{{Short description|Association of centuries-old family businesses}} {{Use dmy dates |date=May 2026}} {{Infobox organization |name = Henokiens Association |image = |image_size = |founded = {{start date and age|1981|paren=yes}} |type = Trade association |headquarters = Paris, France |website = {{URL|henokiens.com}} }} The '''Henokiens Association''' ({{Langx|fr|l'Association des Hénokiens}}) is an international association of family-owned companies that have existed for two hundred years or more, with at least one family member still involved in management.<ref name="franceinter">{{cite web |url=http://www.franceinter.fr/emission-leco-du-matin-henokiens-les-entreprises-de-pere-en-fils |title=Hénokiens, les entreprises de père en fils |date=12 June 2014 |publisher =France Inter |access-date=1 July 2015}}.</ref>
Its name is derived from the biblical patriarch Enoch (''Hénoch'' in French), who lived for 365 years before he was taken by God instead of dying.<ref>{{cite news |last= Lipovitch |first= Gérard |date= November 2003|title= The Henokiens. Family Business History. |newspaper= The Family Business Network |url=http://www.henokiens.com/userfiles/file/press/FBN_Newsletter.pdf}}</ref>
==History and operations== Founded in 1981 by the then-chairman of Marie Brizard, the association started with four members from France,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beretta.com/en-us/world-of-beretta/les-henokiens/|title=Les Hénokiens|publisher=Beretta|access-date=1 July 2015}}</ref> and it now has fifty-six members from Europe and Japan.<ref name="members">{{cite web|url=http://www.henokiens.com/content.php?id=5&lg=en|title=The Members|publisher=The Henokiens|access-date=1 July 2024}}</ref> Its stated objective and ''raison d'être'' is to promote long-term decision making, notably through its Da Vinci Prize.<ref>{{cite news |last= Bain |first= David|title= Henokiens: The World's Most Exclusive Club|url= http://www.henokiens.com/userfiles/file/press/family-capital2015.pdf|newspaper= Family Capital|date= 28 January 2015|access-date= 1 July 2015 }}</ref>
The association's oldest member is the Japanese Hōshi ryokan (founded in 717), and the most-recent members are the Austrian firm Lobmeyr (founded in 1823), the Portuguese firm Pinto Basto (founded in 1788), the French firm Tarrerias Bonjean (founded in 1585), the Italian firm Acetaia Giusti (founded in 1685), the French firm Denantes (founded in 1723), the Italian firm Colussi S.p.A. (founded in 1791), the Italian firm Leone de Castris (founded in 1665).
===Members=== The association includes fifty-seven members. Marie Brizard, having been bought by an investment fund in 2000, is no longer a member.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:80%;" |+ |- ! scope="col" | Name ! scope="col" | Country ! scope="col" | Founded ! scope="col" | Trade |- |Acetaia Giusti |Italy |1605 |balsamic vinegar of Modena producer |- |A. E. Köchert |Austria |1814 |jewellery |- |Akafuku |Japan |1707 |Japanese pastry |- |Amarelli |Italy |1731 |liquorice manufacturer |- |Augustea |Italy |1629 |sea shipping |- |Banque Hottinguer |France |1786 |private banking |- |Banque Lombard Odier & Cie |Switzerland |1796 |private banking |- |Banque Pictet & Cie |Switzerland |1805 |private-wealth management, institutional-asset management, investment funds, asset services |- |Beretta |Italy |1526 |arms manufacturer |- |Billecart Salmon |France |1818 |Champagne |- |Bolloré |France |1822 |transport & logistics, communication, electricity storage & systems |- |C. Hoare & Co |United Kingdom |1672 |private banking |- |Cartiera Mantovana |Italy |1615 |pulp and paper industry |- |Catherineau |France |1750 |luxury aircraft completion |- |Colbachini & Figli |Italy |1745 |bell casting |- |Colussi |Italy |1791 |bakery, pasta and chocolate sectors |- |De Kuyper Royal Distillers |The Netherlands |1698 |liqueurs and alcoholic beverages |- |Denantes |France |1723 |household linen |- |Descours & Cabaud |France |1786 |industrial and buildings supplies |- |D'Ieteren |Belgium |1805 |car distribution, automotive-glass services and notebooks |- |Ditta Bortolo Nardini |Italy |1779 |distiller |- |Éditions Henry Lemoine |France |1772 |music publisher |- |Etablissements Peugeot Frères |France |1810 |industrial activities |- |Fratelli Piacenza |Italy |1733 |wool mill |- |Friedr. Schwarze |Germany |1664 |spirits and liquors |- |Garbellotto |Italy |1775 |casks, barrels and vats |- |Gekkeikan |Japan |1637 |sake producer |- |Grondona |Italy |1820 |biscuits and cakes manufacturer |- |Guerrieri Rizzardi |Italy |1678 |wine grower |- |H. Beligné & Fils |France |1610 |cutlery trade |- |Hoshi |Japan |717 |Ryokan hotel |- |Hugel & Fils |France |1639 |wine grower |- |J.D.Neuhaus |Germany |1745 |pneumatic and hydraulic chain hoists |- |Leone de Castris |Italy |1665 |wine grower |- |Les Fils Dreyfus & Cie |Switzerland |1813 |private banking |- |Lobmeyr |Austria |1823 |glassware |- |Louis Latour |France |1797 |wine grower |- |Luxardo |Italy |1821 |liqueurs |- |Mellerio |France |1613 |jewellery |- |Mirabaud |Switzerland |1819 |private banking |- |Möller Group |Germany |1730 |car-interior components and modules |- |Nabeya |Japan |1560 |jig unit for metal cutting, vibration isolation products |- |Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten |Japan |1716 |production and retail of household goods |- |Okaya & Co., Ltd. |Japan |1669 |real estate |- |Pinto Basto |Portugal |1788 |shipping transports, agents and assurance |- |Pollet |Belgium |1788 |producer of ecologic and probiotic cleaning and hygiene solution |- |Revol Porcelaine |France |1789 |porcelain cookware |- |Gradis 1685 |Suisse |1685 |sustainable finance |- |Tarrerias Bonjean |France |1585 |cutlery |- |Thiercelin |France |1809 |natural aromatic plants |- |Toraya Confectionery |Japan |1700s |Japanese pastry |- |Van Eeghen Group |The Netherlands |1662 |functional health foods ingredients |- |Viellard Migeon & Cie |France |1796 |fish, hooks, fasteners and welding product |- |Vitale Barberis Canonico |Italy |1663 |fabrics |- |William Clark & Sons |Northern Ireland |1736 |Irish linen |- |Yamamotoyama |Japan |1690 |green tea and nori |- |Yamasa |Japan |1645 |soy sauce and seasonings |- |Zaiso Lumber |Japan |1690 |wood trade |}
==See also== {{Portal|Companies}} * List of oldest banks in continuous operation * List of oldest companies * List of oldest companies in Australia * List of oldest companies in the United States {{Clear}}
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== *{{Official website|https://www.henokiens.com/}}
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Category:Henokiens companies Category:1981 establishments in France Category:Organisations based in Paris Category:Organizations established in 1981 Category:Trade associations based in France
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