Compañía Licorera de Nicaragua: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Compañía Licorera de Nicaragua is a privately held company headquartered in Managua, Nicaragua that owns 1 consumer brand.[1]
Compañía Licorera de Nicaragua is the family-owned distiller behind Flor de Caña rum, tracing itself to Alfredo Francisco Pellas Canessa, an Italian who emigrated to Nicaragua and, after an earlier venture running a Gold Rush-era steamboat route across the country, set out in 1890 to make rum near the base of the San Cristóbal volcano. The company, part of the wider Pellas family business group, is now run by a fifth generation and distils at the Chichigalpa estate its own materials describe as sitting on volcanic, mineral-rich terroir near the Pacific coast.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Compañía Licorera de Nicaragua, S.A. (also CLNSA, SER Licorera)
- Type
- privately held company · see all privately held company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇳🇮 Managua, Nicaragua
- Founded
- 1890
- Website
- flordecana.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Compañía Licorera de Nicaragua in numbers
- Compañía Licorera de Nicaragua owns 1 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is beverages with 1 brands.[1]
Everything Compañía Licorera de Nicaragua owns
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Compañía Licorera de Nicaragua own?
Compañía Licorera de Nicaragua owns 1 consumer brands tracked here, including Flor de Caña.
Is Compañía Licorera de Nicaragua a Nicaraguan company?
Yes. Compañía Licorera de Nicaragua is headquartered in Managua, Nicaragua and was founded in 1890.
Who owns Compañía Licorera de Nicaragua?
Compañía Licorera de Nicaragua is privately held. Compañía Licorera de Nicaragua is the family-owned distiller behind Flor de Caña rum, tracing itself to Alfredo Francisco Pellas Canessa, an Italian who emigrated to Nicaragua and, after an earlier venture running a Gold Rush-era steamboat route across the country, set out in 1890 to make rum near the base of the San Cristóbal volcano.
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] Flor de Caña — Family Legacy — Compañía Licorera de Nicaragua, S.A., Official document; retrieved 21 September 2026.
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