Asahi Breweries, Ltd. (アサヒビール株式会社 Asahi Bīru Kabushiki Gaisha) TYO: 2502 is a leading brewery and soft drink company based in Tokyo, Japan. The company has a 40% share of the Japanese beer market.
The company originally led the Japanese craze for dry beer with Asahi Super Dry in 1987, leading to its dramatic turnaround in business performance, and surpassing former second ranker Sapporo Brewery in sales and profits.
In 1990, Asahi acquired a 19....
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Asahi Breweries, Ltd. (アサヒビール株式会社 Asahi Bīru Kabushiki Gaisha) TYO: 2502 is a leading brewery and soft drink company based in Tokyo, Japan. The company has a 40% share of the Japanese beer market.
The company originally led the Japanese craze for dry beer with Asahi Super Dry in 1987, leading to its dramatic turnaround in business performance, and surpassing former second ranker Sapporo Brewery in sales and profits.
In 1990, Asahi acquired a 19.9% stake in Australian brewery giant Elders IXL which has hence become the Foster's Group.
In 2009, Asahi acquired the Australian beverages unit of Cadbury Schweppes.
The main brand is Asahi Super Dry. Other beers produced are:
Asahi Breweries headquarters in Tokyo, were designed by French designer Philippe Starck. The Beer Hall is considered one of Tokyo's most recognizable modern structures.
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