Who owns Tabu?
Tabu is owned by Brasserie de Tahiti (French Polynesia).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: La Brasserie de Tahiti — Our brands. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- La Brasserie de Tahiti reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇵🇫 French Polynesia, Papeete
- Origin
- 🇵🇫 French Polynesia
- Founded
- 2003
- Category
- Beverages › Beer › Ale
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Tabu
Tabu was launched in 2003 and is sold as the Tiki Vodka Beer: a beer base mixed with vodka and flavoured with citrus and red fruit, at 5.5% alcohol. It comes in 33cl bottles and in 33cl and 50cl cans. It sits in La Brasserie de Tahiti's alcohols range alongside the Hinano, Pia Tahiti and Manuia beers rather than in the soft drinks the same plants also fill.
Ownership timeline of Tabu
- Current owner Brasserie de Tahiti [1] reported
Where Tabu sits in Brasserie de Tahiti
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Brasserie de Tahiti
Brasserie de Tahiti controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Eau Royale
- Hinano (1955)
- Manuia
- Pia Tahiti
- Rotui (1981)
- Tahiti Drink
- Vaiti
Other brands in ale, and who owns them
The 62 brands in ale on Brandtree belong to 32 owners. The largest is Duvel Moortgat, with 7.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Birrificio del Ducato | Duvel Moortgat | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Bishops Finger | Shepherd Neame | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Farsons Blue Label | Farsons | 🇲🇹 Malta |
| Lagunitas | Heineken | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Franziskaner | AB InBev | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Avery Brewing Company | Mahou San Miguel | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Fuller's London Pride | Asahi Group | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Dogfish Head | Boston Beer | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Brasserie de Tahiti
Brasserie de Tahiti is a privately held company headquartered in Papeete, French Polynesia, founded in 1914. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control.
La Brasserie de Tahiti is the largest food and drink manufacturer in French Polynesia. It was created in 1914 in a wooden building on Place Notre Dame in central Papeete, where a handful of Polynesians made the first industrial beer of the Fenua, and it became the property of the Martin group in 1937. It brews at Punaruu and bottles spring water at Arue, reported turnover of 16.4 billion CFP francs in 2024, and sells about thirty drinks: beers, waters, juices and soft drinks, some of them its own and some made under licence for Coca-Cola, Schweppes, Orangina and Heineken.
Brasserie de Tahiti: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇵🇫 Tabu and other French Polynesian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 11 brands that began in French Polynesia. All of them are controlled from French Polynesia.
- Air Archipels — Air Tahiti 🇵🇫
- Air Tahiti Nui — Air Tahiti Nui 🇵🇫
- Air Tahiti — Air Tahiti 🇵🇫
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Tabu?
The parent company of Tabu is Brasserie de Tahiti, a privately held company headquartered in French Polynesia.
Is Tabu French Polynesian?
Yes. Tabu originated in French Polynesia in 2003 and its owner, Brasserie de Tahiti, is also headquartered in French Polynesia.
Is Tabu still owned by Brasserie de Tahiti?
Yes. As of 22 September 2026, Tabu is still owned by Brasserie de Tahiti. 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] La Brasserie de Tahiti — Our brands — La Brasserie de Tahiti, Official document; retrieved 22 September 2026.
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