Choya Umeshu

Choya Umeshu
チョーヤ梅酒株式会社
Company typePublic K.K.
IndustryBeverages, Foods
Founded1914
FounderSumitaro Kondo
Headquarters,
Key people
Shigehiro Kondo (CEO)
Yukio Kondo (Chairman)
Number of employees
144
Websitewww.choya.com

Choya Umeshu Co., Ltd. (チョーヤ梅酒株式会社, Chōya Umeshu Kabushiki-gaisha), or Choya, is a Japanese company headquartered in Habikino, Osaka, Japan, which specializes in the production and sales of umeshu plum liqueur. Its other main businesses include brandy, sake, wine, and foods. The company started producing umeshu in 1959. As of 2011, the company's products are distributed to more than 60 countries.