- UCC Ueshima Coffee Co.
nihongo|UCC Ueshima Coffee Co., Ltd.|UCC上島珈琲株式会社|Yū Shī Shī Ueshima Kōhī Kabushiki-gaisha is a manufacturer of
coffee andtea products inKobe , Hyōgo. "UCC" stands for "Ueshima Coffee Company".Note that the official English corporate name is fully capitalized: UCC UESHIMA COFFEE CO., LTD.
It owns
Kona coffee farm on the island of Hawaii.The company is a part of theUCC Group .History
The company started as a store under the name of "Ueshima Tadao Shoten" in
1933 . It became limited partnership in1940 and on1951 , became "Ueshima Coffee Co., Ltd.". The company introduced the world's first canned coffee, "UCC Coffee with Milk" on April 1969 starting the trend forJapanese Canned Coffee (缶コーヒー).It formally became "UCC Ueshima Coffee Co., Ltd." on
1991 .Products
Holdings
* UCC Ueshima Coffee Co. (America) Inc. (100%)
* UCC Hawaii CorporationExternal links
* [http://www.ucc.co.jp/eng/ Corporate website]
* [http://www.ucc.co.jp/ Corporate website]
* [http://www.ucc-hawaii.com/?page=languages/index&new_lang=eng UCC Hawaii Corporation]
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