Zojirushi Corporation
Zojirushi headquarters in Osaka | |
Public KK | |
Traded as | TYO: 7965 |
Founded | 1918 |
Headquarters | Osaka, Japan |
Number of employees | 1,198 (2013) |
Website | zojirushi-world.com |
The Zojirushi Corporation (象印マホービン株式会社 Zōjirushi Mahōbin Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese multinational manufacturer and marketer of vacuum flasks, AIR POT Beverage Dispensers, GRAVITY POT Beverage Dispensers and consumer electronics including bread machines, electric kettles, hot water dispensers, electric water boilers, refrigerators and rice cookers. It has a branch in South Korea and subsidiary companies in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, and the United States. Zojirushi is listed on Osaka Securities Exchange and the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The company was founded in 1918 as the Ichikawa Brothers Trading Company in Osaka and in 1948 was changed to Kyowa Manufacturing Co., Ltd. In 1961, its name was changed again to the Zojirushi Corporation and its corporate logo, including an elephant (Zōjirushi means "elephant mark") was adopted.
External links
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- Zojirushi Worldwide corporate website
- Zojirushi America Corporation website
- Zojirushi South East Asia website
- Zojirushi Part Numbers