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History of SUNTORY

| 1899-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2006 |
1980-1989
1980 Pepcom Industries, Pepsi Cola bottling business in the United States, acquired.
1981 Suntory Oolong Tea introduced.
1982 Name of Suntory Beer Jun-nama revised to Suntory Nama Beer and labels of both bottles and cans renewed.
Tonegawa Brewery, the Company's third brewery, opened.
1983 Château Lagrange (Bordeaux, France) acquired.
1984 China Jiangsu Suntory established as the first joint venture beer company between Japanese/Chinese partners.
Suntory Single Malt Whisky YAMAZAKI released.
Häagen-Dazs Japan, Inc. established by Suntory as a joint venture.
1985 Kentwood Spring Water acquired and bottled water business in the United States started.
Business partnership formed with Château Lafite Rothschild (Bordeaux, France).
1986 Malt's 100 percent malt beer released.
Suntory Hall opened.
Licensed production of Carlsberg beer initiated for the Japanese market.
1988 Partnerships formed with Campbell Ltd. and Antonio Amato Ltd.
Weingut Robert Weil in Rheingau, Germany, acquired.
1989 Suntory Hibiki whisky launched to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Company's founding.
Sumptuous beer Malt's Super Premium (current The Premium Malt's) released.
Joint-venture company established in partnership with Grands Millésimes de France S.A. (GMdF), and operation of Château Beychevelle and others initiated in France.
Suntory's flower business started with Surfinia, a new petunia variety.
The Suntory Fund for Bird Preservation charitable trust established.
A TV commercial for Suntory Oolong Tea at the time of its release
An advertisement for Suntory Pure Malt Whisky Yamazaki at the time of its release
The Malt's product lineup at the time of its release
Surfinia