Who owns Roku?
Roku, a drinks brand, is owned by Suntory (Japan).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Suntory Holdings — our brands, Suntory Holdings Limited. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Suntory Holdings Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Osaka
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Founded
- 2017
- Category
- Beverages › Spirits › Gin
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Roku
Roku is a Japanese craft gin launched by Suntory in 2017, using six Japanese botanicals alongside the traditional ones: sakura flower, sakura leaf, sencha and gyokuro tea, sansho pepper and yuzu peel, each harvested in its own season. The hexagonal bottle refers to the six.
Ownership timeline of Roku
Where Roku sits in Suntory
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Suntory
Suntory controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in gin, and who owns them
The 20 brands in gin on Brandtree belong to 18 owners. The largest is Diageo, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Gordon's | Diageo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Copper House Dry Gin | Adnams | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Siginia | Alexandrion Group | 🇷🇴 Romania |
| Cross Keys Gin | Amber Beverage Group | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
| Bombay Sapphire | Bacardi | 🇧🇲 Bermuda |
| Lord Roberts | Demerara Distillers | 🇬🇾 Guyana |
| Crafter's | Liviko | 🇪🇪 Estonia |
| The Helsinki Distilling Company | Olvi | 🇫🇮 Finland |
About the owner: Suntory
Suntory is a privately held company headquartered in Osaka, Japan, founded in 1899. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control.
Suntory was founded in Osaka in 1899 and pioneered Japanese whisky at the Yamazaki distillery from 1923. The holding company is unlisted and controlled by the Kotobuki foundation associated with the founding Torii family; its 2014 purchase of Beam made it one of the largest spirits groups in the world.
🇯🇵 Roku 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; Roku is not one of them.
- Aquarius — Coca-Cola 🇺🇸
- Asahi Super Dry — Asahi Group 🇯🇵
- Blendy — Ajinomoto 🇯🇵
- Café au Lait — Glico 🇯🇵
- Gogo no Kocha — Kirin 🇯🇵
- ITO EN Matcha Green Tea — ITO EN 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Roku?
The parent company of Roku is Suntory, a privately held company headquartered in Japan.
Is Roku Japanese?
Yes. Roku originated in Japan in 2017 and its owner, Suntory, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Roku still owned by Suntory?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Roku is still owned by Suntory. 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] Suntory Holdings — our brands — Suntory Holdings Limited, Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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