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41-581: In 1933, Showa Kirin Brewery ( Kirin Company ) established Oriental Brewery. Oriental Brewery was privatized in 1952. Established by the Doosan Group in 1952, it was purchased by InBev in 1998. In July 2009, it was sold by Anheuser-Busch InBev as the parent company sought to reduce its debt. It was sold to an affiliate of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.. Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB Inbev) has retained

82-578: A 4.5% ABV. Originally brewed by the Cass Brewery, the brand had been taken over by Jinro - Coors , one of the country's leading brewers. After having around 70% of the Korean lager market in the 1980s, by 1994 Cass had fallen behind Hite as Korea's top selling lager. Oriental Brewery bought the Cass brand from Jinro-Coors in 1999 and built it up again, with OB declaring a 51% market share in 2000. In 2007,

123-636: A 50.45 percent stake in 2011, valued at $ 2.6 billion. In November 2011, Kirin Holdings Company agreed to buy out the remaining shareholders in Brazilian beermaker Schincariol Participacoes e Representacoes, completing its biggest acquisition as it sees growth in emerging markets ($ 1.35 billion was paid for the 49.54 percent stake, giving it control of all outstanding shares). In November 2012, Kirin changed Schincariol's name to Brasil Kirin . In 2013 Kirin joined leading alcohol producers as part of

164-507: A euphemism for the sun). The store became the Kotobukiya company in 1921 to further expand its business and in 1923, Torii built Japan's first malt whisky distillery Yamazaki Distillery . Due to shortages during World War II, Kotobukiya was forced to halt its development of new products, but in 1946 it re-released Torys Whisky, which sold well in post-war Japan. In 1961, Kotobukiya launched the "Drink Torys and Go to Hawaii " campaign. At

205-646: A group of Japanese investors including Iwasaki Yanosuke , then-president of Mitsubishi. Japan Brewery first began marketing Kirin Beer in 1888. The Kirin Brewery Company was established as a separate legal entity in February 1907, purchasing the assets of the Japan Brewery and expanding the business in an era of growing consumer demand. Kirin Brewery built on the traditions of Japan Brewery retaining

246-794: A producers' commitments to reducing harmful drinking. In February 2013, Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi bought the 15% stake of Singapore's Fraser & Neave (F&N), a property-to-drinks conglomerate, from Kirin for US$ 1.6 billion. In July 2014, Kirin announced its intention to revive the Spring Valley Brewery brand as a wholly owned subsidiary company to focus on producing and retailing microbrewery style beers produced using traditional ingredients and brewing methods. On January 20, 2017, Heineken NV and Kirin Holdings confirmed they were in negotiations for Heineken to acquire Brasil Kirin. On February 5, 2018, Kirin Holdings announced

287-521: A stockholding company named Suntory Holdings Limited ( サントリーホールディングス株式会社 ) and established Suntory Beverage and Food Limited ( サントリー食品株式会社 ) , Suntory Products Limited ( サントリープロダクツ株式会社 ) , Suntory Wellness Limited ( サントリーウェルネス株式会社 ) , Suntory Liquors Limited ( サントリー酒類株式会社 ) , Suntory Beer & Spirits Limited ( サントリービア&スピリッツ株式会社 ) , Suntory Wine International Limited ( サントリーワインインターナショナル株式会社 ) , and Suntory Business Expert Limited ( サントリービジネスエキスパート株式会社 ) . On July 14, 2009, Kirin announced that it

328-690: A subsidiary of global agrochemicals giant Nufarm since 1999. In July 2004, Suntory and Florigene scientists announced to the world the development of the first roses containing blue pigment, an important step toward the creation of a truly blue colored rose. In July 2011, Suntory Beverage and Food Limited together with PT GarudaFood from Tudung Group in Indonesia have agreed to make a new firm to produce non-alcoholic drink with 51 percent and 49 percent shares respectively. It will produce Suntory Oolong Tea, Boss and Orangina . In April 2019, Suntory partnered with Drinkripples, an Israeli-based company. As part of

369-469: Is a Japanese multinational brewing and distilling company group. Established in 1899, it is one of the oldest companies in the distribution of alcoholic beverages in Japan, and makes Japanese whisky . Its business has expanded to other fields, and the company now also makes soft drinks and operates sandwich chains. With its 2014 acquisition of Beam, Inc. , it has diversified internationally and become

410-619: Is a pale, 4.4% A.B.V. pale lager available in cans and bottles, and served on draft in Korea. Originally brewed in 1948; the name was changed from OB Lager simply to OB in 2003; the recipe was altered to include rice. The name changed to OB Blue in June 2006 with another slight recipe tweak. It is an OB Lager with 4.2% ABV. Dunkel/Tmavý Style. Rich taste with German noble hop. The premier OB Pilsner. Premium all malt beer. Pale lager style. German Hefeweizen style. A pale-golden pale lager with

451-597: Is a premium beer brand owned by InBev Belgium, the European operating arm of the global Anheuser–Busch InBev brewery giant. There are several beers in the range, and they are marketed as Abbey beers. They are brewed in large quantities and are widely distributed. Löwenbräu is a brewery in Munich owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev. Its name means "lion's brew" in German. Most Löwenbräu beers are marketed as being brewed according to

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492-784: Is also a 5% version which is produced for sale in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan and which is listed separately. This is the 5%-Version, sold in HongKong, Macao and Taiwan only. Brewed by/for Jebsen Beer. Retired from the market. Jebsen Beer and formerly brewed at Oriental Brewery (AB-InBev) Pale Lager. Dester beer brewed with 100% Malt. At the moment only exported to Malaysia and Singapore. Pale lager style. Guam USA Beer Company Island Lager. Pale lager stye. Non pasteurized fresh premium red beer. Amber Lager/Vienna Style. Pilsner lager beer. Pale lager style. A deep pilsener beer (ABV 5.5). Original from Suntory Holdings Limited Budweiser

533-468: Is an American-style pale lager produced by American brewer Anheuser-Busch, which is a part of multinational corporation Anheuser–Busch InBev. Introduced in 1876 by Carl Conrad & Co. of St. Louis, Missouri, it has grown to become one of the highest selling beers in the United States, and is available in over 80 markets worldwide—though, due to a trademark dispute, does not necessarily do so under

574-706: Is like Corona or Pilsner beer. Kirin Company The Kirin Holdings Company, Limited. ( キリンホールディングス株式会社 ) is a Japanese beer and beverage holding company . It is known for brands such as Kirin Beer, Kirin Lemon, Mets, and Gogo no Kōcha. The predecessor of the company, the Japan Brewery Company , was founded in Yokohama in 1885 by William Henry Talbot and Edgar Abbott. In 1888, they launched Kirin Beer. In 1907,

615-488: Is named after the latter. The Japan Brewery Company, Limited, the forerunner of Kirin Brewery, was established in 1885, taking over the assets of the Spring Valley Brewery, first founded in Yokohama in 1869 by Norwegian-American brewer, William Copeland . In a deal brokered by Thomas Blake Glover , Japan Brewery was incorporated in Hong Kong in the name of W. H. Talbot and E. H. Abbott with financial backing provided by

656-748: Is not the same as the Belgían "Bergenbräu". Brewed by the Oriental Brewery for the Japanese Daiei Supermarket chain. Korean "Bergen brau" is not to be confused with the Belgium brand "Bergenbräu". A beer with no sugar. Brewed by the Oriental Brewery for the Japanese Daiei Supermarket chain. The Korean Bergen bräu brand is not to be confused with the Bergenbräu from Belgium. Alcoholic Contents: 4.5% alc./vol (China). There

697-423: Is one of the top-selling beers worldwide. Outside Mexico, Corona is commonly served with a wedge of lime or lemon in the neck of the bottle to add tartness and flavor. In the United States, Corona Extra is the top selling imported beer. Belgian Wit Belgian Wit is Belgian-Style white ale. 5.0 ABV/ IBU 9 Slow IPA Slow IPA is a low alcohol India pale ale. It has special favors and aromas. The color of beer

738-422: Is perhaps the lightest of all mainstream Korean beers. It is widely available in clear 330 ml (11.2 U.S. fl oz; 11.6 imp fl oz) long-neck bottles but falls behind OB, Cass and Hite in popularity. Porter style British style beer. Brewed with noble hops & pale malt. Discount beer brewed by the Oriental Brewery for the Japanese Daiei Supermarket chain. The Korean "Bergen bräu"

779-796: The "doo-be-doo-be-doo" phrase from "Strangers in the Night". Hoegaarden Brewery is a brewery in Hoegaarden, Belgium, and the producer of a well-known wheat beer. Beck's Brewery , also known as Brauerei Beck & Co., is a brewery in the northern German city of Bremen. In 2001 Interbrew agreed to buy Brauerei Beck for 1.8 billion euro; at that time it was the fourth largest brewer in Germany. Since 2008 it has been part of Anheuser-Busch InBev. US manufacture of Beck's Brew has been based in St. Louis, Missouri since early 2012 but some customers have rebelled against

820-518: The Budweiser name. It is made with up to 30% rice in addition to hops and barley malt. Produced in various breweries around the world, Budweiser is a filtered beer available in draft and packaged forms. Introduced in 1994 as "Ice by Budweiser", it has more alcohol (5.5% ABV) than Budweiser. It is best known for an advertising campaign that involved a malevolent penguin that stalked Bud Ice drinkers and stole their beer, announcing its presence by singing

861-600: The Reinheitsgebot, the Bavarian beer purity regulation of 1516. Corona Extra is a pale lager produced by Cervecería Modelo in Mexico for domestic distribution and export to all other countries besides the United States, and by Constellation Brands in Mexico for export to the United States. The split ownership is a result of an anti-trust settlement permitting the merger of Grupo Modelo with AB InBev. The Corona brand

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902-622: The US market version. Stella Artois is a Belgian pilsner lager of between 4.8 and 5.2% ABV which was first brewed by Brouwerij Artois (the Artois Brewery) in Leuven, Belgium, in 1926. Since 2008, a 4% ABV version is sold in Britain, Ireland, Canada and New Zealand. Through a series of mergers, Stella Artois is now ordinarily produced by Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer. Leffe

943-747: The United States. The company holds a 100% stake in Lion Nathan Limited , a consolidated subsidiary that is based in Australia but has particularly important operations in China. Kirin has a 48% stake in San Miguel Brewery , the dominant brewer in the Philippines. Kirin now applies its fermentation technology to areas such as plant genetics , pharmaceuticals , and bioengineering . Although brewing and related businesses remain

984-760: The acquisition of 95% outstanding shares in Kyowa Hakko Bio Co. Ltd, from Kyowa Hakko Kirin to expand to wellness and bio-chemical products. On August 6, 2019, Kirin Holdings announced it would take a 33% stake in cosmetics and dietary supplements company Fancl Corp for US$ 1.21 billion. On June 30, 2022, Kirin Holdings announced to sell its 51% stake in Myanmar Brewery Limited, its Myanmar joint venture to its military-linked local partner. Suntory Suntory Holdings Limited ( サントリーホールディングス株式会社 , Santorī Hōrudingusu Kabushiki-gaisha ) (commonly referred to as simply Suntory )

1025-417: The beer's adverts caused much derision from viewers who found Ramsay's preference for the beer — which was considered to be poor in quality — offending despite his status as a chef very scrutinizing of his food palate. Non-alcoholic look-alikes of Cass can be found with brand names such as "Cars" and "Cdss". Some noraebang (singing rooms) establishments have been known to try to pass off these imitations as

1066-587: The business of JBC was inherited , and Kirin Brewery Company was established. In 2007, it became Kirin Holdings Company, a holding company, with Kirin Beer Company, Kirin Beverage Company, and Mercian Corporation as its main subsidiaries. In Japanese, "Kirin" can refer to giraffes, or to Qilin ( 麒麟 ), the mythical hooved Chinese chimerical creatures in East Asian culture . Kirin Brewery

1107-730: The company merged Cass Beer (State) with the production capacity of 1,120,000 KLE per year, and produced red rock, OBE, KaprI, Budweiser, etc. In July 2002, it was the first beer industry to obtain the ISO 9001 certification from the Korea Standards Association. It became a foreign company when it was taken over by Dutch beer company Molte Industries in September 2010 and became a subsidiary of Belgian beer company AB InBev in April 2014. The 4th top selling beer in Korea. OB Lager

1148-550: The core of Kirin's activities, the company is also involved in several other sectors: hard liquor , wine , soft drinks , and food products. In December 2006, the Kirin Brewery Company of Japan purchased a 25% stake in Hangzhou Qiandaohu Beer Co., Ltd. for US$ 38 million. On 14 July 2009, Kirin announced that it was in negotiations with Suntory on a merger. On 8 February 2010, it

1189-485: The country's oldest beer brands, brewed since 1888; and Ichiban Shibori . Within the happoshu (low-malt) category, Kirin Tanrei is the top seller. Kirin handles domestic distribution for several foreign brands, including Budweiser and Heineken . Kirin's brewery operations also extend overseas, through strategic alliances, subsidiaries, and affiliates, to China, Taiwan, Australia, the Philippines, Europe, New Zealand and

1230-412: The drinks division of GlaxoSmithKline . This included the brands Lucozade and Ribena , however, the deal did not include Horlicks . In January 2014, Suntory announced an agreement to buy the largest U.S. bourbon producer, Beam Inc. (producers of Jim Beam ) for US$ 16 billion. This deal would make Suntory the world's third largest spirits maker. The acquisition was completed in April 2014, when it

1271-402: The first woman to be appointed CEO of Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. In May 2024, Beam Suntory was re-branded as Suntory Global Spirits including the launch of a new website and visual identity. From the early 1990s, Suntory has collaborated extensively with Melbourne biotechnology firm Florigene to genetically engineer the world's first true blue rose , a symbol often associated with

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1312-414: The higher alcohol Cass Red was introduced. In 2011 Cass Lager became South Korea's number one selling brand, overtaking Hite . The beer became notable after an endorsement by British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay who described it as "not pretentious", "easy" and "fresh"; citing it as his preferred beverage with Korean dishes since acquiring a taste for the cuisine 15 years ago. His appearance in several of

1353-473: The impossible or unattainable. In 1991, the team won the intense global race to isolate the gene responsible for blue flowers, and has since developed a range of genetically modified flowers expressing colors in the blue spectrum, as well as a number of other breakthroughs extending the vase life of cut flowers. In 2003, Suntory acquired a 98.5% equity holding in Florigene. Prior to this, Florigene had been

1394-526: The real thing, as Korean law prohibits noraebang marked as such from selling alcoholic drinks within its premises ( noraejujeom establishments are allowed to sell alcohol). Cass Light is a low-carb pale lager with 4.0% ABV. Pale lager style. Cass 2X is 2.9% ABV. A pale lager with 6.9% ABV, this lager contains higher amount of alcohol. New from OB since 2015. Refreshing beer containing natural lemon juice. ABV 6.9%. Contains natural lemon juice. Non-alcoholic beer of OB beer. Cafri (ABV 4.2%)

1435-457: The right to purchase OB five years from its sale, at predetermined financial terms. In April 2014, AB Inbev executed its right to repurchase OB. OB became a subsidiary of AB Inbev again. Today OB produces several of Korea's most popular beverages including the OB, Cass and Cafri lager brands. All OB beers are brewed from rice, rather than the malted barley familiar to Western beer drinkers. In March 2001,

1476-562: The third largest maker of distilled beverages in the world. Suntory is headquartered in Dojimahama 2- chome , Kita-ku, Osaka , Osaka Prefecture . Suntory was started by Shinjirō Torii ( 鳥井 信治郎 , Torii Shinjirō ) , who first opened his store Torii Shōten ( 鳥井商店 ) in Osaka on February 1, 1899, to sell imported wines. In 1907, the store began selling a fortified wine called Akadama Port Wine (Akadama literally meaning "red ball,"

1517-526: The time, a trip abroad was considered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. In 1963, Kotobukiya changed its name to "Suntory", taken from the name of the whisky it produces, which itself was derived from the English "Sun" (referencing "akadama") + Tory, the anglicized version of Torii's name. In the same year, Musashino Beer Factory began its production of the Suntory Beer. On April 1, 2009, Suntory became

1558-479: The use of malted grains and hops imported from Germany and employing German brewers to oversee production. An exclusive partnership with Meidi-ya proved highly successful in the marketing of Kirin's beers both in Japan and under the Japan Brewery and Water Bureau and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries . Kirin Brewery sells two of the most popular beers in Japan: Kirin Lager , one of

1599-438: Was announced that negotiations between the two had been terminated. In early 2010 Kirin's Agribio business was sold to Dutch H2 Equity Partners ; now it's part of Dümmen Orange . In 2010, 23.4 percent of Kirin's sales were made overseas, the highest overseas revenue among all Japanese breweries. In October 2011, the court decided that Kirin could buy a majority stake in family-run Brazilian beer Schincariol . Kirin bought

1640-659: Was announced that the new subsidiary would be renamed Beam Suntory. In December 2016, Beam Suntory acquired the gin maker Sipsmith . In November 2017, Suntory and PepsiCo form a joint venture in Thailand. In 2018, Suntory sold most of Cerebos Pacific assets, including Australian and New Zealand food business to Kraft Heinz for A$ 290 million. This transaction excludes Cerebos Pacific's health supplements and fresh coffee business which later integrated into Suntory Beverage & Food Asia Pte. Ltd. and Suntory Coffee Australia respectively. In March 2023, Makiko Ono became

1681-473: Was negotiating with Suntory on a merger. On February 8, 2010, it was announced that negotiations between the two were terminated. In 2009, Suntory acquired Orangina , the orange soft drink for 300 billion yen, and Frucor energy drinks for 600 million euros. On July 2, 2013, the company debuted on the Tokyo stock exchange and raised almost US$ 4 billion in the process. In September 2013, Suntory purchased

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