Who owns Hangar 1?
Hangar 1 is owned by Becle (Mexico, BMV: CUERVO), which has owned the brand since 2010.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Becle, S.A.B. de C.V. Reporte Anual 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Becle, S.A.B. de C.V. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇲🇽 Mexico, Mexico City
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Alameda
- Founded
- 2001
- Category
- Beverages › Spirits › Vodka
- Parent ticker
- BMV: CUERVO
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Hangar 1
Hangar 1 is a vodka from Alameda, California, where production began in 2001 in a Second World War aircraft hangar. It added an unflavoured vodka in 2002 and flavoured lines using fresh California fruit such as Mandarin Blossom, Makrut Lime and Buddha's Hand Citron. Becle bought it in 2010, when it sold 19,124 cases.
Ownership timeline of Hangar 1
Where Hangar 1 sits in Becle
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Becle
Becle controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in vodka, and who owns them
The 25 brands in vodka on Brandtree belong to 19 owners. The largest is Diageo, with 3; Becle has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Cîroc | Diageo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Burnett's Vodka | Heaven Hill | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Hõbe | Liviko | 🇪🇪 Estonia |
| Magic Moments | Radico Khaitan | 🇮🇳 India |
| Longshore Vodka | Adnams | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| OMU | Alexandrion Group | 🇷🇴 Romania |
| Moskovskaya Vodka | Amber Beverage Group | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
| Grey Goose | Bacardi | 🇧🇲 Bermuda |
About the owner: Becle
Becle is a publicly listed company headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control, and it is listed as BMV: CUERVO.
Becle is the Mexican spirits company behind Jose Cuervo, run by the same family for eleven generations. It is the world's largest tequila producer and says it is the second-largest Irish whiskey producer through Bushmills. In 2025 it had net sales of 43.1 billion pesos, 55.9 per cent of them in the United States.
🇺🇸 Hangar 1 and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,570 brands that began in the United States. 501 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Hangar 1 among them.
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- 7UP (United States) — Keurig Dr Pepper 🇺🇸
- Alani Nu — Celsius Holdings 🇺🇸
- André — Gallo 🇺🇸
- Angry Orchard — Boston Beer 🇺🇸
- Apple & Eve — Lassonde 🇨🇦
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Hangar 1?
The parent company of Hangar 1 is Becle, a publicly listed company headquartered in Mexico.
Is Hangar 1 American or Mexican?
Hangar 1 originated in the United States in 2001, but it is owned today by Becle, which is headquartered in Mexico. So Hangar 1 is an American-origin brand under Mexican ownership.
Since when has Becle owned Hangar 1?
Becle has owned Hangar 1 since 2010.
Is Hangar 1 still owned by Becle?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Hangar 1 is still owned by Becle. 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] Becle, S.A.B. de C.V. Reporte Anual 2025 — Becle, S.A.B. de C.V., Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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