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Suntory acquires Jim Beam and Maker's Mark
Suntory bought Beam Inc. for $83.50 a share in cash, creating Beam Suntory and making the Japanese family-controlled group one of the largest spirits companies in the world.
Suntory: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Suntory is a privately held company headquartered in Osaka, Japan that owns 8 consumer brands, and has 3 recorded transactions.[1]
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.
Company facts
- Legal name
- Suntory Holdings Limited
- Type
- privately held company · see all privately held company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇯🇵 Osaka, Japan
- Founded
- 1899
- Wikidata
- Q1069696
- Website
- www.suntory.com
- Last verified
- · 4 sources
Suntory in numbers
- Suntory owns 8 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is beverages with 8 brands.[1]
- 3 recorded acquisitions; disclosed US-dollar deal values total $16 billion.
- 5 of its brands originated outside Japan.
Everything Suntory owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Full portfolio, 8 brands, with sources → · Competitors by shared categories →
Acquisitions by Suntory
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Suntory acquires Lucozade and Ribena
GlaxoSmithKline sold the Lucozade and Ribena business, including the Coleford manufacturing site in Gloucestershire and related inventory, to Suntory Beverage & Food for 1,352 million pounds in cash. GSK booked a profit on disposal of 1,057 million pounds and said the brands would grow better under an owner with drinks distribution in emerging markets. Suntory put them into a new company, Lucozade Ribena Suntory, which began trading in 2014.
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Suntory acquires Orangina
Suntory took full ownership of the Orangina Schweppes group from its private equity owners, Lion Capital and Blackstone, giving the Japanese group a soft drinks platform across continental Europe. The price was never confirmed by the parties. Suntory Beverage & Food records the purchase in its own corporate history alongside the Frucor acquisition made the same year.
- Value
- Undisclosed
- Buyer
- Suntory
- Seller
- —
- Regulatory
- None recorded
Frequently asked questions
What brands does Suntory own?
Suntory owns 8 consumer brands tracked here, including Yamazaki, Lucozade, Ribena, Orangina, Jim Beam and Hibiki.
Is Suntory a Japanese company?
Yes. Suntory is headquartered in Osaka, Japan and was founded in 1899.
Who owns Suntory?
Suntory is privately held. Suntory was founded in Osaka in 1899 and pioneered Japanese whisky at the Yamazaki distillery from 1923.
What was Suntory's most recent acquisition?
The most recent completed acquisition recorded here is Jim Beam and Maker's Mark on 30 April 2014.
Sources (4) & 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.
- [2] GlaxoSmithKline plc Form 6-K - GSK to divest Lucozade and Ribena for GBP 1.35bn — SEC EDGAR, SEC filing, published 9 September 2013; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [3] GSK Annual Report 2013 (Form 20-F exhibit 15.2), note 38 - acquisitions and disposals — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 28 February 2014; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [4] Suntory Beverage & Food Limited - company history — Suntory Beverage & Food Limited, Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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