Who owns Ron Zacapa?
Ron Zacapa is owned by Diageo (the United Kingdom, LSE: DGE), which has owned the brand since 2011.[1]
Evidence: Diageo plc Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-08-18, SEC EDGAR, 18 August 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Diageo plc verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, London
- Origin
- 🇬🇹 Guatemala
- Founded
- 1976
- Category
- Beverages › Spirits › Rum
- Parent ticker
- LSE: DGE NYSE: DEO
- Trademark registrant
- RUM CREATION & PRODUCTS, INC. (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Ron Zacapa
Ron Zacapa is a Guatemalan rum aged at 2,300 metres above sea level, where the thin air slows evaporation, using a solera system borrowed from sherry production. Diageo acquired full ownership in 2011. A solera blends older and younger spirit continuously, so no single vintage is bottled on its own.
Trademark record for Ron Zacapa
The USPTO record for the Ron Zacapa mark lists RUM CREATION & PRODUCTS, INC. as the owner of record (serial number 78955398). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Ron Zacapa
Where Ron Zacapa sits in Diageo
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Diageo
Diageo controls 23 brands on Brandtree, 23 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Baileys (1974)
- Buchanan's (1884)
- Bulleit (1987)
- Captain Morgan (1944)
- Cardhu (1824)
- Casamigos (2013)
- Cîroc (2003)
- Crown Royal (1939)
- Don Julio (1942)
- Gordon's (1769)
- Guinness (1759)
- Guinness 0.0 (2020)
- Johnnie Walker (1820)
- Lagavulin (1816)
- Oban (1794)
- Pimm's (1823)
- Roe & Co (2017)
- Smirnoff (1864)
Other brands in rum, and who owns them
The 48 brands in rum on Brandtree belong to 22 owners. The largest is Angostura, with 7; Diageo has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Angostura rum | Angostura | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago |
| Blue Label Arrack | DCSL | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
| Admiral Rodney | GBH | 🇲🇶 Martinique |
| Black Cat | SAB | 🇸🇷 Suriname |
| Cavalier | Antigua Distillery | 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda |
| Bacardi | Bacardi | 🇧🇲 Bermuda |
| Diamond Reserve | Demerara Distillers | 🇬🇾 Guyana |
| Havana Club | Pernod Ricard | 🇫🇷 France |
About the owner: Diageo
Diageo is a publicly listed company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, founded in 1997. Brandtree records 23 brands under its control, and it is listed as LSE: DGE and NYSE: DEO.
Diageo was formed in 1997 by the merger of Guinness and Grand Metropolitan. It is the largest spirits company in the world, with a portfolio spanning Scotch whisky, vodka, gin, rum, tequila and stout.
🇬🇹 Ron Zacapa and other Guatemalan brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 14 brands that began in Guatemala. 2 of them (14%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Ron Zacapa among them.
- Cabro — Cervecería Centro Americana 🇬🇹
- Banco Agromercantil — Grupo Cibest 🇨🇴
- La Cantonesa — CMI 🇬🇹
- TAG Airlines — TAG Airlines 🇬🇹
- Dorada — Cervecería Centro Americana 🇬🇹
- Gallo — Cervecería Centro Americana 🇬🇹
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Ron Zacapa?
The parent company of Ron Zacapa is Diageo, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Ron Zacapa Guatemalan or British?
Ron Zacapa originated in Guatemala in 1976, but it is owned today by Diageo, which is headquartered in the United Kingdom. So Ron Zacapa is a Guatemalan-origin brand under British ownership.
Since when has Diageo owned Ron Zacapa?
Diageo has owned Ron Zacapa since 2011.
Is Ron Zacapa still owned by Diageo?
Yes. As of 27 September 2026, Ron Zacapa is still owned by Diageo. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & 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] Diageo plc Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-08-18 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 18 August 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: ZACAPA, serial 78955398, registration 3268185 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 27 September 2026.
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