G.H. Mumm is owned by Pernod Ricard (France, EPA: RI), which acquired the brand on 26 July 2005, as part of a £7.4 billion deal that also included Malibu, Beefeater and Kahlúa.[1][2] G.H. Mumm was founded in 1827 in Reims and was independent until 2005.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Pernod Ricard Universal Registration Document 2024/25, Pernod Ricard SA, 17 September 2025. Last checked .
G.H. Mumm is a Reims champagne house founded in 1827 by a German family and known for the red sash across its label, taken from the ribbon of the Légion d'honneur. It has been the champagne of Formula One podium celebrations for much of the sport's modern history.
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Pernod Ricard controls 11 brands on Brandtree, 11 of them in beverages.
The 34 brands in champagne & sparkling wine on Brandtree belong to 10 owners. The largest is Lanson-BCC, with 11; Pernod Ricard has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Bonnet | Lanson-BCC | 🇫🇷 France |
| Charles Lafitte | Maison Pommery & Associés | 🇫🇷 France |
| Dom Pérignon | LVMH | 🇫🇷 France |
| Champagne de Castellane | Laurent-Perrier | 🇫🇷 France |
| André | Gallo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Val | 13. jul Plantaže | 🇲🇪 Montenegro |
| Cosmopolitan Diva | Amber Beverage Group | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
| Frizzé | Grupo Peñaflor | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Pernod Ricard is a publicly listed company headquartered in Paris, France, founded in 1975. Brandtree records 11 brands under its control, and it is listed as EPA: RI.
Pernod Ricard was created in 1975 by the merger of two French anise-spirit rivals and grew by acquisition into the second-largest spirits group in the world, notably through the break-ups of Seagram in 2001 and Allied Domecq in 2005.
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Brandtree records a controlling owner for 322 brands that began in France. 100 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; G.H. Mumm is not one of them.
Pernod Ricard acquired Allied Domecq for about £7.4 billion, bidding jointly with Fortune Brands, which took several of the brands to satisfy competition authorities. The purchase made Pernod Ricard the second largest spirits group in the world behind Diageo.
The parent company of G.H. Mumm is Pernod Ricard, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Yes. G.H. Mumm originated in France in 1827 and its owner, Pernod Ricard, is also headquartered in France.
Pernod Ricard completed its acquisition of G.H. Mumm on 26 July 2005, after announcing the deal on 21 April 2005. The deal, which also included Malibu, Beefeater and Kahlúa, was valued at £7.4 billion (enterprise value).
G.H. Mumm was an independent company from its founding in 1827 in Reims until Pernod Ricard acquired it in 2005.
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, G.H. Mumm is still owned by Pernod Ricard. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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