Kirin Holdings Co Ltd
Company Profile
Business description
Kirin is the second-largest brewer in Japan with a 28% market share. It holds a top share in the happoshu (low-malt beer) and new genre (no-malt beer) categories. Apart from beer, it also operates a wide range of alcoholic and soft beverage products in Japan. It has made several acquisitions, including Lion Nathan and National Foods in Australia, the second-largest Brazilian brewer Schincariol and Myanmar's biggest brewer over the past decade. It sold the businesses in Brazil and Myanmar in 2017 and 2023, respectively. In 2023, the company made a tender offer to bring Fancl on as a wholly owned subsidiary. Its revenue accounts for roughly 5% of Kirin's total sales. Its overseas business, which includes alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, represents about 40% of the group's revenue.
Contact
10-2 Nakano 4-chome
Nakano Central Park South
Nakano-ku
Tokyo164-0001
JPNT: +81 368377015
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Stock type
Defensive
Industry
Beverages - Brewers
Fiscal Year End
31 December 2026
Employees
35,231
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