Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings is the holding company of a Japanese Coca-Cola bottling group, ranked 92nd in Food Engineering's 2026 Top 100.

No. 92 Food Engineering's 2026 Top 100 Food and Beverage CompaniesOfficial website Claim this profile

Rank: No. 92No. 90 in 2025
Food sales: US$ 5,702myear end Dec 2025
Headquarters: Japan
Founded: 2017

About the company

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings Inc. heads a Japanese Coca-Cola bottling group. Its history page says the group was formed in April 2017, when Coca-Cola West Co., Ltd. took Coca-Cola East Japan Co., Ltd. as a wholly owned subsidiary through a share exchange and changed its name to Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc.; the holding company took its current name in January 2018. Group companies cover the manufacture, distribution and sale of beverages and alcoholic products, vending machine operations and office coffee service, and the operating company says it is No. 1 in Japan for the number of vending machines installed.

As of 30 June 2026, Coca-Cola (Japan) Co., Ltd. held 17.014% of the shares and The Coca-Cola Export Corporation 8.521%, the company reports. Food Engineering ranks it 92nd in its 2026 Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies, with food sales of $5,702 million (893,805 million yen) for the year to December 2025.

What it makes

Beverages
Alcoholic beverage products
Vending machine operations
Office coffee service

As the company describes its business. See sources.

Brands

Coca-Cola

Named on the company’s own website. Not a full list.

In India and the UK

India: The group companies page lists a software development subsidiary with its head office in Gurugram, Haryana, which designs, develops and maintains software solutions. No beverage operations in India are listed.

As the company states it. See sources.

Questions readers ask

When was Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan formed?

In April 2017, through a share exchange between Coca-Cola West and Coca-Cola East Japan. The holding company adopted its current name in January 2018.

Who are its largest shareholders?

As of 30 June 2026, Coca-Cola (Japan) Co., Ltd. held 17.014% and The Coca-Cola Export Corporation 8.521%, according to the company.

Does it have a presence in India?

Its group companies page lists a software development subsidiary headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana. No beverage operations in India are listed.

Sources

The rank and food sales are Food Engineering's, as published. Other facts are taken from the company's own pages listed below. Anything we could not confirm is left out. Profile last checked 17 October 2026.

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Company details

Rank: No. 92 of 100
Food sales: US$ 5,702m
Year end: Dec 2025
Headquarters: Japan
Founded: 2017
Ownership: Its largest shareholders are Coca-Cola (Japan) Co., Ltd. with 17.014% and The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (trust account) with 11.575%, followed by The Coca-Cola Export Corporation with 8.521%, as of 30 June 2026, according to the company.
Formed: April 2017, through a share exchange between Coca-Cola West Co., Ltd. and Coca-Cola East Japan Co., Ltd.
Current name adopted: January 2018, as Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings Inc.
Shares outstanding: 171,269 thousand common shares (30 June 2026)
Vending machines: Says it is No. 1 in Japan for the number of vending machines installed
Beverage operating company head office: Akasaka, Tokyo, per the group companies page

Checked 17 October 2026.