Who owns Oi Ocha?
Oi Ocha is owned by ITO EN (Japan, TSE: 2593).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: ITO EN Global Website — Global Brands, ITO EN, LTD. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- ITO EN, LTD. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Founded
- 1989
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Ready-to-drink tea & coffee
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 2593
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Oi Ocha
Oi Ocha is the flagship green tea brand of ITO EN, created in 1989 when the company renamed its canned green tea, which it began selling in 1985. The name comes from the Japanese phrase meaning "Tea please!". ITO EN sells it as a bottled drink, tea bags, loose leaf and powder, and says it is sold in about 40 countries and regions. The company reports a Guinness World Records recognition for it in 2019 as the largest natural healthy ready-to-drink green tea brand by sales.
Ownership timeline of Oi Ocha
Where Oi Ocha sits in ITO EN
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by ITO EN
ITO EN controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- ITO EN Matcha Green Tea (2015)
- TEAS' TEA (2009)
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: ITO EN
ITO EN is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 2593.
ITO EN is a Japanese green tea company headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, with shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market (common stock code 2593). Its own history dates the business to Frontier Tea Corporation, established in Shizuoka in 1966 and renamed ITO EN in 1969. It sells tea as bottled drinks, tea bags, loose leaf and powder, and has group companies in North America, China, Southeast Asia, Oceania and Europe. Its group also includes Tully's Coffee Japan and the US coffee company Distant Lands Trading, which are consolidated subsidiaries rather than tea brands and are not listed here.
🇯🇵 Oi Ocha and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 437 brands that began in Japan. 21 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Oi Ocha is not one of them.
- Aquarius — Coca-Cola 🇺🇸
- Asahi Super Dry — Asahi Group 🇯🇵
- Blendy — Ajinomoto 🇯🇵
- Café au Lait — Glico 🇯🇵
- Gogo no Kocha — Kirin 🇯🇵
- Hibiki — Suntory 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Oi Ocha?
The parent company of Oi Ocha is ITO EN, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Oi Ocha Japanese?
Yes. Oi Ocha originated in Japan in 1989 and its owner, ITO EN, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Oi Ocha still owned by ITO EN?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Oi Ocha is still owned by ITO EN. 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] ITO EN Global Website — Global Brands — ITO EN, LTD., Official document; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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