THE WORLD'S
WONDERS SERVED
IN A CUP
GROUP MESSAGE
Our History
1933
Ueshima Tadao Shoten was founded in Kobe
1951
Ueshima Coffee Co., Ltd. was established with capital of 1 million yen; the Tokyo branch was opened
1960
The first UCC building, formerly the Kobe Headquarters, was established
1965
The UCC president, Tadao Ueshima, was appointed by the Japanese government to lead a team sent to observe how coffee was produced in Ethiopia and three other countries in East Africa
1969
UCC developed the world’s first canned coffee beverage and began manufacture and sales
1970
- UCC Coffee Co.,Ltd., a manufacturer of coffee for brewing, was established in Takatsuki-shi, Osaka
- Construction was completed for the factory now known as the Osaka Factory, Japan’s first fully automated plant. The plant was the first in Japan to manufacture vacuum-packed coffee
- UCC began the nationwide rollout of UCC Coffee Bazaar, a specialty store offering roasted beans and custom grinds
1972
The industry’s first TV commercial for home-use coffee for brewing was screened
1974
Tadao Ueshima represented Japan at the international coffee conference held in Mexico and gave a speech about coffee consumption in Japan
1975
Construction was completed for what is now known as the Fuji Factory, the main plant for whole beans and ground coffee
1979
UCC established Hills Bros. Coffee (Japan) Inc.
1980
- Tadao Ueshima became chairman and Tatsushi Ueshima became president of Ueshima Coffee Co., Ltd.
- The All Japan Coffee Association was established and Tadao Ueshima became its first chairman
1981
The UCC Blue Mountain Coffee Estate was opened in Jamaica
1983
UCC became an official sponsor of Tokyo Disneyland
1984
- UCC established a subsidiary in Brazil
- UCC opened a Singapore office
1985
- UCC established a joint venture to process and package coffee beans in Taiwan
- UCC established a joint venture to operate coffee shops in Hong Kong
1987
The UCC Coffee Museum was opened on Port Island in Kobe
1988
UCC established a subsidiary in the U.S.
1989
The UCC Hawaii Kona Coffee Estate was opened in Hawaii
1990
UCC collaborated with Dutch firm Douwe Egberts to introduce its Moccomat® (now Cafitesse®) systems in Japan
1991
- The company name was changed to UCC Ueshima Coffee Co., Ltd.
- The Japan Fair Trade Coffee Council was launched and Tatsushi Ueshima became its first chairman
1992
- UCC Ueshima Coffee Head Office was completed on Port Island in Kobe
- Construction was completed for the factory now known as the Hyogo Beverage Factory
1996
Construction was completed for the Rokko Island Factory
1998
UCC established a subsidiary in Shanghai, China
2000
UCC became the first company in the coffee industry to obtain ISO 9001 certification at all its factories
2001
UCC became an official sponsor of Tokyo DisneySea
2003
The Specialty Coffee Association of Japan was established and Tatsushi Ueshima became its first chairman
2007
- The UCC Coffee Academy was opened
- UCC obtained trademark use and trading rights for Caffè Greco
2008
UCC Blue Mountain Coffee Estate in Jamaica became the first coffee estate in the Caribbean to obtain Rainforest Alliance certification
2009
- Tatsushi Ueshima became Representative Director-Chairman of UCC Ueshima Coffee Co., Ltd. and Representative of the UCC Group
- Gota Ueshima became President and Representative Director of UCC Ueshima Coffee Co., Ltd. and CEO of the UCC Group
2010
UCC Holdings Co.,Ltd. was established
2011
UCC opened a local office in Vietnam
2012
Construction was completed for the Shiga Factory
2013
UCC opened the UCC Coffee Village in Kobe (featuring the UCC Coffee Museum, UCC Coffee Academy, and UCC Training Center)
2015
UCC opened the UCC Coffee Academy Tokyo
2016
- Established a joint corporation in Singapore
- Established SOLO FRESH COFFEE SYSTEM Co., Ltd.
- Opened concept coffee shop that offers an assorted specialty coffees in the world, COFFEE LOVER’s PLANET in Taiwan
2017
- Started full-fledged operation in UCC Gunma Factory to manufacture beverages
- Established joint venture companies, “PT. BAHANA GENTA VIKTORY” and “PT. UCC VICTO ORO PRIMA” in Indonesia, and started manufacturing and sales of regular coffee
- Established “FOODS FRIDGE CO., LTD.”
- Established a subsidiary in Singapore
2018
- Established UCC INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
- Established a subsidiary in Vietnam
- UESHIMA COFFEE FOODS Co., LTD. became a subsidiary
- Established joint corporations in Philippines and Thai
- Established UCC Innovation Center at Kobe headquarters site
- UCC Milk-Coffee is certified by GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ as the Longest-selling ready-to-drink canned coffee brand. Record achievement: 49 years (1969-2018) Certified in 2018
- Concluded a business partnership with QBIT Robotics
- Opened UCC Coffee Academy in Philippines
- Established a regular coffee manufacturing factory in Taiwan
- Established UCC Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
2019
ART COFFEE CO. LTD. became a subsidiary of Unicafe Inc.
2020
- Opened First UCC Concept Store, UCC Coffee Roastery in Thailand, Bangkok
- Established UCC K2 Company Limited (THAILAND)
- Established UCC Coffee Manufacture (THAILAND) Company Limited
CORPORATE PROFILE
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OUR GLOBAL PRESENCE
UCC Group’s network has expanded across over 20 countries and regions in Europe and Asia. We continue to maintain top market share in the coffee industry for commercial, home and industrial use in Japan. Interested in being a part of our growing team?
OUR ASIA PACIFIC PRESENCE
UCC Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd (SINGAPORE)
UCC Coffee Singapore Pte. Ltd
KAFFE 7 Pte Ltd (SINGAPORE)
UCC Ueshima Coffee (PHILIPPINES) INC.
Allegro Beverage Corporation (PHILIPPINES)
UCC Coffee (TAIWAN) Co., Ltd.
UCC Coffee Shop (TAIWAN) Co., Ltd.
UCC Coffee Shop (HONG KONG) Co., Ltd
UCC Ueshima Coffee (THAILAND) Co., Ltd
UCC K2 Company Limited (THAILAND)
UCC Coffee Manufacturing (THAILAND) Co., Ltd
UCC Ueshima Coffee (VIETNAM) Co., Ltd.
PT. UCC Victo Oro Prima (INDONESIA)
PT. Bahana Genta Viktory (INDONESIA)
UCC Coffee Co., Ltd (KOREA)
UCC Ueshima Coffee (SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd
UCC Coffee (SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd
