Who owns GOLD?
GOLD, a drinks brand, is owned by STAR (Madagascar).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: STAR — Notre histoire, STAR Madagascar. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Brasseries STAR Madagascar reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇲🇬 Madagascar, Antananarivo
- Origin
- 🇲🇬 Madagascar
- Category
- Beverages › Beer › Lager
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About GOLD
GOLD is STAR's multi-variant beer brand, sold in Madagascar as a blonde with a light bitterness and silky head, a wheat-style GOLD Blanche with citrus notes, and a GOLD 8%, a strong beer the brewer markets on its marked bitterness and intensity. Having three distinct styles under one name is unusual in a market where most brands are a single lager, and it gives the company a range above and around its mainstream THB.
Ownership timeline of GOLD
Where GOLD sits in STAR
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by STAR
STAR controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 9 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in lager, and who owns them
The 200 brands in lager on Brandtree belong to 55 owners. The largest is AB InBev, with 17; STAR has 4.
About the owner: STAR
STAR is a privately held company headquartered in Antananarivo, Madagascar, founded in 1953. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control.
STAR is the dominant drinks producer in Madagascar, founded in 1953 and describing itself as proudly Malagasy ever since. Its own history dates the arrival of each of its products: Three Horses Beer in 1958, the spring water Eau Vive in 1970, a malthouse in 1976, soft drinks production at Andraharo in 1997, PET bottles in 2004 and an energy drink in 2012. It took its present name in 1980, became a fully independent public limited company at privatisation in 1989, and has been affiliated to the French drinks group Castel since 2011. Castel counts the Malagasy business as five production plants, eighteen brands, twenty thousand points of sale, twenty thousand local farmers and two million bottles moved a day.
🇲🇬 GOLD and other Malagasy brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 10 brands that began in Madagascar. All of them are controlled from Madagascar.
- Madagascar Airlines — Madagascar Airlines 🇲🇬
Official recalls involving GOLD products
1 recall notice from government regulators matched to GOLD. Each applies to the specific products, sizes and lot codes named in the notice, not to every product sold under the name.
- Deodorant: a) Axe, Body Spray, Wild Spice, 6CT, 150ML, UPC: 600108736469; b) LUCKY MENS STICK DEODORANT, SPRING FRESH, 24CT, 2.5 OZ, UPC: 808829111668; c)… — FDA, · Class II
Reason given: CGMP Deviations: Insanitary conditions including rodent exposure/activity in their distribution center.
Recalling firm: GOLD STAR DISTRIBUTION INC
Matched automatically from FDA, USDA FSIS, UK Food Standards Agency and CPSC records only when the recalling firm corresponds to this ownership record and, for a brand, the brand name appears in the product description. Check the linked notice for exact products and lots. Method.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of GOLD?
The parent company of GOLD is STAR, a privately held company headquartered in Madagascar.
Is GOLD Malagasy?
Yes. GOLD originated in Madagascar and its owner, STAR, is also headquartered in Madagascar.
Is GOLD still owned by STAR?
Yes. As of 21 September 2026, GOLD is still owned by STAR. 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] STAR — Notre histoire — STAR Madagascar, Official document; retrieved 21 September 2026.
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