in progress

Ones that I've heard of and/or have products that are easily available to me.

• Stella Artois (Belgium), beer.
  • 1366.
• Oettinger (Germany), beer.
  • 1333.
• Maruya (Japan), miso.
  • 1337.
• Einbecker (Germany), beer.
  • 1378.
• Lowenbrau (Germany), beer.
  • 1383.
• Kronen (Germany), beer.
  • 1430.
• Hiraizumi (Japan), sake.
  • 1487.
• Beretta (Italy), firearms.
  • 1526. (not that I want a gun, but it's interesting.)
• Oranjeboom (Netherlands), beer.
  • 1543.
• Bols (Netherlands), spirits.
  • 1575.
• Kadoya (Japan), beer.
  • 1575.
• Tenshoen (Japan), tea.
  • 1585.
• Oxford University Press (U.K.), books.
  • 1586.
• Toraya (Japan), confectionary.
  • 1600.
• Yomeishu (Japan), sake.
  • 1602.
• Sato (Japan), miso.
  • 1603.
• Yanagiya (Japan), cosmetics. >>
  • 1615.
• Otaya (Japan), foods.
  • 1624.
• Shobun (Japan), vinegar.
  • 1624.
• Haig (Scotland), scotch.
  • 1626.
• Kikkoman (Japan), foods.
  • 1630.
• Gekkeikan (Japan), sake.
  • 1637.
• Shohokuen (Japan), tea.
  • 1645.
• Fiskars (Finland), blades.
  • 1649.
• Royal Delft (Netherlands), porcelain.
  • 1653.
• Morita (Japan), beer.
  • 1665.
• Okazaki (Japan), sake.
  • 1665.
• Daiichi (Japan), sake.
  • 1673.
• Genpei (Japan), sake.
  • 1673.
• Tenryo (Japan), sake.
  • 1680.
• Gaggenau (Germany), appliances.
  • 1683.
• Husqvarna (Sweden), various items.
  • 1689.
• Twinings (U.K.), tea.
  • 1706.
• Matsuda (Japan), vinegar.
  • 1713.
• Longman (U.K.), publishing.
  • 1724.

from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_companies]