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is a Japanese 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. 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 one of the largest makers of distilled beverages in the world. Suntory is headquartered in Dojimahama 2-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka prefecture. ==History== Suntory was started by Torii Shinjiro, who first opened his store ''Torii Shoten'' in Osaka on February 1, 1899, to sell imported wines. In 1907, the store began selling a sweet tasting red wine called ''Akadama Port Wine''. The store became the ''Kotobukiya'' company in 1921 to further expand its business and in 1923, Torii Shinjiro built Japan's first malt whisky distillery Yamazaki Distillery. Production began in December 1924 and five years later ''Suntory Whisky Shirofuda (White Label)'', the first single malt whisky made in Japan, was sold. Due to shortages during World War II, Kotobukiya was forced to halt its development of new products, but in 1946 it re-released ''Torys Whisky'', which sold well in post-war Japan. In 1961, Kotobukiya launched the "Drink Torys and Go to Hawaii" campaign. At the time, a trip abroad was considered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. In 1963, Kotobukiya changed its name to "Suntory", taken from the name of the whisky it produces. In the same year, Musashino Beer Factory began its production of the ''Suntory Beer''. In 1997, the company became Japan's sole bottler, distributor, and licensee of Pepsi products. On April 1, 2009, Suntory became a stockholding company named and established , , , , , , and .〔Suntory News Release on January 19, 2009 ((Global website) ), ((Japan website) ) - Suntory Limited〕 On July 14, 2009, Kirin announced that it was negotiating with Suntory on a merger.〔(キリン：サントリーと経営統合へ交渉 - 毎日ｊｐ(毎日新聞) ) Mainichi Shimbun (Retrieved on July 13, 2009)〕 On February 8, 2010, it was announced that negotiations between the two were terminated.〔(Termination of Merger Negotiation with Kirin ) Suntory News Release (Retrieved on February 8, 2010)〕 In 2009 they acquired Orangina, the orange soft drink for 300 billion yen, and Frucor energy drinks for 600 million euros. On 2 July 2013 the company debuted on the Tokyo stock exchange and raised almost US$4 billion in the process.〔(Suntory IPO )〕 In January 2014, Suntory announced an agreement to buy the largest U.S. bourbon producer, Beam Inc. for US$16 billion.〔Suntory News Release on January 13th, 2014 ((Global website) )〕 This deal would make Suntory the world's third largest spirits maker. The acquisition was completed on April 30, 2014, when it was also announced that Beam would be renamed as Beam Suntory.〔(Beam Suntory ), Suntory press release, April 30, 2014.〕〔(Suntory Still has M&A Thirst ), ''The Wall Street Journal'', May 15, 2014.〕 Also in January 2014, Suntory purchased the drinks division of British GlaxoSmithKline. This included the brands Lucozade and Ribena, however, the deal did not include Horlicks.〔Angela Monaghan ("Ribena and Lucozade sold to Japanese drinks giant" ), ''The Guardian'', 9 September 2013〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Suntory」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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