verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message choya umeshu type public k.k. industry beverages foods founded 1914 founder sumitaro kondo headquarters habikino osaka japan key people shigehiro kondo ceo yukio kondo chairman number of employees 144 website www.choya.com choya umeshu co. ltd. ch ya umeshu kabushiki gaisha or choya is a japanese company headquartered in habikino osaka japan which specializes in the production and sales of umeshu plum liqueur . its other main businesses include brandy sake wine and foods . the company started producing umeshu in 1959 . 1 as of 2011 the company s products are distributed to more than 60 countries . citation needed contents 1 history 2 main products 3 production facilities 4 references 5 external links history edit 1914 started cultivating grapes . 1924 company was established by sumitaro kondo . started producing and selling wine . 1949 started producing and selling brandy . 1951 started producing and selling fruit wine . 1959 started producing and selling ume fruit liqueur . 1962 establishment of choya yoshu jozo co. ltd. 1968 started producing and selling medicinal herbal liqueur . started exporting ume fruit liqueur . 1973 started producing and selling medicinal liqueur . 2000 the company was renamed choya umeshu co. ltd. 2009 launched a cosmetic brand choya puranasu as a mail order product 2010 company changes its logo to choya . 2 main products edit choya umeshu choya soda choya soda 0 % non alcoholic soda choya sarari choya excellent monde selection grand gold quality award 3 choya kokuto umeshu monde selection gold quality award 4 however monde selection awards are non competitive and only products that pay to enter are judged . production facilities edit osaka honsha factory habikino osaka osaka kawamukai factory habikino osaka kishu factory tanabe wakayama iga ueno factory iga mie references edit pratt yukari 14 april 2006 . umeshu sweet tipple comes of age . the japan times online . japan the japan times ltd. retrieved 1 february 2012 . original article from japanese wikipedia monde selection award 2008 monde selection award 2011 external links edit official website moodie international report retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title choya umeshu & oldid 739213853 categories drink companies of japancompanies established in 19141914 establishments in japancompanies based in osaka prefecturehidden categories articles needing additional references from february 2012all articles needing additional referencesarticles containing japanese language textall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from february 2012 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschespa olfran ais edit links this page was last modified on 13 september 2016 at 12 10 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view