Corporate History
| Date | Brief Overview |
|---|---|
| Dec. 1960 | Nichibei Inryo Co., Ltd. established with 50 million yen in capital at 1-5 Nagahama-cho, Fukuoka City for manufacture and sale of soft drinks |
| Jul. 1961 | Headquarters move to 92 Tenjin-cho, Fukuoka City |
| Jun. 1962 | Agreement on the manufacture and sale of Coca-Cola and Fanta concluded with the Coca-Cola Company and the Coca-Cola (Japan) Company, Limited. granting the right to manufacture and sell Coca-Cola and Fanta in Fukuoka, Saga, and Nagasaki Prefectures |
| Jul. 1962 | Began sales |
| Mar. 1963 | Corporate name changed to Nichibei Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 1963 | Headquarters move to 4127-29 Aza Ashitsugaura, Ohaza Hakozaki, Fukuoka City (now 7-9-66, Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka City) |
| Sep. 1972 | Amended the previous agreements with The Coca-Cola Company and the Coca-Cola (Japan) Company, Limited and newly concluded a license agreement with the Coca-Cola (Japan) Co., Ltd. |
| Jul. 1973 | Corporate name changed to Kitakyushu Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Ltd. |
| Jun. 1994 | Listed on the Fukuoka Stock Exchange |
| Nov. 1996 | Listed on the second section of Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| Jun. 1998 | Listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| Feb. 1999 | Kitakyushu Coca-Cola Sales Co., Ltd. established |
| Jun. 1999 | Some business transferred to Kitakyushu Coca-Cola Sales Co., Ltd. |
| Jul. 1999 | Consolidated with Sanyo Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Ltd. and corporate name changed to Coca-Cola West Japan Co., Ltd. With the consolidation, Sanyo Coca-Cola Bottling's subsidiary Sanyo Coca-Cola Sales Co., Ltd. became a subsidiary of the Company Listed on the first section of Osaka Securities Exchange and Hiroshima Stock Exchange |
| Apr. 2001 | Acquired Mikasa Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Ltd. stock, making it a subsidiary |
| Feb. 2002 | West Japan Products Co., Ltd. (now Coca-Cola West Japan Products, Co., Ltd.) established. |
| Apr. 2002 | Some business transferred to Coca-Cola West Japan Products Co., Ltd. (later Coca-Cola West Products, Co., Ltd.) Merged with both Sanyo Coca-Cola Sales Co., Ltd. and Kitakyushu Coca-Cola Sales Co., Ltd. |
| Jul. 2002 | Four subsidiaries running vending business integrated to establish Nishinihon Beverage Co., Ltd. (made defunct through merger dated January 1, 2010) |
| Oct. 2002 | Amended the previous agreement with Coca-Cola (Japan) Company, Limited, and newly concluded a bottler's agreement with The Coca-Cola Company and Coca-Cola (Japan) Company, Limited. |
| Jan. 2005 | Amended the previous agreements with The Coca-Cola Company and Coca-Cola (Japan) Company, Limited, and newly concluded a manufacturing agreement and a distributorship agreement with The Coca-Cola Company and Coca-Cola (Japan) Company, Limited. |
| Jul. 2006 | Corporate name changed to Coca-Cola West Holdings Co., Ltd. and performed a demerger in which rights related to the sales of beverages and food products were succeeded by the newly established Coca-Cola West Japan Co., Ltd. Implemented share exchange making Kinki Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Ltd. a wholly-owned subsidiary With the share exchange, Kinki Coca-Cola Bottling's subsidiary Kansai Beverage Service Co., Ltd. (later Nishinihon Beverage Co., Ltd.) became a subsidiary of the Company |
| Apr. 2007 | Invested in Minami Kyushu Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Ltd., and made it an equity-method affiliate |
| Jan. 2008 | Integrated two subsidiaries running manufacturing business to establish Coca-Cola West Products Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2008 | Integrated subsidiaries running sales equipment service business to establish Coca-Cola West Equipment Service Co., Ltd. |
| Jan. 2009 | Merged with Coca-Cola West Japan Co., Ltd., Kinki Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Ltd. and Mikasa Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Ltd. and changed the corporate name to Coca-Cola West Company, Limited Amended the previous agreements with The Coca-Cola Company and Coca-Cola (Japan) Company, Limited, and newly concluded a bottler's agreement with The Coca-Cola Company and Coca-Cola (Japan) Company, Limited. |
| Jan. 2010 | Reorganized three subsidiaries running sales to establish West Vending Co., Ltd. (later Coca-Cola West Vending Co., Ltd.), Nishinihon Beverage Co., Ltd. and Coca-Cola West Retail Service Co., Ltd. (Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Business Services Inc.) |
| Oct. 2010 | Acquired Q'SAI CO., LTD. stock, making it a wholly-owned subsidiary |
| Apr. 2013 | Implemented share exchange making Minami Kyushu Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Ltd. a wholly-owned subsidiary |
| Jan. 2014 | Merged with Minami Kyushu Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Ltd. |
| May. 2015 | Acquired Shikoku Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Ltd. stock, making it a subsidiary |
| Apr. 2017 | Implemented share exchange making Coca-Cola East Japan Co., Ltd. a wholly-owned subsidiary Company name changed to Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc. In order to transition to a holding company structure, an absorption-type split was conducted in which businesses other than the Group Management Business and the Asset Management Business were transferred to New CCW Establishment Preparation Co., Ltd.. |
| Jan. 2018 | Corporate name changed to Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings Inc. |