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| Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
| Founded | 1876 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Founder | Government of Hokkaido |
| Headquarters | , Japan |
| Products | Beer |
Production output | 616.374 megaliters |
| Owners | Sapporo Holdings |
| Subsidiaries | Sleeman Breweries Anchor Brewing Company Sapporo Holdings: also Pokka |
| Website | www |
Sapporo Breweries Ltd. (サッポロビール株式会社, Sapporo Bīru Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese beer brewing company founded in 1876. Sapporo is the oldest brand of beer in Japan. It was first brewed in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, in 1876 by brewer Seibei Nakagawa. The world headquarters of Sapporo Breweries is in Ebisu, Shibuya, Tokyo. The company purchased the Canadian company Sleeman Breweries in 2006.
The company has five breweries in Japan, the Sleeman brewery in Guelph, Ontario, Canada and Sapporo Brewing Company in La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. The main brands are Sapporo Draft; Yebisu; and Sleeman Cream Ale. Sapporo Premium has been the No. 1 selling Asian beer in the United States since Sapporo U.S.A., Inc. was first founded in 1984.