Contact information
Business Hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00–17:00 (GMT)
Trade name: Zojirushi.IE
Phone number: 087 476 8003
Address: 11 Drum Ard, Malin, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Email: zojirushi.ie@gmail.com
Owner: Dmytro Zhornik
VAT number: 09866204LA
Trade number: IT09866204LA
Cold stays cold. Hot stays hot.
For over 100 years, Zojirushi has been perfecting the art of keeping your drinks just the way you like them.
1918Ichikawa Brothers Trading Company is established in Osaka, Japan
1923Manufacture and sale of vacuum bottles begin; the elephant is adopted as a trademark
1948Kyowa Manufacturing Co., Ltd., is established
1953Corporate name is changed to Kyowa Vacuum Bottle Co., Inc.
1961Name is changed to Zojirushi Corporation and the elephant is adopted as the corporate logo; ZO means elephant in Japanese, which symbolizes strength, intelligence and familiarity
Japan's first automated vacuum bottle production equipment is developed and mass production of glass vacuum bottle liners begins
Osaka Factory is opened
1970Construction of Osaka Head Office building and Shiga Manufacturing Plant are completed and a new electric rice warmer is launched
1973Air Pot® dispenser is launched and Zojirushi receives high acclaim for this push-type beverage dispenser
1980Sale of electric air pot® dispensers commenced
1981Stainless steel double wall vacuum bottles are launched; stainless steel vacuum bottle manufacturing process is patented and the TUFFBOY line is introduced
1983Micro computerized, Micom electric rice cooker/warmer is introduced; gravity flow dispenser with a second opening on the bottom is developed
1985Tokyo Main Office is completed
1986Zojirushi lists shares on the Second Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange; Zojirushi’s corporate identity is introduced, and Union Zojirushi Co., Ltd. is established in Thailand
1987Zojirushi America Corporation is established in California, USA
1995Zojirushi-Simatelex Co., Ltd. and Zojirushi Hong Kong Co., Ltd. are established
2002Zojirushi Taiwan Corporation is established in Taiwan
2003Zojirushi Shanghai Corporation is established in Shanghai, China
2008Zojirushi celebrates its 90th anniversary, and the Vacuum Bottle & Air Pot® Pavilion opens at the Osaka Head Office
2014Zojirushi SE Asia Corporation Ltd. is established in Bangkok, Thailand
2018Zojirushi marks its 100th anniversary and is listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange