KIRIN TO START MANUFACTURING IN GERMANY
August 1st, 2010
BY WANG FANGQING
JAPAN brewer Kirin Holdings will begin manufacturing and selling beer in Germany in October. Working with Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan, of Freising, Kirin hopes to lower logistics costs and improve quality for supplies to 23 countries in mainland Europe, including Germany, France and Italy. Kirin's current two suppliers, Wells & Young's Brewing Company, in Britain, and North Winds Distribution, in Russia, currently take up to one week to ship Kirin to other European countries. The British manufacturer will continue to supply ...
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