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Italian Wine Exports Drop 4.4% In Volume and 7.3% In Value

Italian wine exports to the country's five key export markets declined 4.4% in volume and 7.3% in value in 2023, to €4.45 billion, new data has shown.

Japan's Asahi Eyes Overseas M&A To Quadruple Sales Of Super Dry Beer

Japan's Asahi Group Holdings is on the hunt for acquisition targets in the United States and elsewhere to quadruple overseas sales of its flagship Super Dr...

Sapporo To Refocus On Beer Business As Activist Raises Stake

Sapporo Holdings, the Japanese brewer pressured by activist investors to sell its property holdings, wants to announce its business portfolio reorganisatio...

Japan Brewer Asahi Sets Price For $1.2bn Secondary Offering

Major shareholders in Japanese brewer Asahi Group Holdings will sell 177 billion yen ($1.19 billion) in shares in a secondary offering to overseas investor...

Japanese Whisky Turns 100 As Craft Distilleries Transform Industry

This year marks the 100 year anniversary of whisky making in Japan since the founding of market leader Suntory's first distillery in Yamazaki in 1923.

Japan's Suntory To Invest 10bn Yen In Distillery Renovations

Suntory, a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings, has announced plans to invest 10 billion yen in renovating two distilleries, including the Yamazaki distillery,...

Champagne Sales To Reach New Record In 2022, Producers Say

Champagne sales are expected to reach a new record in 2022, despite inflation that could have made consumers shun the expensive bubbly, producers said.

Kirin Seeks More North American Craft Beer Factories After Strong Growth

Kirin Holdings, Japan's second-largest brewer, is looking to buy factory facilities in North America to maintain strong growth in the region's craft beer m...