Asahi Breweries Ltd., Japan's top-selling beer maker, will expand its alliance with Belgium's InBev NV, importing more brands from the world's biggest brewer by sales.
Asahi will import a further six brands to Japan, including Stella Artois and Hoegaarden, the Tokyo-based company said in an e-mailed statement Wednesday.
The two companies may consider the joint procurement of raw materials, including malt and hops, the Nikkei newspaper reported earlier, without saying where it obtained the information. Asahi also hopes to boost sales of its main Super Dry brand by using InBev's breweries overseas, the report said.