Global Brand Equities creates, owns, invests in and operates consumer spirits brands from New York and Los Angeles. Its portfolio includes launches such as Maison No. 9 and Gran Coramino, while the company draws on experience across liquor, manufacturing, distribution and entertainment to build founder-led brands for a worldwide market. GBE also partners with entertainment and spirits companies to develop brands shaped by contemporary culture.
Casa Komos Brands GroupCasa Komos Brands Group creates and develops premium consumer brands, with its business model centered on spirits innovation, brand creation, and scaling operations globally. Its portfolio includes tequila and aperitivo brands as well as sotol and hot sauce, and it supports sustainability work in the Tequila region through the Komos Foundation.NEW YORK, NY
Sovereign BrandsFour generations of family experience shape Sovereign Brands, a family-owned, family-run company that has created wine and spirits brands since 1999. Working with family-owned producers around the world, it develops new beverage brands from the ground up and supports their distribution across more than 100 countries.New York, NY
Montebello BrandsMontebello Brands is a family liquor business founded in 1933 by Samuel J. Bernstein at the end of Prohibition, and says it has continued through three generations of family ownership. It produces spirits and ready-to-drink cocktails, including its Original Long Island Iced Tea, launched in 1984 and now sold in 20 states. The company identifies itself as minority- and women-owned and says its products are made in the USA.BALTIMORE, MD
Suntory Global SpiritsSuntory Global Spirits makes premium spirits, pairing more than 200 years of distilling heritage with a global network of landmark distilleries. The company’s portfolio grew from Jim Beam’s first whiskey barrel in 1795 and now reaches consumers in 69 countries, with more than 6,000 employees and particular strength in bourbon and Japanese whisky. Its distilleries span traditions from Kentucky and Japan to Islay, where Laphroaig and Bowmore produce peated malts.NEW YORK, NY