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Native name | 宝ホールディングス株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Takara Hōrudingusu kabushiki gaisha |
Type | Public KK) |
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Industry | Beverages |
Founded | June 1925, 09 |
Headquarters | Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto 600-8688 , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Hisashi Ohmiya (Chairman) Toshio Kakimoto (President) |
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Number of employees | 3,780 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2016) |
Website | Official website |
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Takara Holdings (宝ホールディングス株式会社, Takara Hōrudingusu kabushiki gaisha, stylized as TaKaRa) is a Japanese company based in Kyoto. The company is mainly involved in the production of beverages, food, printing and medical supplies.[2]
Divisions[edit]
Takara Bio[edit]
Clontech Laboratories was acquired from BD Biosciences in 2005.[3] In 2007, Clontech was involved in litigation with Invitrogen over patents for RNase H minus reverse transcriptase.[4]
Subsidiaries of Takara Bio Inc. include Takara Bio USA (formerly Clontech Laboratories), a Mountain View, California-based manufacturer of kits, reagents, instruments, and services for biological research, as well as regional subsidiaries in Europe, Korea, China, and India.
Takara Shuzo[edit]
Takara Shuzo Co. produces sake, other beverages, and seasonings. This division comprises the original business; the holding company including it was formed in 2001.[5] Takara Shuzo also owns the Tomatin distillery of Highland single malt scotch whisky. Takara Shuzo Co. is the largest distiller of traditional shochu liquor in Japan.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Corporate Profile". Takara Holdings. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Company Profile". Nikkei Asian Review. Nikkei Inc. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Takara Bio to Acquire Clontech Unit of BD Biosciences". bionity.com. 5 July 2005. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ Nag, Dilipp S. (30 May 2007). "Invitrogen, Clontech settle patent litigation". Reuters. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ "Takara Shuzo to set up holding company". Goliath Business News.
- ^ Takada, Aya (4 July 2014). "Farms Fatten Pigs With Stale Bread in Japan to Cut Costs". Bloomberg. Retrieved 17 September 2015.