BNET Industries

Asahi Breweries Ltd.

(2502) is in the Food Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.2B

Public
US

Dow Jones Description

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

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

Filter by

Sort Type
Related Tags

asahi breweries ltd. and tokyo - All News and Analysis

Asahi Breweries, Subsidiary to Offer 70,000 Yen Anniversary Whiskey.

- 2004-04-27

Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 27--TOKYO -- Asahi Breweries Ltd. and its subsidiary Nikka Whisky Distilling Co. said Tuesday they will sell 500 bottles of whiskey for 70,000 yen each Sept. 15 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of...

Tags: Asahi Breweries Ltd., bottle, Tokyo
Asahi Breweries to Invest 100 Billion Yen under Three-Year Business Plan.

- 2004-02-24

Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 24--TOKYO -- Asahi Breweries Ltd. said Tuesday it plans to invest a total of 100 billion yen mainly in non-beer businesses such as soft drinks, food and pharmaceuticals under a three-year business plan ...

Tags: Asahi Breweries Ltd., Manufacturing, Tokyo
Asahi Breweries to Conduct Experiment to Make Ethanol from Sugar Cane.

- 2004-02-04

Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--TOKYO -- Asahi Breweries Ltd. and an independent administrative institution said Wednesday they will begin a joint experiment in April to mass-produce ethanol, an environment-friendly energy source, from sugar cane. ...

Tags: Asahi Breweries Ltd., brewery, Tokyo
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
Tokyo

- 1996-06-24

* TOKYO -- Asahi Breweries Ltd. here agreed to market Bass Pale Ale, a British beer, in about 100 restaurants in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. As part of the agreement, Bass Brewers Ltd. will begin marketing Asahi Super Dry beer in Britain and begin producing it locally by the year...

Tags: Asahi Breweries Ltd., MARKETING, Tokyo, Y2K

1

page 1 of 1

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

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

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Senior Managing Director	Current
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Managing Director	Current
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Board of Directors	Current

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

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Managing Director	Current
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Managing Director	Current
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Board of Directors	Current

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

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Managing Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive, Public Relations	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Managing Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Managing Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Managing Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Senior Managing Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Managing Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Managing Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Managing Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Managing Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Senior Managing Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Asahi Breweries Ltd.	Board of Directors	Current

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

Organization	Position	Status
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

Industry Transcripts by Seeking Alpha

H. J. Heinz Company F2Q10 (Qtr End 10/28/09) Earnings Call Transcript
on Nov 24, 2009about HNZ
Hormel Foods Corporation F4Q09 (Qtr End 25/10/09) Earnings Call Transcript
on Nov 24, 2009about HRL
Campbell Soup Company F1Q10 (Qtr End 11/01/09) Earnings Call Transcript
on Nov 23, 2009about CPB
Tyson Foods, Inc. F4Q09 (Qtr End 10/03/09) Earnings Call Transcript
on Nov 23, 2009about TSN
The J.M. Smucker Company F2Q10 (Qtr End 10/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
on Nov 20, 2009about SJM

Glass Door

Food Industry Companies

Company	Employer Rating
Kraft Foods	3.6
ADM	3.2
Kellogg	2.9
Heinz	3.3
General Mills	4.5

IndustryTop Rated

Big Brands Warn of Sugar Crisis 4 votes
'Smart Choices' Label Dumbs Down Nutrition 4 votes
Is Starbucks Good or Bad for Independent Coffee Shops? 4 votes
Meat Industry: Meatless Monday Threatens Our Way of Life 3 votes
Nutrition Study Misses the Point of Organic 3 votes

Brought to you by CBS MoneyWatch.com

Your Work How to Get Ahead: Act with Urgency

How to Get Ahead: Act with Urgency

What makes a great leader? A Sense of Urgency, says Harvard’s John P. Kotter.
Your Industry Buyers Want No Part of GM's Money-Back Guarantee

Buyers Want No Part of GM's Money-Back Guarantee

Did fewer than one in 1,000 GM customers take GM up on its money-back guarantee, or three out of 10? It depends how you look at it. Most GM customers would rather have $500 off.
Your Money Death in the Family: 12 Things to Do Now

Death in the Family: 12 Things to Do Now

Hang onto this essential checklist, so you’ll know what to do when the time comes.