Daiichi Alcohol is a joint investment between Mercian which, as a leading wine company, aims to deliver value to our customers in the form of food and health, predicated on our corporate philosophy of utilizing nature's gifts to enhance lifestyles, and Kyowa Hakko Bio, which contributes to people's health through advanced fermentation technology. Daiichi Alcohol was founded in July 2010 and started as a company responsible for alcohol sales.

Our business dates back to 1935, while Kyowa Hakko Bio began its alcohol business in 1943. Since then, the companies have gained high praise and trust from customers and have built up solid foundations in the marketplace by responding to the wideranging technical demands of alcoholic beverage manufacturing through in-depth tie-ups with sales personnel, factories, research institutes and distributors.

Daiichi Alcohol continues this history by providing the base alcohols used to make alcoholic products such as sake, shochu(Japanese spirits), liqueurs and mirin (used in cooking) as well as industrial alcohols used extensively in food production, cosmetic products, medical goods and other industries.

As a member of the Kirin Group, we are working to maximize Group synergies, harness the benefits of scale, improve our ability to adapt to changes in the external environment, and ensure stable business operations in the medium to long term.