Is Sapporo Beer Imported
Japan’s Oldest Beer Is a Racket, According to a Manhattan Woman. Sapporo, Created in 1876, Is Labeled as Imported and Advertised as “The Original Japanese...
Japan’s oldest beer is a racket, according to a Manhattan woman. Sapporo, created in 1876, is labeled as imported and advertised as “the original Japanese beer” but is actually brewed in the United States and Canada, Antonia Bowring charges in a class-action lawsuit.
Where is Sapporo beer imported from?
“Although the company maintains the illusion that it is imported from Japan, all Sapporo Beer sold in the US is brewed in North America,” the class action lawsuit stated. Sapporo U.S.A Inc.
Who imports Sapporo beer?
A small amount of its Sapporo Premium beer sold in the U.S. is currently brewed through contract manufacturing, and the rest is imported from Canada and Vietnam. The North American market contributed about a fifth of the company’s alcoholic beverage sales of ¥285.4 billion ($2.6 billion) last year.
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