Kirin Holdings Co Ltd

Company Profile

• Business description

  Kirin is the second largest brewer by value in Japan, with an estimated 35.7% volume share in beer and beer-like category as of 2022. It holds a top share in happoshu (low-malt beer) and new genre (no-malt beer) categories. Apart from beer, it also operates a wide range of acholic and soft beverage products in Japan. It made several acquisitions including Lion Nathan and National Foods in Oceania, the Brazilian brewer Schincariol, and Myanmar Brewery, but has divested most of the acquired businesses except Lion. It has shifted focus back to the domestic brewery after a painful exit from Brazil in 2017 and identified craft beer and wellness as new growth drivers. Overseas business represents about half of group’s sales. It also owns a 48.6% stake in the largest Filipino brewer San Miguel.

• Contact

  Nakano Central Park South
  10-2, Nakano 4-chome
  Nakano-ku
  Tokyo164-0001
  JPN

  T: +81 368377000

  http://www.kirinholdings.co.jp

• Sector

  Consumer Defensive

  Stock type

  Defensive

• Industry

  Beverages - Brewers

  Fiscal Year End

  31 December 2024

  Employees

  33,739