Who owns Fundador?
Fundador is owned by Emperador (the Philippines, PSE: EMI), which has owned the brand since 29 February 2016.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Emperador Inc. 2025 Annual & Sustainability Report. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Emperador Inc. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇵🇭 Philippines, Quezon City
- Origin
- 🇪🇸 Spain, Jerez de la Frontera
- Category
- Beverages › Spirits › Brandy & cognac
- Parent ticker
- PSE: EMI
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Fundador
Fundador is a brandy de Jerez made by Bodegas Fundador, which Emperador describes as an early producer of Spanish brandy and an official winemaker to Spanish royalty. Emperador agreed to buy the business from Beam Suntory in November 2015 and completed the purchase on 29 February 2016. Its newer Sherry Cask range, including Supremo and Doble Madera, sells mainly in Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Africa.
Ownership timeline of Fundador
Where Fundador sits in Emperador
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Emperador
Emperador controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in brandy & cognac, and who owns them
Emperador has more brands in brandy & cognac on Brandtree than any other owner: 4 of 30.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Divin Ambasador | Aroma | 🇲🇩 Moldova |
| Courrier Napoleon | Tilaknagar Industries | 🇮🇳 India |
| Alexandrion | Alexandrion Group | 🇷🇴 Romania |
| E&J Brandy | Gallo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Five Kings | KEO | 🇨🇾 Cyprus |
| Morpheus | Radico Khaitan | 🇮🇳 India |
| Mistral | CCU | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Koya | Changyu | 🇨🇳 China |
About the owner: Emperador
Emperador is a publicly listed company headquartered in Quezon City, Philippines, founded in 2001. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as PSE: EMI.
Emperador is a Philippine spirits company whose flagship, Emperador Brandy, its 2025 report calls the world's best-selling brandy by volume. It became an international whisky and brandy owner through two purchases: the Whyte and Mackay group, maker of The Dalmore and Jura, from United Spirits in October 2014, and Beam Suntory's Fundador brandy and sherry business in Jerez in February 2016. Its shares are listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange and, since July 2022, in Singapore, and it is a subsidiary of Alliance Global Group.
🇪🇸 Fundador and other Spanish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 122 brands that began in Spain. 59 of them (48%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Fundador among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Fundador?
The parent company of Fundador is Emperador, a publicly listed company headquartered in the Philippines.
Is Fundador Spanish or Filipino?
Fundador originated in Spain, but it is owned today by Emperador, which is headquartered in the Philippines. So Fundador is a Spanish-origin brand under Filipino ownership.
Since when has Emperador owned Fundador?
Emperador has owned Fundador since 29 February 2016.
Is Fundador still owned by Emperador?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Fundador is still owned by Emperador. 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] Emperador Inc. 2025 Annual & Sustainability Report — Emperador Inc., Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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