The Oldest Family Business in Every Country (That’s Still In Business)

These maps come from PayrollPrices.com and show the oldest family business in every country that is still in business.

It complements one of earlier posts on the Map Of The Oldest Company in Every Country.

So enjoy the maps below and see a full list at the end.

The Oldest Family Business in Asia

The Oldest Family Business in Europe

The Oldest Family Business in North America

The Oldest Family Business in Africa

The Oldest Family Business in South America

The Oldest Family Business in Oceania

Full List

Country	Continent	Name of Company	Year Founded	Company Website
Japan	Asia	Hōshi Ryokan	718	https://www.ho-shi.co.jp/en/#about
Italy	Europe	Pontificia Fonderia Marinelli	1000	https://campanemarinelli.com/en/our-history/
Syria	Asia	Jebeili Family Soaps	1330	https://jebeilifamilysoap.com/
Austria	Europe	Romantik Spa Hotel Elixhauser Wirt	1334	https://www.elixhauserwirt.at/en/your-hosts/
Germany	Europe	The Coatinc Company	1502	https://www.coatinc.com/en/blog/2019/06/06/500-years-the-coatinc-company-germanys-oldest-family-run-business-a-success-story-from-siegen/
England	Europe	RJ Balson & Son	1515	https://rjbalson.co.uk/#about
Belgium	Europe	Roman Brewery	1545	https://www.roman.be/nl/brouwerij-roman
Spain	Europe	Codorníu	1551	https://www.codorniu.com/en/the-house-of-cava
Switzerland	Europe	Vins Fonjallaz	1552	https://www.vins-fonjallaz.ch/presentation?lang=en
Sweden	Europe	Berte Qvarn	1569	https://www.berteqvarn.se/story/
Chile	South America	Hacienda Los Lingues	1599	https://www.loslingues.com/en/history/
United States of America	North America	Zidjian	1623	https://zildjian.com/pages/about-us
Norway	Europe	Hjerkinn Fjellstue & Fjellridning	1640	https://www.hjerkinn.no/no/historien
Ireland (Republic of)	Europe	Morahan’s Bar	1641	https://web.archive.org/web/20230226164304/https://traditionalirishbar.com/history
Netherlands	Europe	Van Eeghen Group	1662	https://vaneeghen.com/about/history
Croatia	Europe	Gavrilović	1690	https://www.gavrilovic.com/history/
Liechtenstein	Europe	Princely Wine Cellars	1712	https://www.hofkellerei.at/en/the-princely-winery/history.html
Scotland	Europe	John White & Sons Limited	1715	https://www.johnwhiteandson.com/about-us
India	Asia	The Wadia Group	1736	https://www.wadiagroup.com/wadia_group.html#verticalTab5
Wales	Europe	Procter Brothers	1740	https://www.procterbrothers.co.uk/home/about-us
South Africa	Africa	Boplaas 1743 Estate	1743	https://boplaas1743.co.za/about-us/
Mexico	North America	Jose Cuervo	1758	https://global.cuervo.com/history-of-jose-cuervo/
Suriname	South America	The Kersten Group	1768	https://www.kersten.sr/
Turkey	Asia	Hacı Bekir	1777	https://www.hacibekir.com/Kurumsal/4257/history
Greece	Europe	Forlidas Café	1785	https://www.greekgastronomyguide.gr/en/item/kafeneio-tou-forlida-pilio/
Hungary	Europe	Zwack	1790	https://zwackunicum.hu/en/tortenet/
Australia	Oceania	Summerville Farm	1808	N/A
Poland	Europe	Ludwisarnia Felczyńskich	1808	https://www.dzwony-felczynski.pl/historia-rodziny/
Portugal	Europe	Blandy's Madeira	1811	https://blandys.com/en/about-us/
Moldova	Europe	Leuntea-Vin	1817	https://www.leuntea-vin.md/who-we-are-2/
Tanzania	Africa	Karimjee Group	1818	https://www.karimjee.com/our-world/our-history
Bangladesh	Asia	M. M. Ispahani Limited	1820	https://ispahanibd.com/about-us/
Mauritius	Africa	ENL Group (now ER Group)	1821	https://ergroup.mu/about-er/history-enl-rogers
Peru	South America	Braillard	1821	https://www.braillardperu.com/nosotros
Iran	Asia	Mozafarian	1821	https://mozafarian.com/pages/about
Philippines	Asia	Alaya Corporation	1834	https://ayala.com/about-ayala/
Iceland	Europe	Bernhöftsbakarí	1834	https://bernhoftsbakari.is/sagan/
Canada	North America	Trousdale General Store	1836	https://www.trousdales.ca/about
Malta	Europe	Caffe Cordina	1837	https://caffecordina.com/our-story/history-of-caffe-cordina/
Argentina	South America	Delfino SA	1838	https://www.delfinoglobal.com/nuestra-empresa/
Luxembourg	Europe	Pitz-Schweitzer	1840	https://www.pitz-schweitzer.lu/en/
Brazil	South America	Grupo Telles	1843	https://www.grupotelles.com/en/business/
Uruguay	South America	Carrau & Cia	1843	https://www.carrau.com.uy/institucional
Saudi Arabia	Asia	House of Alireza	1845	https://alireza.com/?section=history
Denmark	Europe	Schur	1846	https://www.schur.com/da-dk/virksomheden/vores-historie/
Guatemala	North America	Pantaleon	1849	https://www.pantaleon.com/170-years-responsibly-transforming-resources/?lang=en
Finland	Europe	The Ahlstrom Corporation	1851	https://www.ahlstrom.com/About-us/our-history/
Serbia	Europe	Pelivan (Пеливан)	1851	https://www.instagram.com/pelivanbeograd/
Lebanon	Asia	Gandour	1857	https://www.gandour.com/history
Colombia	South America	Guitarras Ensueño	1860	https://www.guitarrasensueno.com/historia/
Palestine	Asia	Zalatimo Sweets	1860	https://zalatimosweets.com/about-us/
Haiti	North America	Rhum Barbancourt	1862	https://barbancourt.com/en/about-barbancourt/
Cuba	North America	Bacardí	1862	https://www.bacardilimited.com/
Oman	Asia	Towell Group	1866	https://wjtowell.com/
Trinidad and Tobago	North America	Trinidad Import & Export Company Limited	1868	https://www.tiecol.com/history.html
Sri Lanka	Asia	Abdul Rahims	1872	https://abdulrahims.com/about/
Singapore	Asia	B.P. de Silva	1872	https://bpdesilvajewellers.com/pages/heritage-history
New Zealand	Oceania	P&K General Store	1873	https://pandkgeneralstore.co.nz/pages/our-story
Thailand	Asia	B. Grimm	1878	https://bgrimmgroup.com/th/2539-2/
Algeria	Africa	Hamoud Boualem	1878	https://hamoud-boualem.com/en/about/
Taiwan	Asia	The Lin Hua Tai Tea Company	1879	https://linhuatai.okgo.tw/
Montenegro	Europe	Kod Pera na Bukovicu	1881	https://kodpera.com/
Malaysia	Asia	Royal Selangor	1885	https://www.royalselangor.com/intl/heritage
Ireland (Northern)	Europe	SD Bell & Co. Ltd	1887	https://sdbellsteacoffee.com/about/
Bahrain	Asia	Fakhro Group	1888	https://fakhro.com/
China	Asia	Lee Kum Kee	1888	https://uk.lkk.com/
Costa Rica	North America	Cafetalera El Patalillo	1888	https://www.haciendadoka.com/pages/about-us
Kuwait	Asia	Alshaya Group	1890	https://www.alshaya.com/en/about-us/overview
Samoa	Asia	Pritchard's Bakery	1890	https://www.facebook.com/pritchardsbakery/
Namibia	Africa	Wecke & Voigts	1892	https://weckevoigts.com/
Bahamas	North America	A. Baker & Sons	1894	https://www.facebook.com/abakerandsons/
Monaco	Europe	Dotta Immobilier	1894	https://www.dotta.mc/
Grenada	North America	Mc Intyre Bros Ltd	1895	https://mcintyrebros.gd/about-us
South Korea	Asia	Doosan Group	1896	https://www.doosan.com/en/intro/doosan-story/
Cyprus	Europe	Lanitus Group	1896	https://www.lanitis.com/en/
Qatar	Asia	Jaidah Group	1898	https://jaidah.com/our-company-jaidah-group
Egypt	Africa	Bajocchi Jewellers	1900	https://bajocchi.com/
Honduras	North America	Comercial Larach	1900	https://colarach.com/
Dominican Republic	North America	La Aurora Cigars	1903	https://www.laaurora.com/pages/our-history
Paraguay	South America	Farmacia Catedral	1905	https://www.farmaciacatedral.com.py/
Congo (Democratic Republic of the)	Africa	Rawji Group	1908	https://www.grouperawji.com/
Nicaragua	North America	La Casa de las Cajetas	1908	https://www.facebook.com/lacasadelascajetas/
Venezuela	South America	Comercial Belloso	1908	https://www.drogueriascobeca.com/historia.html
Nepal	Asia	Kedia Organization	1909	https://www.kediaorganisation.com/our-story/
Nigeria	Africa	Dantata organisation	1910	https://www.dantataorg.com/
Uganda	Africa	Mukwano Group	1910	https://mukwano.com/about-us/
Iraq	Asia	Al-Bunnia Group	1910	https://albunnia.com/
Bolivia	South America	Stege	1910	http://stege.com.bo/
Slovakia	Europe	Majer Zemianske Sady	1912	https://www.slobodnevinarstvo.sk/historia
Lithuania	Europe	Rūta Confectionery Factory	1913	https://www.ruta.lt/en/company-history/
El Salvador	North America	Ferretería Freund	1913	https://www.freundferreteria.com/
Panama	North America	Lamastus Family Estates	1918	https://lamastusfamilyestates.com/pages/frontpage
Madagascar	Africa	Sipromad	1918	https://www.sipromad.com/en/the-group/
Indonesia	Asia	Jamu Jago	1918	https://www.instagram.com/jamujago_official/
Malawi	Africa	Satemwa	1923	https://www.satemwa.com/
Fiji	Oceania	Vallabh and Sons	1924	N/A
Barbados	North America	R L Seale & Company Limited	1926	https://altamarbrands.com/brands/rlsealesbarbadosrum/
Saint Lucia	North America	Cox & Company	1926	https://coxcoltd.com/cox-company-90-years-and-counting/
Morocco	Africa	Art Naji	1930	https://web.archive.org/web/20250420222022/https://artnaji.com/en/about-us/
Antigua and Barbuda	North America	Quin Farara	1932	https://www.facebook.com/QuinFarara/
Belize	North America	Bowen & Bowen	1932	https://www.bowen.bz/history
Jordan	Asia	Sayegh Group	1932	https://sayeghgroup.com/about/
United Arab Emirates	Asia	Khansaheb Group	1935	https://khansaheb.com/our-story/
Papua New Guinea	Oceania	Pacific Industries	1936	https://www.pacificindustries.com.pg/about
Zimbabwe	Africa	N. Richards Group	1937	https://nrichards.co.zw/about-us/
Andorra	Europe	Destil Leries Andorra	1937	https://www.destil-and.com/en/#about-us
Yemen	Asia	Hayel Saeed Anam Group	1938	https://www.hsagroup.com/about-hsa/our-history.aspx
San Marino	Europe	La Serenissima	1942	https://www.laserenissima.sm/pages/chi-siamo-la-serenissima
Libya	Africa	Buhajar Group	1943	https://www.buhajargroup.com/Page.aspx?p=About_Us
Sierra Leone	Africa	Red Lion Bakery	1944	https://redlionbakery.com/about-us/
Vanuatu	Oceania	Fung Kuei	1946	https://www.fungkuei.com/about/
Brunei	Asia	Hua Ho Department Store	1947	https://huaho.com/about-us
Kenya	Africa	Ramco	1948	https://www.ramco-group.com/about-us/company-history/
Ethiopia	Africa	Tomoca Coffee	1953	https://www.tomocacoffeeafrica.com/about-us/
Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)	Africa	Thanry	1959	https://thanry.net/en/company-history/
Bhutan	Asia	Tashi Group	1959	https://www.tashigroup.bt/about-us/
Nauru	Oceania	Capelle & Partner	1965	https://www.capelle.com.nr/
The Gambia	Africa	MFH Group	1970	https://www.mfhgroup.com/our-history
Maldives	Asia	Universal Resorts	1972	https://universalresorts.com/about-our-story/
Seychelles	Africa	Bel Air Hotel	1973	https://www.hotelbelair.sc/
Rwanda	Africa	Gasharu Coffee	1976	https://gasharucoffee.com/pages/about-us
Botswana	Africa	Kingsley & Associates	1987	https://www.kingsley.co.bw/about-us/
Cambodia	Asia	Angkor Village	1994	https://angkorvillagehotel.asia/
France	Europe	Château de Goulaine	11th Century	https://www.chateaudegoulaine.fr/histoire-et-architecture
Israel	Asia	Razzouk Tattoo	14th Century	https://razzouktattoo.com/pages/history

Notes on their Methodology:

To discover the oldest family-owned business in every country, we manually researched news reports in each nation’s native language.

We required that the companies are currently operating and the founding family still retains the majority of the ownership. We allowed for companies to have switched ownership along their history if they are currently the property of the founding family.

Read the full article here.