Corporate History

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.