JAPAN: Asahi Group heads weak Japanese beer market

Author: Chris Mercer | 18 January 2012

Asahi Group remained Japan's number one brewer by volume in 2011, but rival Sapporo Holdings has offered a reminder that growth lies outside of the country.

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Asahi Group remained Japan's number one brewer by volume in 2011, but rival Sapporo Holdings has offered a reminder that growth lies outside of the country.

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