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BEVERAGES

Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Oct 2, 2018
With just a year to go, Japan's businesses worry about complexities of forthcoming consumption tax rates
With the Abe government planning to raise the consumption tax rate to 10 percent from 8 percent on Oct. 1 next year, businesses are worried about the extra burden of a consumer-friendly relief measure.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2018
Canned chūhai drinks thrive on salaryman buzz
"When life gives us lemons, we make -196˚ C Strong Zero Double Lemon!"
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 20, 2017
Kirin in talks to sell Brazilian beverage unit to Heineken
Kirin Holdings Co. plans to sell its struggling beverage business in Brazil to Dutch brewer Heineken NV for about ¥100 billion ($8.7 billion), a source familiar with the matter said Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 29, 2015
Asahi Group Holdings mulls buying U.S. maker of sparkling water to spur growth abroad
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. is considering acquiring U.S. sparkling-water maker Talking Rain Beverage Co. for about ¥50 billion ($415 million) in a bid to tap into a larger market overseas, sources close to the matter said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 9, 2015
Dydo rolls out vending machines that deliver messages in the boss' voice
Vending machines that greet people in the voice of the company boss are being rolled out at a number of businesses under a new initiative by beverage maker Dydo Drinco Inc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 10, 2015
Suntory sues Asahi over nonalcoholic beer patent
Suntory Holdings Ltd. said Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit against rival Asahi Breweries Ltd. to suspend sales and production of nonalcoholic beer-flavored drinks, claiming Asahi infringed on a Suntory patent.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2015
Japan Tobacco to quit drinks business after 26 years
Japan Tobacco Inc. will exit the drinks business that it has built over the past 26 years, as an "increasingly challenging" operating environment in Japan makes it difficult for the unit to turn a profit.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2014
Product developer says 'mothers' love' is key ingredient in popular drink
The young product developer behind a popular Moroccan-inspired soft drink knew she could score a hit with Japanese customers after tasting the flower-scented water widely drunk in the North African country.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 14, 2014
Japan's May industrial output upgraded to 0.7% rise
Industrial output rose a seasonally adjusted 0.7 percent in May instead of the initially reported 0.5 percent, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Monday.

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