JAPAN: REVIEW OF SNOW BRAND MILK PRODUCTS
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Snow Brand Milk Products posted [yen] 543.1bn in sales in 1999, with a net profit of [yen] 3.3bn, and a current profit of 11.6bn, down from [yen] 560.6bn in sales in 1998, and a net profit of [yen] 4.8, and a current profit of [yen] 10.9bn. Snow Brand Milk Products is Japan's largest dairy company and ranks among the country's top eight food and drink firms. Among Snow Brand Milk's references, market milk, its main product, held a 19% market share, and sales came to [yen] 187bn in 1998-1999 for 1.6mn kilolitres. Sales of milk products - condensed milk, dried milk, cheese, and butter - represented [yen] 149.1bn. Its sales of both natural and processed cheese came to [yen] 68.8bn in 1998, for 60,063 tonnes, and it held a 26% market share. The company's yogurt sales represented [yen] 45bn in 1998. Snow Brand Access, Japan's second largest wholesaler for food and drink represented sales of [yen] 700.1bn in 1997-1998. In addition to the wholesale sector, this business includes chilled distribution, restaurants, drugs and dairy farming. Snow Brand Foods represented [yen] 102.8bn in sales in 1998-1999, and [yen] 86.7bn of this came from meat and meat products plus imports such as carrageenin from France and pectin. The Snow Brand Rolly subsidiary posted [yen] 18bn in sales. Snow Brand Milk sold [yen] 85.9bn worth of soft drinks in 1998, and produced 45,000 kilolitres of fruit-based soft drinks.
Publication Name: Japanscan Food Industry Bulletin
Subject: Food and beverage industries
ISSN: 0264-3812
Year: 1999
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JAPAN: SELF-COOLING COMPACT BEER BARREL
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For events such as parties, camping, and picnics, and for hotels and restaurants, Sapporo Breweries has developed a compact draft beer barrel, named Sapporo Portable Server. This barrel has its own cooling mechanism which uses a carbon dioxide gas cartridge. Electricity is not needed, ice must be supplied. This barrel is priced at [yen] 66,000
Publication Name: Japanscan Food Industry Bulletin
Subject: Food and beverage industries
ISSN: 0264-3812
Year: 1999
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JAPAN: LUNCH BOX VEGETABLES FROM SNOW BRAND
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Snow Brand Milk has packed three cooked vegetables into a four-compartment tray which can be cooked in a microwave. This product, designed to go into lunch boxes, is priced at [yen] 260 for 180 grams.
Publication Name: Japanscan Food Industry Bulletin
Subject: Food and beverage industries
ISSN: 0264-3812
Year: 1999
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