Major beer manufacturers' financial results, strong performance including record profits. Suntory Holdings' group-wide financial results for the past year showed sales of 3,285.1 billion yen, an increase of 10.6% compared to the previous year.
Asahi Group Holdings' sales increased by 10.3% to 2,769 billion yen, and business profit increased by 8.1% to 263.6 billion yen. The main factors behind each company's strong performance are the boost in sales due to product price increases and a recovery in sales to restaurants.