Company History
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2010
Sep.
Shinshu Beverage Co., Ltd. established.
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Oct.
Kirin Holdings Singapore Pte. Ltd established.
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Dec.
Makes Mercian Corporation a wholly owned subsidiary.
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2011
Jan.
Kirin Business Expert Co., Ltd. and Kirin Group Office Co., Ltd. (the forerunner of Kirin Co., Ltd.) established by reorganization of Kirin Business Expert Co., Ltd.
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Mar.
Makes Interfood Shareholding Company in Vietnam a consolidated subsidiary.
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Mar.
Kirin Brewery Sendai Plant, Toride Plant, etc. are damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Release:Notice Concerning the Impact of the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake
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Mar.
Kirin Brewery introduces Makkoi Ume-shu.
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May
Lion Nathan National Foods Pty Ltd. changes its company name to Lion Pty Ltd.
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May
Vina Kirin Acecook Beverage Co., Ltd. changes its company name to Vietnam Kirin Beverage Co., Ltd
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July
Kirin Beverage introduces Kirin Sekai-no-Kitchen-Kara SALTY LITCHI.
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Aug.
China Resources Kirin Beverages (Greater China) Co., Ltd established.
Release:Notice Regarding Establishment of a Non-Alcohol Beverage Joint Venture
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Oct.
Makes Schincariol Participações e Representações S.A.(the forerunner of Brasil Kirin Holding S.A.) a consolidated subsidiary.
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Nov.
Makes Schincariol Participações e Representações S.A. a wholly owned subsidiary.
Release:Schincariol Group to become a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Kirin
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2012
Apr.
Kirin Beverage introduces Kirin Mets-Cola.
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Nov.
Schincariol Participações e Representações S.A. changes its company name to Brasil Kirin Participações e Representações S.A. *Completion of the share transfer in June 2017.
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2013
Jan.
Kirin Company established and started the new structure of Japan integrated beverages business. *Merger with Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. in Jul 2019
Release:Establishing of a new domestic integrated beverage company
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Apr.〜
MayMoves the Kirin Group headquarters to Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, and consolidated the headquarters organization bases of domestic group companies.
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May
Kirin Holdings changes its head office location from Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo to Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo.
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2014
Jan.
Kirin Beverage Shiga Plant completed in Kirin Brewery Shiga Plant.
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Apr.
Kirin Logistics Co., Ltd. changes its name to Kirin Group Logistics Co., Ltd.
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Apr.
Owned E-Commerce website DRINX launched.
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Sep.
Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd. and YO-HO BREWING COMPANY make business alliance and capital alliance.
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2015
Jan.
Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd. establishes SPRING VALLEY BREWERY COMPANY which develops craft beer business.
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July
Kirin Beverage Value Vendor Co., Ltd. established. *Merger with Kirin Beverage Co., Ltd. in Jan. 2019
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Aug.
Acquires a stake in Myanmar Brewery in the Myanmar.
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2016
Feb.
Formulates corporate governance policy.
Release: Notice Regarding enactment of the Corporate Governance Policy
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Oct.
Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. and Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd. make a capital and business alliance with Brooklyn Brewery Corporation.
Release: Capital and business partnership with Brooklyn Brewery
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2017
Feb.
Formulates Kirin Group’s CSV commitment.
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Sep.
Launches a new brand iMUSE which used original material “Lactococcus lactis strain Plasma“.
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2018
Apr.
Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. launches Crysvita® in Europe and America
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Sep.
Mercian Corporation opens Chateau Mercian Kikyogahara Winery.
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Oct.
Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. and Mitsui&Co.,Ltd. invest jointly in Thorne Research in the U.S.
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2019
Feb.
Kirin Group defines CSV Purpose as its Long-Term Non-Financial Targets.
Release: Kirin Group Defines CSV Purpose as its Long-Term Non-Financial Targets
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Apr.
Acquires a 95% of stake in Kyowa Hakko Bio Co., Ltd.
Release: Notice Regarding Acquisition of Shares in Kyowa Hakko BioPDF:67.4KB
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July
Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd changes its name to Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.
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Sep.
Acquires a stake in FANCL Corporation.
Release: Notice Regarding Capital and Business Alliance with FANCL CorporationPDF:144KB
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Sep.
Mercian Corporation opens Chateau Mercian Mariko Winery.
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Oct.
The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Northern New England, Inc. changes its name to Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, Inc.