Who owns Presidente?
Presidente is half-owned by Emperador (the Philippines, PSE: EMI), which has held that half since 30 March 2017.[1]
Emperador owns 50% of Presidente rather than all of it.
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. (50% stake) reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇵🇭 Philippines, Quezon City
- Origin
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Category
- Beverages › Spirits › Brandy & cognac
- Parent ticker
- PSE: EMI
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Presidente
Presidente is a Mexican brandy produced at the Casa Pedro Domecq winery, and its owner calls it the number one brandy in Mexico. Pernod Ricard sold the Domecq brandy portfolio in Mexico to a joint venture of Emperador and González Byass, in a deal signed on 1 December 2016 and completed on 30 March 2017. Emperador holds 50 per cent of the company that owns it today, alongside Don Pedro and Azteca de Oro.
Ownership timeline of Presidente
Where Presidente 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.
🇲🇽 Presidente and other Mexican brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 113 brands that began in Mexico. 28 of them (25%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Presidente among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Presidente?
Presidente has no sole parent company: it is half-owned by Emperador, a publicly listed company headquartered in the Philippines.
Is Presidente Mexican or Filipino?
Presidente originated in Mexico, but it is half-owned today by Emperador, which is headquartered in the Philippines. So Presidente is a Mexican-origin brand that is half Filipino-owned.
Since when has Emperador owned Presidente?
Emperador has held half of Presidente since 30 March 2017.
Is Presidente still owned by Emperador?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Presidente is still half-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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