Who owns Gogo no Kocha?
Gogo no Kocha is owned by Kirin (Japan, TSE: 2503).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Kirin Holdings Company, Limited Integrated Report 2025, 31 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Kirin Holdings Company, Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Founded
- 1986
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Ready-to-drink tea & coffee
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 2503
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Gogo no Kocha
Gogo no Kocha, meaning afternoon tea, was launched in 1986 as the first ready-to-drink black tea sold in a plastic bottle in Japan. It is the largest packaged black tea brand in the country, sold in straight, lemon and milk tea variants.
Ownership timeline of Gogo no Kocha
Where Gogo no Kocha sits in Kirin
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Kirin
Kirin controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Kirin Hyoketsu (2001)
- Kirin Ichiban (1990)
- Kirin Lager (1888)
- Kirin Lemon (1928)
Other brands in ready-to-drink tea & coffee, and who owns them
The 39 brands in ready-to-drink tea & coffee on Brandtree belong to 30 owners. The largest is Coca-Cola, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Ayataka | Coca-Cola | 🇺🇸 United States |
| East Leaf | Nongfu Spring | 🇨🇳 China |
| Cordia | Ghanim International | 🇧🇳 Brunei |
| Barista Rules | Maeil Dairies | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Hatsu | Postobón | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| VITA | Vitasoy | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Justea | Yeo's | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| Free Tea | AJE | 🇵🇪 Peru |
About the owner: Kirin
Kirin is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1907. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 2503.
Kirin Holdings traces to a brewery founded by an American in Yokohama in 1869 and took its present corporate form in 1907. It is one of the two dominant Japanese brewers and has diversified into pharmaceuticals and health science, holding a majority of biotech company Kyowa Kirin.
🇯🇵 Gogo no Kocha and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 448 brands that began in Japan. 22 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Gogo no Kocha is not one of them.
- Aquarius — Coca-Cola 🇺🇸
- Asahi Super Dry — Asahi Group 🇯🇵
- Blendy — Ajinomoto 🇯🇵
- Café au Lait — Glico 🇯🇵
- Hibiki — Suntory 🇯🇵
- ITO EN Matcha Green Tea — ITO EN 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Gogo no Kocha?
The parent company of Gogo no Kocha is Kirin, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Gogo no Kocha Japanese?
Yes. Gogo no Kocha originated in Japan in 1986 and its owner, Kirin, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Gogo no Kocha still owned by Kirin?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Gogo no Kocha is still owned by Kirin. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Kirin Holdings Company, Limited Integrated Report 2025 — Kirin Holdings Company, Limited, Annual report, published 31 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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