Business / Corporate Nov 26, 2020
Kirin to sell dairy unit in Australia to Bega Cheese for ¥40.9 billion
For Kirin, the sale is part of its drive to offload underperforming assets overseas and focus on profitable businesses.
Business Nov 13, 2020
However, sales sagged for so-called third-sector quasi-beer products, for which the tax was raised.
Food & Drink | KONBINI WATCH Oct 17, 2020
Kirin’s Ichibanshibori beer goes zero-carb
by Patrick St. Michel
Kirin Brewery Co. appeals to Japan’s health-conscious consumers in hopes its new drink helps it "find new beer fans."
Business / Corporate Oct 1, 2020
Japan brewers bet on tax cut to revive pandemic-hit sales
by Lisa Du and Grace Huang
As of Thursday, the government is starting to bring taxes of different varieties of alcoholic products more in line with each other.
Business Sep 10, 2020
Four major Japanese beer makers separately said Thursday that their sales of beer and quasi-beer products in August fell from a year earlier, against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic. Sales in volume terms were down 18 percent at Sapporo Breweries Ltd., 12 percent at ...
Business / Corporate Sep 2, 2020
Kirin revives Australian unit sale after China Mengniu fallout
Japan’s second-largest brewer has started re-engaging with suitors who had previously expressed interest in Lion Dairy & Drinks Pty.
Business / Corporate Aug 27, 2020
Kirin Brewery Co. said Thursday it will start selling a zero-carbohydrate regular beer in October, the first such product offered by a domestic brewer, to tap demand among increasingly health-conscious consumers. The zero-carb beer under the major brewery's flagship Ichibanshibori brand will be launched on ...
Business / Corporate Mar 18, 2020
Kirin Brewery Co. on Tuesday announced the release of two new domestic whisky brands. The Fuji and Riku whiskies will be the first additions to the Kirin Holdings Co. unit's lineup of the liquor in some 15 years. The move follows widespread supply shortages of domestic ...
Business / Corporate Jan 10, 2020
Japanese beer makers upbeat on 2020 sales even as market shrinks
Three major Japanese beer makers remain bullish on domestic sales for 2020 despite a shrinking market amid a decline in young people's interest in beer products. Japan's market for beer and quasi-beer products is expected to have shrunk in 2019, which would be the 15th ...
Business / Corporate Dec 18, 2019
Asahi Breweries to stop disclosing sales volume data amid strengthening competition for top spot
Asahi Breweries Ltd. says it will stop releasing sales volume data for its beer and quasi-beer products this month, switching in January to the disclosure of the value of sales. The major beer-maker is apparently intending to put more emphasis on boosting its profitability while ...
Business / Corporate Dec 9, 2019
Kirin restaurant to introduce smartphone order, payment service
Restaurant operator Kirin City Co. will introduce a new service that allows customers to place orders and make payments using smartphones, according to parent Kirin Holdings Co. The service will be introduced at Craft Marche by Kirin City, a craft beer restaurant to be opened ...