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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

NAICS Code Spice and Extract Manufacturing: 311942

Recent Events

  • 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 brewery - All News and Analysis

  • Asahi Breweries expects red ink this quarter

    - 2000-10-23

    Asahi Breweries Ltd., Japan's s second largest brewery, has slashed its group earnings forecast for 2000 to show a net loss of 13 billion yen, against an earlier forecast showing a profit of two billion yen. The loss will reflect a loss related to an increase in reserves for employee's...

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  • Sapporo seeks U.S. brewing partner

    - 1999-12-20

    Japan's third-largest beer producer, Sapporo Breweries Ltd, said on Wednesday that it was in talks about brewing its "Black Label" beer in the United States. Sapporo said it was holding discussions with several U.S. breweries, but a spokesman said the firm had not yet chosen a partner or decided...

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  • Asahi Breweries Ltd

    - 1999-03-29

    Asahi Breweries Ltd., Tokyo, finalized a contract with Prague Breweries a.s. to produce Asahi's Super Dry beer in the Czech capital. Prague Breweries is a unit of the brewing division of Bass Plc, Britain's second largest beer maker. Asahi aims to begin shipments from Prague in January 2000.

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  • Asahi Breweries Ltd

    - 1998-05-11

    Major Japanese beer brewer Asahi Breweries Ltd., established a European subsidiary in an effort to strengthen its business in the region. Asahi Breweries currently exports its popular Asahi Super Dry brands to 12 European countries, but has only a representative office in the UK. The founding of the new subsidiary...

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  • Molson to brew Asahi Super Dry

    - 1994-05-16

    Molson Breweries has announced it has reached an agreement with Asahi Breweries Ltd. of Japan, under which Molson will brew Asahi Super Dry beer for the North American market. In a news release, Molson said it will add 40,000 hecto-liters of production at its Vancouver brewery as a result. Molson...

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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 & Senior Managing Executive Officer Current
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Asahi Breweries Ltd. Managing Director Current
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Asahi Breweries Ltd. Executive, Public Relations 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. Senior Managing Executive Officer Current

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Asahi Breweries Ltd. Chairman & CEO Former

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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