Tiger Corporation
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Native name | タイガー魔法瓶株式会社 |
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| Private | |
| Industry | Home appliance |
| Founded | February 3, 1923 |
| Founder | Takenori Kikuchi |
| Headquarters | Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
Yoshisato Kikuchi (President) |
| Products | |
| Revenue | (US$ 413 million) (FY 2017) |
| Website | Official website |
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Footnotes / references [1][2] | |
Tiger Corporation (Japanese: タイガー魔法瓶株式会社, translit. Taigā Mahōbin Kabushiki Gaisha, lit. 'Tiger Vacuum Flask [Magic-jar] Corporation') is a Japanese multinational manufacturer and marketer of vacuum flasks and consumer electronics including electric kettles, hot water dispensers, electric water boilers and rice cookers. It has subsidiaries in China, Taiwan, and the United States.[3]
History
The company was founded in February 1923 as Kikuchi Manufacturing Company in Nishi-ku, Osaka and manufactured Tiger brand vacuum flasks. In 1953, the company name was changed to Tiger Vacuum Bottle Ind, Co., Ltd., in 1983 to Tiger Vacuum Bottle Co., Ltd., and in 1999 to its present name, Tiger Magic-jar Corporation.[2]
Products
As of 2006, Tiger produces and markets rice cookers, vacuum flasks (thermoses), electric barbecue grills, insulated jugs, insulated lunch boxes, ice buckets (pails), electric mochi makers, mochi cutters, and air purifiers with ionizers.
References
- ↑ "Tiger Corporation History". Tiger Corporation. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- 1 2 "Company Overview of Tiger Corporation". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ↑ "About Tiger Corporation USA". Tiger Corporation U.S.A. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
External links
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- Tiger Worldwide corporate website (in English) (in Japanese)
