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Choya Umeshu

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Industry
  
Beverages, Foods

CEO
  
Shigehiro Kondō (2007–)

Founder
  
Sumitaro Kondo

Number of employees
  
144

Website
  
www.choya.com

Headquarters
  
Habikino

Founded
  
1914

Type of business
  
Public K.K.

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Key people
  
Shigehiro Kondo (CEO) Yukio Kondo (Chairman)

Choya Umeshu Co., Ltd. (チョーヤ梅酒株式会社, Chōya Umeshu Kabushiki-gaisha), or Choya, is a Japanese company headquartered in Habikino, Osaka, Japan, which specializes in the production and sales of umeshu plum liqueur. Its other main businesses include brandy, sake, wine, and foods. The company started producing umeshu in 1959. As of 2011, the company's products are distributed to more than 60 countries.

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History

  • 1914: Started cultivating grapes.
  • 1924: Company was established by Sumitaro Kondo. Started producing and selling wine.
  • 1949: Started producing and selling brandy.
  • 1951: Started producing and selling fruit wine.
  • 1959: Started producing and selling ume fruit liqueur.
  • 1962: Establishment of Choya Yoshu Jozo Co., Ltd.
  • 1968: Started producing and selling medicinal herbal liqueur. Started exporting ume fruit liqueur.
  • 1973: Started producing and selling medicinal liqueur.
  • 2000: The company was renamed Choya Umeshu Co., Ltd.
  • 2009: Launched a cosmetic brand "Choya Puranasu" as a mail-order product
  • 2010: Company changes its logo to "Choya".

    • Main products

  • Choya Umeshu
  • Choya Soda
  • Choya Soda 0% (Non-alcoholic soda)
  • Choya Sarari
  • Choya Excellent (Monde Selection, Grand Gold Quality Award)
  • Choya Kokuto Umeshu (Monde Selection, Gold Quality Award) However, Monde Selection awards are non-competitive and only products that pay to enter are judged.

    • Production facilities

  • Osaka Honsha Factory (Habikino, Osaka)
  • Osaka Kawamukai Factory (Habikino, Osaka)
  • Kishu Factory (Tanabe, Wakayama)
  • Iga Ueno Factory (Iga, Mie)

    • References

    Choya Umeshu Wikipedia
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