Who owns Guinness?
Guinness is owned by Diageo. Below: ownership chain, same-parent brands, and alternatives from other companies. Diageo
Guinness ownership chain (parent: Diageo)
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Confirmed ownership sources
Confidence ≥ 70% — used for the main ownership conclusion.
Other brands owned by Diageo
Sister brands under the same ultimate parent.
- Baileys
- Buchanan's
- Bulleit
- Caol Ila
- Captain Morgan
- Cardhu
- Casamigos
- Clynelish
- Crown Royal
- Cîroc
- Dalwhinnie
- DeLeón
- Don Julio
- George Dickel
- Gilbey's
- Glenkinchie
- Gordon's
- J&B
- Johnnie Walker
- Johnnie Walker Black Label
- Johnnie Walker Blue Label
- Ketel One
- Lagavulin
- Mortlach
- Myers's Rum
- Oban
- Seagram's 7 Crown
- Seagram's VO
- Smirnoff
- Talisker
- Tanqueray
- Vat 69
- White Horse
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FAQ: Guinness ownership
- Who owns Guinness?
- Guinness is owned by Diageo.
- What other brands are owned by the same company as Guinness?
- There are 33 other brands under Diageo in our dataset. See “Same corporate family” on this page.
- What are alternatives to Guinness not owned by Diageo?
- We list 12 alternative brands in related categories that are not owned by Diageo. See the Alternatives section.
Sources & disclaimer
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