORBA
What is ORBA?
ORBA (Origin Brand Atlas) is a public database that helps people understand where global brands come from.
Many well-known brands are associated with a particular country, but their ownership and manufacturing locations often change over time. ORBA aims to make these relationships easier to understand.
Why ORBA exists
In today's global economy, brands frequently change ownership across borders. A brand that originated in one country may later be owned by a company in another country, and its products may be manufactured in several different regions.
ORBA was created to document these relationships and make them transparent for consumers, researchers, and anyone interested in global business history.
What you can explore
ORBA allows visitors to explore brand information in two main ways:
By country — to see which brands originated in a specific country.
By brand — to learn about the origin, ownership, and manufacturing locations of a specific brand.
Future development
ORBA is an evolving project. The database will continue to grow as more brands and countries are added.
Future plans may include:
Expanding the number of brands in the database
Improving data coverage of manufacturing locations
Providing open datasets for research and analysis