Sapporo Breweries Limited is a Japanese beer brewing company headquartered in Ebisu, Shibuya, Tokyo, founded in 1876 when its Sapporo brand, the oldest beer brand in Japan, was first brewed in Sapporo, Hokkaido by Seibei Nakagawa. The company acquired the Canadian brewer Sleeman Breweries in 2006.
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Company TypeWholly owned subsidiary of Sapporo Holdings 1 Founded Year HeadquartersEbisu, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan 2 Connections
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A brewery or alcoholic beverage producer; classified in the atlas alcoholic-beverage-industry.
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, located there.
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1. Sapporo Holdings to Absorb Brewing Unit and Shift to Business Holding Structure (The Globe and Mail)
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2. Sapporo Breweries (Wikipedia)
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Japanese beer brewing company founded in 1876
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The world headquarters of Sapporo Breweries is in Ebisu, Shibuya, Tokyo
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