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Sapporo Holdings Ltd.

(2501) is in the Food Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$3.9B

Public
US

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Sapporo helps the Japanese cut loose and enjoy themselves. Founded in 1949 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Sapporo Holdings Limited (OSA and TYO:2501 ) is a large brewer of beer. The company is Japan's third-largest brewer selling beers and malt beverages at several price points. It also operates over 200 restaurants and bars. Its brands include Sapporo, Black Label, Draft One, Super Blue, and Yebisu, and it sells Guinness in the Japanese market. The company has annual revenue of about $4.6 billion and employs about 5,000 people. In 2006, it acquired distilling operations from Kikkoman.

Number of Employees 4,075

Contact Information

Yebisu Garden Pl 20-1 Ebisu 4-Chome

Tokyo

(81) 354237224

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Breweries: 312120

Company News

Recent Events

Sapporo to buy Pokka stake from Advantage Partners

9/29/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

News & Analysis

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Steel Partners Japan Delivers Additional Responses to Sapporo Holdings

- 2007-12-06

Makes Public Its Analysis and Suggestions for Value Enhancement at Sapporo Holdings

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Steel Partners Japan Delivers Response to Sapporo Holdings

- 2007-11-08

Submits 170-page Analysis and Suggestions for Value Enhancement

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Sapporo beer plots escape from sushi bar; Brand tries to get beyond stereotype by using events to court hip-hop crowd.(News)(Sapporo Holdings Ltd.)

- 2007-05-21

Byline: JEREMY MULLMAN Byline: JEREMY MULLMAN

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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...

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Research and Markets: Sapporo Holdings Limited 2006 Company Profile Provides a Summary of the Predictions for the Company's Short-Term Future Outlook

- 2007-01-23

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c49054) has announced the addition of Sapporo Holdings Limited 2006 Company Profile to their offering.

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3 JAPANESE BREWERIES TO BOOST MARKETING OUTLAYS IN 2ND HALF.

- 2004-08-19

TOKYO, Aug 19 Asia Pulse - Kirin Brewery Co. (TSE:2503), Asahi Breweries Ltd. (TSE:2502) and Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TSE:2501) are increasing spending on marketing and advertising for the second half in an effort to boost brand recognition and market share. Aided by strong earnings fueled by the unseasonably...

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