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Asahi Breweries Ltd.

(2502) is in the Food Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.2B

Public
US

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Asahi brews up a good business for the revelry-minded. Founded in 1889 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Asahi Breweries Ltd. (Tokyo: 2502) is one of Japan's largest beer-makers. The company makes several brands, of which Asahi Super Dry is the country's best-selling. Most of the revenue comes from beer sales. Other, smaller business includes soft drinks, wine, hard liquor, food, pharmaceutical, and real estate. The company has annual revenue of about (Yen)1.43 trillion and employs about 15,000 people. In 2005, it acquired a stake in teas and yogurt drink maker LB Ltd.

Chairman & CEO

Kouichi Ikeda

Number of Employees 3,607

Contact Information

Tokyo

(81) 3 5608 5126

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Spice and Extract Manufacturing: 311942

Recent Events

Asahi Breweries Could Spend Up to $4.6 Billion on M&A

12/02/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Asahi Breweries 9-Mo Group Net Profit Y41.72 Billion Vs Y41.80 Billion Profit Year Earlier

10/30/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Asahi denies it's wooing Orangina

9/11/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

News & Analysis

asahi breweries ltd. and branding - All News and Analysis

Asahi Breweries' Beijing Joint Venture Starts Draft-Beer Shipments.

- 2004-05-13

Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13--TOKYO -- Asahi Breweries Ltd. said Thursday its Beijing-based joint venture Beijing Beer Asahi Co. has started shipments of seven different kinds of draft beer for sale in Beijing, Tianjin and other neighboring...

Tags: Asahi Breweries Ltd., Branding, MARKETING, SALES
Snow Brand Milk to seek ties with Asahi Breweries, Nestle.

- 2002-06-10

TOKYO, June 4 Kyodo Snow Brand Milk Products Co. President Kohei Nishi on Tuesday expressed willingness to formally seek tie-up arrangements with beer maker Asahi Breweries Ltd. and the Nestle S.A. group of Switzerland. Nishi said in an interview with Kyodo News his...

Tags: Asahi Breweries Ltd., board, brand, Branding, MARKETING, Nestle S.A.
Kirin intros brands to recapture Japan mkt. share

- 1997-03-17

Although Kirin declined to give many details, the company said that the new beers would taste unlike any other Kirin brands, and might be lower in alcohol content.In January, Asahi Breweries Ltd. overtook Kirin for the first time in monthly shipments. Asahi controlled 38.3% of the beer market in January,...

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Asahi enters venture with Chinese firm

- 1994-02-14

Asahi Breweries, Ltd., Japan's second-largest beer maker, has announced it will launch a joint venture with a Chinese soft-drink concern, the Appreciated Foods Corp., of Ningbo, China.Asahi will provide the company with soft-drink technology, and may receive royalties in return.Asahi also has said that it would join the Japanese trading...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio)	Position
Hitoshi Ogita	President
Akira Ohara	Senior Managing Director
Hikaru Kawamura	Managing Director
Masaaki Okada	Senior Managing Director & Senior Managing Executive Officer
Naoki Izumiya	Managing Director
Yoshifumi Nishino	Managing Director
Yoshihiro Goto	Senior Managing Director & Senior Managing Executive Officer
Akira Matsunobu	Executive Officer
Fumio Yamasaki	Executive Officer
Hideyuki Ishibashi	Managing Executive Officer
Hiroshi Yamashita	Executive Officer
Hisai Tominaga	Executive Officer
Kazuo Motoyama	Executive Officer
Kimiko Pajima	Executive, Public Relations
Masahiko Osawa	Managing Executive Officer
Masakazu Eto	Executive Officer
Masakiko Ozeki	Managing Executive Officer
Masanori Kameno	Managing Executive Officer
Masaru Karaguchi	Senior Managing Executive Officer
Masato Miyake	Executive Officer
Masatoshi Takahashi	Managing Executive Officer
Nagayuki Akimoto	Managing Executive Officer
Noboru Ninomiya	Executive Officer
Nobukazu Yoshioka	Executive Officer
Nobuo Nagura	Executive Officer
Osamu Sasaki	Managing Executive Officer
Sakae Mitani	Executive Officer
Seikou Takahashi	Executive Officer
Shigeru Hada	Executive Officer
Shin Iwakami	Executive Officer
Susumu Hihei	Executive Officer
Tadashi Tamada	Executive Officer
Toshifumi Ishii	Executive Officer
Tsugiya Iwasaki	Managing Executive Officer
Yoshito Tomita	Executive Officer
Yuji Ninomiya	Executive Officer
Yutaka Nakamura	Senior Managing Executive Officer

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio)	Position
Kouichi Ikeda	Chairman & CEO
Nobuo Yamaguchi	Board of Directors
Shigeo Fukuchi	Board of Directors
Tomoyo Nonaka	Board of Directors
Yukio Okamoto	Board Member

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Chairman & CEO	Current
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	COO	Former
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Board of Directors	Former

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	President	Current
Asahi Beer U.S.A., Inc.	President & COO	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Senior Managing Director	Current
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Board of Directors	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Managing Director	Current
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Board of Directors	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Senior Managing Director & Senior Managing Executive Officer	Current
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Board of Directors	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Managing Director	Current
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Board of Directors	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Managing Director	Current
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Board of Directors	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Senior Managing Director & Senior Managing Executive Officer	Current
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Board of Directors	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Managing Executive Officer	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive, Public Relations	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Managing Executive Officer	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Managing Executive Officer	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Managing Executive Officer	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Senior Managing Executive Officer	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Managing Executive Officer	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Managing Executive Officer	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Managing Executive Officer	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Managing Executive Officer	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Senior Managing Executive Officer	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Board of Directors	Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Board of Directors	Current
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Chairman & CEO	Former

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Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Pacifica Fund	Managing Director	Current
Pacifica Fund	Co-Founder	Current
Ntt Docomo, Inc.	Board Member	Current
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Board Member	Current
Toshiba Corporation	Board Member	Current
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation	Board of Directors	Current
Hitotsubashi University	Graduate	Former