5 Oldest Companies In The World

In this article we are going to list the 5 Oldest Companies In The World. For a detailed coverage of this topic and a more comprehensive list, please head on over to the 15 Oldest Companies In The World.

5. Frapin

Year of founding of the company: 1270

Frapin is a producer of cognac located in France. The producer is located in the town of Segonzac, and the family has been established in France since 1270. Initially, the companies were wine-growers after which they became distillers, a tradition which has been continuing for at least 20 generations. The estate of Frapin is more than 300 hectares.

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4. Sean’s Bar

Year of founding of the company: 900

Ireland is unsurprisingly home to many old companies, and while Sean’s Bar’s age is controversial, it is truly one of the oldest bars in the world.

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3. Stiftskeller St. Peter

Year of founding of the company: 803

We now go to Salzburg, Austria, which is home to Stiftskeller St. Peter, said to be the oldest inn in all of Europe, having been established in AD803. The writings of the English scholar Alcuin of York revealed the date of founding of the inn.

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2. Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan

Year of founding of the company: 705

Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan is by far the oldest hotel in the entire world, having operated since 705 AD. There is little surprise that the hotel operates in Japan and has existed been operated by at least 52 generations. The hotel is a hot spring hotel, which gained it popularity since its inception.

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1. Kongo Gumi

Year of founding of the company: 578

Easily topping the list of the oldest companies in the world is the Japanese construction company, Kongo Gumi. Imagine, the company was founded more than 1,400 years ago. It was actually founded 1,443 years ago but even ignoring 43 years doesn’t really affect how old the company is. The construction company was a family-owned corporation throughout its history. However, unfortunately, even the seemingly immortal cannot escape the financial realities of recent decades and the company faced significant difficulties in 2006, which led to it becoming a subsidiary of the Takamatsu Construction Company, and it continues to exist as such even today.

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