Asahi Breweries

Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.
Native name
アサヒグループホールディングス株式会社
Company typePublic
TYO: 2502
TOPIX Large 70 Component
IndustryBeverage
PredecessorAsahi Beer Co., Ltd. (1949-1989)
Asahi Breweries, Ltd. (1989-2010)
FoundedSeptember 1, 1949; 75 years ago (1949-09-01)
HeadquartersAzumabashi, ,
Japan
Key people
Akiyoshi Koji (president and Representative Director, CEO)
Products
  • Beer
  • Beverages
RevenueIncrease ¥2.120 trillion (2018)[1]
Increase ¥221.383 billion (2018)
Increase ¥150.938 billion (2018)
Total assetsIncrease ¥3.079 trillion (2018)
Total equityIncrease ¥1.149 trillion (2018)
Websitewww.asahigroup-holdings.com/en/

The Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (アサヒグループホールディングス株式会社, Asahi Gurūpu Hōrudingusu kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese beverage holding company headquartered in Sumida, Tokyo.

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In 2019, the group had revenue of JPY 2.1 trillion. Asahi's business portfolio can be segmented as follows: alcoholic beverage business (40.5%), overseas business (32%), soft drinks business (17.2%), food business (5.4%) and "other" business (4.9%).[2] Asahi, with a 37% market share, is the largest of the four major beer brewers in Japan followed by Kirin Beer with 34% and Suntory with 16%.[3] In response to a maturing domestic Japanese beer market, Asahi broadened its geographic footprint and business portfolio through the acquisition of highly coveted beer businesses in Western Europe and Central Eastern Europe.[4] This has resulted in Asahi having a large market share in many European countries, such as a beer market share of 44% in the Czech Republic, 32% in Poland, 36% in Romania, and 18% in Italy.[5]

  1. ^ "2018_annual_financial_statement". Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "Our Business | ASAHI GROUP HOLDINGSS". ASAHI GROUP HOLDINGS.
  3. ^ "Fact book" (PDF). www.asahigroup-holdings.com. 2019. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  4. ^ "Asahi Group's History". ASAHI GROUP HOLDINGS.
  5. ^ "Factbook 2020" (PDF). www.asahigroup-holdings.com. August 6, 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2021.