Sapporo Breweries

Sapporo Breweries Ltd.

Traded as	TYO: 2501 Nikkei 225 component
Industry	Alcoholic beverage
Founded	1876; 148 years ago (1876) in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Founder	Government of Hokkaido
Headquarters	Ebisu, Tokyo , Japan
Products	Beer
Production output	616.374 megaliters
Owners	Sapporo Holdings
Subsidiaries	Sleeman Breweries Anchor Brewing Company Sapporo Holdings: also Pokka
Website	www.sapporoholdings.jp/english/

Sapporo Breweries Ltd. (サッポロビール株式会社, Sapporo Bīru Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese beer brewing company founded in 1876. Sapporo is the oldest brand of beer in Japan. It was first brewed in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, in 1876 by brewer Seibei Nakagawa. The world headquarters of Sapporo Breweries is in Ebisu, Shibuya, Tokyo. The company purchased the Canadian company Sleeman Breweries in 2006.

The company has five breweries in Japan, the Sleeman brewery in Guelph, Ontario, Canada and Sapporo Brewing Company in La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. The main brands are Sapporo Draft; Yebisu; and Sleeman Cream Ale. Sapporo Premium has been the No. 1 selling Asian beer in the United States since Sapporo U.S.A., Inc. was first founded in 1984.

Sapporo Breweries is a member of the Mitsui keiretsu.