Wild Turkey is owned by Campari Group (the Netherlands, BIT: CPR), which acquired the brand on 29 May 2009.[1][2] Wild Turkey was founded in 1940 in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky and was independent until 2009.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Wild Turkey is a Kentucky bourbon named after a hunting trip on which an executive shared a barrel sample, and it is bottled at a higher proof than most competitors. Campari acquired the distillery from Pernod Ricard in 2009 for $575 million.
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Campari acquired Wild Turkey from Pernod Ricard for about $575 million, giving the Italian group a Kentucky bourbon distillery. Pernod was selling assets it had taken on with Absolut the year before.
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The parent company of Wild Turkey is Campari Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in the Netherlands.
Wild Turkey originated in the United States in 1940, but it is owned today by Campari Group, which is headquartered in the Netherlands. So Wild Turkey is an American-origin brand under Dutch ownership.
Campari Group completed its acquisition of Wild Turkey on 29 May 2009, after announcing the deal on 8 April 2009.
Wild Turkey was an independent company from its founding in 1940 in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky until Campari Group acquired it in 2009.
Yes. As of 8 September 2026, Wild Turkey is still owned by Campari Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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