Mercian Corporation

Mercian Corporation
Public
Traded as (TYO: 2536)
Founded 1934
Headquarters Nakano, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Kiyoshi Yokoyama (CEO, President)
Number of employees
501 (2014)
Parent Kirin Company, Limited
Website www.mercian.co.jp

Mercian Corporation is a Japan-based operating unit of Kirin, primarily engaged in the production and retail of wine and other alcoholic beverages. [1]

Chateau Mercian, produced and sold in Japan, is one of the most widely available brands of Japanese wine. Mercian Corporation also markets imported wine such as Casillero del Diablo, Frontera, and Sunrise brands in partnership with Concha y Toro, a leading Chilean wine producer. [2]

Mercian has domestic wine production facilities in Kanagawa, Yamanashi and Kumamoto prefectures.

See also

References

  1. Google Finance
  2. "Kirin Corporate Profile". Products and Services. Kirin Company, Limited. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
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