Bacardi
Sign in to saveBacardi Limited ( , , ) is the largest privately held, family-owned spirits company in the world. Originally known for its Bacardí brand of white rum, it now has a portfolio of more than 200 brands and labels. Founded in Cuba in 1862 by Facundo Bacardí i Massó, a Spanish businessman born in Sitges, Bacardi Limited has been family-owned for seven generations, and employs more than 8,000 people with sales in approximately 170 countries. Bacardi Limited is the group of companies as a whole and includes Bacardi International Limited.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Bacardi Limited
- Company.logo
- Bacardi Limited (logo).svg
- Company.type
- Private
- Company.industry
- Drink industry
- Company.foundation
- 4 February 1862Santiago de Cuba
- Company.location
- Hamilton, Bermuda
- Company.founder
- Facundo Bacardí Massó
- Company.key_people
- Facundo L. Bacardi (chairman)Mahesh Madhavan (CEO)
- Company.products
- Bacardí rum, Grey Goose vodka, Patrón tequila, Dewar's blended Scotch whisky, Bombay Sapphire gin, Martini & Rossi vermouth and sparkling wines, Eristoff vodka, Cazadores blue agave tequila, Angel's Envy Bourbon and more
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16 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- Cuban Revolution
- Bacardi in the United States
- Bacardi and Cuba today
- Acquisitions
- Brands
- Main brand
- Awards
- Hemingway connection
- Mishaps
- Death of Day Davis
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- See also
- References
- External links
Bacardi Limited ( , , ) is the largest privately held, family-owned spirits company in the world. Originally known for its Bacardí brand of white rum, it now has a portfolio of more than 200 brands and labels. Founded in Cuba in 1862 by Facundo Bacardí i Massó, a Spanish businessman born in Sitges, Bacardi Limited has been family-owned for seven generations, and employs more than 8,000 people with sales in approximately 170 countries. Bacardi Limited is the group of companies as a whole and includes Bacardi International Limited.
Bacardi Limited is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, and has a board of directors led by the original founder's great-great-grandson, Facundo L. Bacardí, the board's chairman. The company's Cathedral of Rum in Puerto Rico, the largest rum distillery in the world, produces 85% of Bacardi rum worldwide, while the remaining 15% originates from distilleries in Mexico and India.thumb|upright|Bacardi rum