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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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"Third Beer" is hot new category in Japan

- 2005-05-02

Kirin Brewery Co. and Asahi Breweries Ltd. have announced that they are joining the market for "third beers," a growign category in the Japanese market. The category has been dominated by Sapporo Breweries Ltd. and Suntory Ltd. Third beers are taxed at a lower rate than regular beer, because...

Tags: Asahi Breweries Ltd., Kirin Brewery Co., SALES
JAPANESE BEER FIRMS SEEK TO BOOST SALES OF LOW-MALT BEER.

- 2004-12-09

TOKYO, Dec 9 Asia Pulse - Japan's beer manufacturers will seek to rejuvenate sales of low-malt beer by revamping existing brands and launching new products. The low-malt beer market has fizzled as a result of the growing popularity of low-priced beerlike beverages. Kirin Brewery Co....

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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. ...

Tags: Asahi Breweries Ltd., FINANCE, Investment, SALES, Sapporo
Asahi Breweries forecasts record first-half group net, pretax profits.

- 2004-07-27

Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 27--TOKYO -- Asahi Breweries Ltd. on Tuesday revised upward its group net and pretax profit forecasts for the January-June half of the 2004 business year to 15.4 billion yen and 36.1 billion yen, both...

Tags: Asahi Breweries Ltd., brewery, MARKETING, SALES
SUNTORY, ASAHI TO BOOST 'SHOCHU' EXPORTS TO U.S., U.K.

- 2004-06-10

TOKYO, June 10 Asia Pulse - Suntory Ltd. and Asahi Breweries Ltd. (TSE:2502) will crank up exports of "shochu" spirits to the U.S. and U.K., respectively, to tap the growing popularity of Japanese food in those countries. The companies already market products such as whiskey and beer there. ...

Tags: Asahi Breweries Ltd., bottle, Manufacturing, SALES, U.K., U.S.

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
Asahi Breweries to Stop Suggesting Retail, Wholesale Prices.

- 2004-04-20

Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 20--TOKYO -- Pricing practices in Japan's beer market are expected to change substantially as Asahi Breweries Ltd. said Tuesday it will stop suggesting wholesale and retail prices in the wake of the same...

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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...

Tags: Asahi Breweries Ltd., FINANCE, financial, Osaka, Retail, SALES, Tokyo
Japan FTC Warns Asahi Breweries against Sales-Promotion Money Discrepancies.

- 2003-12-08

Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 8--TOKYO--The Fair Trade Commission FTC on Monday warned Asahi Breweries Ltd. over its practice of treating liquor retailers in the same business area differently, saying this violates the Antimonopoly Law. ...

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Asahi Breweries Sets Record High in Sales of 'Tigers Beer'.

- 2003-07-10

Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 10--OSAKA, Japan--Asahi Breweries Ltd. said Thursday that sales of its canned beer products carrying a message to support the Hanshin Tigers professional baseball club have set an annual record. This year's...

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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.	Senior Managing Director	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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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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