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History of SUNTORY

| 1899-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2006 |
1990-1999
1990 Suntory becomes a major shareholder of Cerebos Pacific Ltd. of Singapore.
1992 The Haruna Plant for beverage production completed.
BOSS canned coffee introduced.
1993 The Cocktail Bar cocktail series permitting easy access to the pleasure of drinking authentic cocktails introduced.
1994 Suntory Hibiki 21 Years whisky released.
Suntory Single Malt Whisky HAKUSHU released.
HOPS Draft, a pioneer in the happoshu category, introduced.
Suntory Museum Tempozan opened.
1995 Shanghai Suntory-Maling Foods Co., Ltd. established.
Suntory Brewing (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. established.
1996 Sesame-based health supplement Sesamin E introduced.
1997 Suntory Royal 12 Years and Suntory Royal 15 Years whiskies released.
Moondust, the world's first genetically engineered carnation, introduced.
Master franchise agreement completed with PepsiCo Inc. Suntory would begin marketing Pepsi products in Japan the following year.
1998 Nacchan Orange beverage with 30 percent fewer calories marketed.
Suntory Whisky Zen marketed.
1999 Centennial of Suntory's founding celebrated.
Suntory Super Chu-hai featuring "high-quality at a reasonable-price" marketed.
New Magnum Dry drier-tasting happoshu marketed.
Pepsi Bottling Ventures, the third largest Pepsi bottling company in the United States, formed in North Carolina with PepCom and PepsiCo's bottling business.
Suntory Takasago Plant completed to serve as a beverage production and distribution base in Western Japan.
Suntory Museum Tempozan
Sesamin E
A TV commercial for Pepsi