Who owns Aperol?
Aperol is owned by Campari Group (the Netherlands, BIT: CPR), which has owned the brand since 2003.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Davide Campari-Milano N.V. Annual Report 2025, 4 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Davide Campari-Milano N.V. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands, Amsterdam
- Origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy, Padua
- Founded
- 1919
- Category
- Beverages › Spirits › Liqueurs & aperitifs
- Parent ticker
- BIT: CPR
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Aperol
Aperol was created in Padua in 1919 and remained a modest regional product for eighty years. Campari acquired it in 2003 and built the Aperol Spritz into a global drink through relentless summer marketing, making it the group's largest brand.
Ownership timeline of Aperol
- 2003 – present Campari Group [1] reported
Where Aperol sits in Campari Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Campari Group
Campari Group controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Appleton Estate (1749)
- Campari (1860)
- Espolòn (1998)
- Grand Marnier (1880)
- SKYY (1992)
- Wild Turkey (1940)
Other brands in liqueurs & aperitifs, and who owns them
The 42 brands in liqueurs & aperitifs on Brandtree belong to 25 owners. The largest is Kasapreko, with 3; Campari Group has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Alomo Bitters | Kasapreko | 🇬🇭 Ghana |
| Kännu Kukk | Liviko | 🇪🇪 Estonia |
| Kòfi Kòrsou | Senior & Co. | 🇨🇼 Curaçao |
| Fütyülős | Zwack Unicum | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
| Amaro di Angostura | Angostura | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago |
| Baileys | Diageo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Joseph Cartron | GBH | 🇲🇶 Martinique |
| Carolans Irish Cream | Heaven Hill | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Campari Group
Campari Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, founded in 1860. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as BIT: CPR.
Campari Group traces to a Milan café in 1860 where Gaspare Campari made the bitter aperitif that carries his name. It grew from one product into the sixth-largest spirits group in the world by buying brands rather than building them, and the Garavoglia family retains control through a Dutch holding structure.
Campari Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇮🇹 Aperol and other Italian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 210 brands that began in Italy. 77 of them (37%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Aperol among them.
- Birra Moretti — Heineken 🇳🇱
- Birrificio del Ducato — Duvel Moortgat 🇧🇪
- Caffè Corsini — Melitta 🇩🇪
- Lavazza — Lavazza 🇮🇹
- Martini — Bacardi 🇧🇲
- Peroni — Asahi Group 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Aperol?
The parent company of Aperol is Campari Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in the Netherlands.
Is Aperol Italian or Dutch?
Aperol originated in Italy in 1919, but it is owned today by Campari Group, which is headquartered in the Netherlands. So Aperol is an Italian-origin brand under Dutch ownership.
Since when has Campari Group owned Aperol?
Campari Group has owned Aperol since 2003.
Is Aperol still owned by Campari Group?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Aperol is still owned by Campari Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Davide Campari-Milano N.V. Annual Report 2025 — Davide Campari-Milano N.V., Annual report, published 4 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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