Suntory (Japan)

Suntory is best-known as Japan's leading beverage producer, controlling an extensive collection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. It is the domestic #1 in whisky, #2 in soft drinks and #3 in beer. But like many of that country's leading companies, the group also has a huge portfolio of other interests ranging from pharmaceuticals and restaurants to resort development and florists. Still privately owned, it first introduced whisky into Japan in the 1930s, and now controls some 70% of the huge domestic market, importing around 70 spirits and 1,500 wines from 21 countries. More recently it has jumped aggressively into the beer sector, and also owns traditional Japanese-style restaurants in 17 major cities around the globe. In 2009, the company confirmed that it was in preliminary talks with domestic rival Kirin to create a new Japanese food and beverages giant, and also agreed a separate deal to acquire France's Orangina Schweppes.

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Suntory Whisky & Brandy	Suntory Foods
Suntory Pure Malt Whisky	Boss
Carlsberg (Japan)	Bikkle
Hibiki	Pekoe
Lipton The Tea	Nacchan
Zen	CC-Lemon
Buraiha	Pepsi (Japan)
Jack Daniels (Japan)	Minami-Alps no Tennensui
Midori	Brand's Essence of Chicken
Suntory Brewery	Suntory Water Group
Malt's	Suntory Pharma
MD Magnum Dry	Princeville Resort
Dakara	Suntory Restaurants
Suntory Museum of Art	Oolong Tea
Suntory Wine	Suntory Flower

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