Gekkeikan

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Sake barrels outside the Gekkeikan Ōkura Memorial Hall
Sake barrels outside the Gekkeikan Ōkura Memorial Hall

Gekkeikan (月桂冠株式会社 Gekkeikan Kabushikigaisha?) is a Japanese manufacturer of sake based in Kyoto, Japan. Founded in 1637 by Jiemon Okura, it is one of the world's oldest companies.The name of the company literally means "laurel wreath".

Gekkeikan's United States subsidiary, Gekkeikan Sake (USA), Inc., is located in Folsom, California. The company controls approximately 25% of the American sake market.[1]

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  1. ^ Gekkeikan: Overseas Business. Gekkeikan. Accessed January 15, 2008.
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