In fiscal year 2023, Sapporo Holdings generated revenue of more than 518 billion Japanese yen. Sapporo Holdings is a major beer brewing company headquartered in Tokyo, dominating the domestic market alongside competitors Asahi, Suntory, and Kirin.
History in a bottle
Established as a state-owned business and privatized in 1876, the brewery produces the oldest beer brand in Japan with the Sapporo Lager product line. After the Second World War, the company expanded its business portfolio into the food and soft drink market, which emerged as the company’s second highest revenue source in recent years.
Alcoholic beverages in Japan
While the liquor market is an integral part of the Japanese food manufacturing sector, improving health consciousness and stricter penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol are impacting the market. Within the last decade, shipments within the alcoholic beverage market recorded a steady downward trend, barely reaching above three trillion Japanese yen. To cater to the trend of responsible drinking, major manufacturers introduced their inhouse non-alcoholic beer brands. However, the market growth is has been impeded as only the minority drink the alcohol-free brewed beverage on a regular basis.
Revenue of Sapporo Holdings Ltd. from fiscal year 2014 to 2023
(in billion Japanese yen)
fiscal year 2014 to 2023; fiscal years ended December 31
Special properties
figures including liquor taxes
Supplementary notes
*The company's financial statements have been prepared based on Japanese accounting standards for years up to the fiscal year ended December 2017 and based on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) from the fiscal year ended December 2018. For comparison, IFRS has also been applied to figures from the fiscal year ended December 2017.
Figures prior to 2019 come from previous reports.
100 Japanese yen equal 0.66 U.S. dollars or 0.61 euros as of April 2024.
Values have been rounded.
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