Guizhou Maotai Liquor Co., Ltd., 1999, by China's Guizhou Maotai Distillery Company (holding company), Guizhou Moutai Winery Technology Development Company, Guizhou Light Textile Collective Industry Association, Shenzhen Tsinghua University Research Institute, China Food Fermentation Industry Eight companies including the Institute, Beijing Sugar and Tobacco Company, Jiangsu Sugar and Tobacco Company, and Shanghai Jieqiang Tobacco and Sugar (Group) Co., Ltd. jointly launched.