Gekkeikan
Sake barrels outside the Gekkeikan Ōkura Memorial Hall
Gekkeikan Sake Company, Ltd. (月桂冠株式会社, Gekkeikan Kabushikigaisha) is a Japanese manufacturer of sake and plum wine based in Fushimi, Kyoto, Japan. Founded in 1637 by Jiemon Ōkura, in Fushimi,[1] it is one of the world's oldest companies, and is a member of the Henokiens group.[2] The name of the company literally means "laurel wreath".
Gekkeikan's United States subsidiary, Gekkeikan Sake (USA), Inc., is located in Folsom, California. The company controls approximately 25% of the American sake market.[3]
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References[]
- ^ Gekkeikan (in English)
- ^ http://www.13enforme.com, 13enForme -. "Les Hénokiens - Association internationale d'entreprises familiales au moins bicentenaires". Hénokiens. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ^ Gekkeikan: Overseas Business Archived 2008-01-03 at the Wayback Machine. Gekkeikan. Accessed March 23, 2015.
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