Brown-Forman

Summary

Brown-Forman is a business^[1]. Brown-Forman ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (960 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Brown-Forman is in the country of United States^[3].
• Brown-Forman is in the country of Netherlands^[4].
• Brown-Forman is in the country of US^[5].
• Brown-Forman's instance of is recorded as business^[6].
• Brown-Forman's instance of is recorded as public company^[7].
• Brown-Forman's instance of is recorded as organization^[8].
• Brown-Forman's headquarters location is recorded as Louisville^[9].
• Brown-Forman's child organization or unit is recorded as Jack Daniel's^[10].
• Brown-Forman's child organization or unit is recorded as Woodford Reserve^[11].
• Brown-Forman's child organization or unit is recorded as Canadian Mist^[12].
• Brown-Forman's child organization or unit is recorded as Early Times^[13].
• Brown-Forman's child organization or unit is recorded as Southern Comfort^[14].
• Brown-Forman's child organization or unit is recorded as Finlandia Vodka^[15].
• Brown-Forman is part of S&P 500^[16].
• Brown-Forman's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[17].
• Brown-Forman's industry is recorded as beverage industry^[18].
• 1870 marks the founding of Brown-Forman^[19].
• 1933-10-19 marks the founding of Brown-Forman^[20].
• Brown-Forman's official website is recorded as http://www.brown-forman.com^[21].
• Brown-Forman's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Brown–Forman^[22].
• Brown-Forman's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/brown-forman-corporation-history/^[23].
• Brown-Forman's legal form is recorded as Delaware corporation^[24].
• Brown-Forman's legal form is recorded as XTIQ^[25].
• Brown-Forman's owner of is recorded as Jack Daniel's^[26].
• Brown-Forman's owner of is recorded as Chambord^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300873K3LXF7ARU34^[28]

• Registered legal name: Brown-Forman Corporation^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: US-DE^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): XTIQ^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1933-10-19^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2012-12-13^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2025-12-16^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-12-30^[38]

• Managing LOU: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000602^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 328020^[41]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[42]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include 1870^[19] and 1933-10-19^[20].

Identity

Brown-Forman is part of S&P 500^[16].

Operations

Brown-Forman's headquarters location is recorded as Louisville^[9]. Subsidiaries include Jack Daniel's^[10], a business^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1866^[45], headquartered in Jack Daniel's Distillery^[46]; Woodford Reserve^[11], a trademark^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1865^[49]; Canadian Mist^[12], a drink^[50], in Canada^[51]; Early Times^[13], an alcohol brand^[52], founded in 1860^[53]; Southern Comfort^[14], a trademark^[54], founded in 1874^[55]; and Finlandia Vodka^[15], a trademark^[56], founded in 1970^[57], headquartered in Ilmajoki^[58].

Industry

Brown-Forman's industry is recorded as beverage industry^[18].

Ownership

Brown-Forman's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[17].

Why It Matters

Brown-Forman ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (960 views/month).^[2] Brown-Forman has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59] Brown-Forman is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[60]