Who owns Black Cat?
Black Cat, a drinks brand, is owned by SAB (Suriname).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Suriname Alcoholic Beverages N.V. — Discover Us. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Suriname Alcoholic Beverages N.V. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇸🇷 Suriname, Paramaribo
- Origin
- 🇸🇷 Suriname
- Category
- Beverages › Spirits › Rum
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Black Cat
Black Cat is the rum SAB calls its celebrated flagship with a rich heritage, and it is the older of the company's two best-known names: it took an international gold medal in the late 1970s, in the same period that the rum then sold as Poker won one and was later renamed Borgoe. It is made at Paramaribo from Surinamese sugarcane molasses and sold in the premium tier of a range that also covers white and flavoured variants. It shares a name with, but has nothing to do with, the South African peanut butter brand.
Ownership timeline of Black Cat
Where Black Cat sits in SAB
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by SAB
SAB controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in rum, and who owns them
The 48 brands in rum on Brandtree belong to 22 owners. The largest is Angostura, with 7; SAB has 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Angostura rum | Angostura | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago |
| Blue Label Arrack | DCSL | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
| Admiral Rodney | GBH | 🇲🇶 Martinique |
| Cavalier | Antigua Distillery | 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda |
| Bacardi | Bacardi | 🇧🇲 Bermuda |
| Diamond Reserve | Demerara Distillers | 🇬🇾 Guyana |
| Captain Morgan | Diageo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Havana Club | Pernod Ricard | 🇫🇷 France |
About the owner: SAB
SAB is a privately held company headquartered in Paramaribo, Suriname, founded in 1966. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control.
Suriname Alcoholic Beverages is the Surinamese distiller behind Borgoe, established on 17 November 1966 as Surinaams Alcohol Bedrijf N.V. on the bank of the Suriname River and renamed in 2002 to reflect its growing export trade. Its rum heritage runs back further, to the Mariënburg sugar enterprise founded in the Commewijne district in 1882, which supplied it with molasses until the sugar factory closed in 1986; SAB built its own distillery in 1989 to keep Surinamese rum production going, automated bottling in 1999 and is building a new fermentation and distillation plant. It produces rum, vodka and other spirits from sugarcane molasses at Paramaribo, and Borgoe is a household name both in Suriname and among the Surinamese diaspora in the Netherlands.
🇸🇷 Black Cat and other Surinamese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 7 brands that began in Suriname. All of them are controlled from Suriname.
- Surinam Airways — Surinam Airways 🇸🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Black Cat?
The parent company of Black Cat is SAB, a privately held company headquartered in Suriname.
Is Black Cat Surinamese?
Yes. Black Cat originated in Suriname and its owner, SAB, is also headquartered in Suriname.
Is Black Cat still owned by SAB?
Yes. As of 20 September 2026, Black Cat is still owned by SAB. 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] Suriname Alcoholic Beverages N.V. — Discover Us — Suriname Alcoholic Beverages N.V., Official document; retrieved 20 September 2026.
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