Native name | サントリーホールディングス株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Santorī Hōrudingusu Kabushiki-gaisha |
Company type | Private |
Industry | Beverage |
Founded | 1899 |
Founder | Torii Shinjiro |
Headquarters | Osaka , Japan |
Key people | Saburo Kogo (Chairman) Kazuhiro Saito (President and CEO) |
Subsidiaries | Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. Suntory Global Spirits |
Website | suntory |
Suntory Holdings Limited (サントリーホールディングス株式会社, Santorī Hōrudingusu Kabushiki-gaisha) (commonly referred to as simply Suntory) is a Japanese multinational brewing and distilling company group. Established in 1899, it is one of the oldest companies in the distribution of alcoholic beverages in Japan, and makes Japanese whisky.[1]
Its business has expanded to other fields, and the company now also makes soft drinks and operates sandwich chains. With its 2014 acquisition of Beam, Inc., it has diversified internationally and become the third largest maker of distilled beverages in the world. Suntory is headquartered in Dojimahama 2-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture.