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Asahi Breweries Ltd.

(2502) is in the Food Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.2B

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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

Number of Employees 3,607

Contact Information

Tokyo

(81) 3 5608 5126

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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

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ASAHI BREWERIES' FARM TO OPEN IN SHANDONG

- 2007-05-24

AsiaInfo Services 05-24-2007 Asahi Breweries' Farm to Open in Shandong SHANDONG, May 24, 2007 SinoCast via COMTEX -- The farm of the Japanese beer giant Asahi Breweries Ltd. is going to start operation at Laiyang, a city of China's east coastal...

Tags: Asahi Breweries Ltd., FINANCE, Government, Investment, Strategy, Sumitomo Corp.
Asahi Breweries proposes merger with Sapporo: report

- 2007-02-15

TOKYO AFP — Japan's largest brewer, Asahi Breweries, could become a "white knight" merger partner for Sapporo Holdings, now the target of a takeover offer from a US hedge fund, according to a newspaper. Asahi Breweries Ltd. denied the report in the Yomiuri Shimbun, which said Japan's top brewer...

Tags: Asahi Breweries Ltd., brewer, brewery, FINANCE, Investment, Japan, merger, Sapporo, Sapporo Holdings Ltd., Steel
Research and Markets: New Report Details Strategy and Finances at Asahi Breweries Ltd

- 2007-01-25

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c49090) has announced the addition of Asahi Breweries Ltd 2006 Company Profile to their offering.

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ASAHI PLANS TO BUILD ITS FIFTH BEER BREWERY IN CHINA

- 2006-05-17

AsiaInfo Services 05-17-2006 Asahi Plans to Build Its Fifth Beer Brewery in China BEIJING, May 17, 2006 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Asahi Breweries Ltd.Asahi, the biggest beer production enterprise in Japan, plans to invest USD 36 million to build its fifth...

Tags: Asahi Breweries Ltd., Beijing, brewery, China, FINANCE, MARKETING, Strategy
HOT SUMMER LIKELY TO JAPANESE LIFT BEER BREWERS' EARNINGS.

- 2004-08-05

TOKYO, Aug 5 Asia Pulse - The record-breaking temperatures in Japan this summer are poised to benefit the earnings of beer companies. July beer sales volumes at Kirin Brewery Co. (TSE:2503), Asahi Breweries Ltd. (TSE:2502) and Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TSE:2501) soared alongside the rising mercury. ...

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BEIJING BEER RETURNS TO BEIJING MARKET

- 2004-05-17

AsiaInfo Services 05-17-2004 Beijing Beer Returns to Beijing Market BEIJING, May 17, 2004 SinoCast via COMTEX -- After a long-time dreariness, Beijing Beer, which was called "Beijing Baipai" by old Beijing,finally returns to Beijing market with the help of Asahi Breweries...

Tags: Asahi Breweries Ltd., Beijing, FINANCE, Investment
Beer, 'Happoshu' Shipments in Japan Drop 6.3 Percent in 2003.

- 2004-01-15

Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--TOKYO -- Combined shipments of beer and "happoshu" low-malt beer by Japan's five major breweries in 2003 fell 6.3 percent from the previous year, down for the second straight year, according to data...

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Kyodo economic news summary -6-.

- 2003-12-15

TOKYO, Dec. 8 Kyodo ---------- Shinsei Bank unit takes over 78 outlets from Matsuya Denki OSAKA - A newly established subsidiary of the Shinsei Bank group said Monday it has taken over 78 outlets and some 650 employees from failed appliance retailer Matsuya Denki...

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Japanese brewers to raise beer prices

- 2003-01-27

Asahi Breweries Ltd. and Kirin Brewery Co. said last week that they may raise prices on their low-malt "happoshu" beer due to an impending tax increase. Japan's deflationary economy has promoted demand for the cheap low-malt beer among Japanese consumers. A tax loophole allowed brewers to churn out the...

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Kochi Pref., Asahi Breweries mend fences over liquor

- 2001-02-12

KOCHI, Japan, Feb. 5 Kyodo Kochi Prefecture and Asahi Breweries Ltd. mended fences Monday over the prefecture's protest against the company's use of deep-sea water from Toyama Prefecture in its ''happoshu'' low-malt beer-like liquor, Kochi Gov. Daijiro Hashimoto said. Hashimoto told reporters after meeting at...

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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

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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.	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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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

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