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Choya Umeshu Co.,Ltd.
, 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. 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 lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A public company is a company whose ownership is organized via shares of stock which are intended to be freely traded on a stock exchange or in over-the-counter markets. A public (publicly traded) company can be listed on a stock exchange (listed company), which facilitates the trade of shares, or not (unlisted public company). In some jurisdictions, public companies over a certain size must be listed on an exchange. In most cases, public companies are ''private'' enterprises in the ''private'' sector, and "public" emphasizes their reporting and trading on the public markets. Public companies are formed within the legal systems of particular states, and therefore have associations and formal designations which are distinct and separate in the polity in which they reside. In the United States, for example, a public company is usually a type of corporation (though a corporation need not be a public company), in the United Kingdom it is usually a public limited company (plc), i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
