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is a leading brewery and soft drink company based in Tokyo, Japan. As of January 2014, Asahi, with a 38% market share, was the largest of the four major beer producers in Japan followed by Kirin Beer with 35% and Suntory with 15%. ==History== Asahi was founded in Osaka in 1889 as the . During the First World War German prisoners worked in the brewery.〔Romein, Jan (1962). ''(The Asian Century: A History of Modern Nationalism in Asia )''. University of California Press. p. 124.〕 In 1990, Asahi acquired a 19.9% stake in Australian brewery giant Elders IXL which has since become the Foster's Group. In 2009, Asahi acquired the Australian beverages unit Schweppes Australia. In early 2009, Asahi acquired 19.9% of Tsingtao Brewery from Anheuser-Busch InBev for $667 million. The sale made Asahi Breweries, Ltd. the second largest shareholder in Tsingtao behind only the Tsingtao Brewery Group. In July 2011, Asahi acquired New Zealand juice maker Charlie's and the water and juice divisions of Australian beverage company P&N Beverages. In August 2011, Asahi acquired New Zealand's Independent Liquor, maker of Vodka Cruiser and other alcoholic beverages, for billion. In May 2013 its New Zealand operations expanded with the purchase of retail chain Mill Liquorsave. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Asahi Breweries」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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