Asahi Beer
JMR has just issued an update to its Asahi Beer case available
here (in Japanese) for subscribers to the Japanese site.
Asahi Beer is a leading brewery and one of the major players in the Japanese market for alcoholic beverages. Its products range from the famous "Asahi Super Dry" Beer to a wide variety of low-malt beer, as well as Whisky and Shochu.
For the most recent fiscal year 2009 ended last December, Asahi had consolidated net sales of Yen 1.47 trillion, a 0.7% increase for the year. Net income rose 5.8% to Yen 47.6 billion, thanks in part to a strong overseas markets with contributions form investments in Schweppes Australia and the Tsingtao Brewery group in China.
Details available in the JMR case.
Each JMR case in the "Strategy 100" series is a compact yet detailed snapshot of a major corporation. Main sections include Company profile, Business Strategy analysis including present strategy, SWOT and future directions; recent year sales by business segment, graph of 10-year financial performance, Historical Path Analysis over 10 years including business stages, analysis of key business events, and more.
Sample of page 1 of the case
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