Kirin Beer
Vorlage:Nihongo (Vorlage:Tyo, NASDAQ: KNBWY) is a Japanese company. It is a member of the Mitsubishi core group of companies.
History
The first Kirin beer factory was established in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama in 1907 with help from Thomas Glover, the Scottish trader. It is still there today. The brewery had originally been founded as Spring Valley Brewery in 1870, by the Norwegian-American William Copeland, but he went bankrupt. Under the name Japan Brewery Company the company continued and combined with Meiji-ya to market Kirin Beer for the first time in 1888.
Lines of business
While best known as a brewery and maker of whiskey, Kirin also makes soft drinks, and has diversified businesses in foods, pharmaceuticals, logistics, engineering, real-estate and restaurants.
Holdings
Alcoholic beverage business
- Kirin Distillery Co., Ltd. (Renamed from Kirin-Seagram Ltd. on July 1, 2002)
- Ei Sho Gen Co., Ltd.
- Kirin Communications Stage Co., Ltd.
- Heineken Japan Co., Ltd.
Soft drink business
- Kirin Beverage Co., Ltd.
- Kinki Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Ltd.
Logistics
- Kirin Logistics Co., Ltd.
Engineering
- Kirin Techno-System Co., Ltd.
- Kirin Engineering Co., Ltd.
Restaurants
- Kirin Dining Co., Ltd.
- Kirin City Co., Ltd.
Real estate
- Kirin Building Management Co., Ltd.
- Kirin Hotel Development Co., Ltd.
Others of core business
- Kirin Echo Co., Ltd.
Nutrient food
- Kirin Well-Foods Co., Ltd.
- Takeda-Kirin Foods Corporation
- Cosmo Foods Co., Ltd.
Agribio
- Kirin Green & Flower Co., Ltd.
- Flower Gate, Inc.
- Flower Season Co., Ltd.
- Verdy Co., Ltd.
- Tokita Seed Co., Ltd.
- Japan Potato Corporation
Food
- Nagano Tomato Co., Ltd.
Service
- Kirin Plaza Co., Ltd.
- Kamakura Kaihin Hotel, Co., Ltd.
- Yokohama Arena Co., Ltd.
- Tsurumi Warehouse Co., Ltd.
- Japan Travel Marketing Consultants Inc.
- Kirin International Trading Inc.
- Yokohama Aka Renga Co., Ltd.
- beerStyle 21. Inc.
Function-oriented companies
- Kirin Business System Co., Ltd.
- Kirin & Communications Co., Ltd.
Holdings, International
Alcohol Beverage Business
- Kirin Brewery of America LLC (USA)
- Kirin Europe GmbH (Germany)
- Lion Nathan Limited (Australia)
- Zhuhai Kirin President Brewery Co., Ltd. (China)
- Taiwan Kirin Company, Ltd. (Taiwan)
- San Miguel Corporation (Philippines) (15%, managerial support [1])
- Four Roses Distillery (USA)
- Raymond Vineyard and Cellar, Inc. (USA)
Soft Drink Business
- Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Northern New England, Inc. (USA)
Pharmaceutical Business
- Kirin-Amgen, Inc. (USA)
- Gemini Science Inc. (USA)
- Hematech Inc. (USA)
- Jeil-Kirin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Korea)
- Kirin Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)
- Kirin Pharmaceuticals (Asia) Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)
- Kirin Kunpeng (China) Bio-Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (China)
Agribio Business
- Twyford International, Inc. (USA)
- Kirin Agribio EC B.V. (Paris Office) (France)
- Southern Glass House Produce Ltd. (England)
- Fides Holding B.V. (Netherlands)
- Barberet & Blanc, S.A. (Spain)
- Qingdao International Seeds Co., Ltd. (China)
- Germicopa S.A. (France)
- Kirin Agribio Shanghai Co., Ltd. (China)
Other Business
- Kirin Australia Pty. Ltd. (Australia)
- Indústria Agrícola Tozan Ltda. (Brazil)