Company

Company Profile

Company Name POKKA SAPPORO FOOD & BEVERAGE LTD.
Date of Establishment March 30, 2012
Head Office

3-27-1 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, 460-0008
(Tokyo Office) 4-20-1 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 150-0013

Capital ¥5,431 million
Scope of Business Manufacturing and sales of soft drinks and food products
Shareholder Composition Sapporo Holdings Ltd. 100%

History

1909
Launched the CITRON (later renamed to “Ribbon CITRON”) soft drink from Dai Nippon Beer Company Ltd.,*.
1957
<Founding of former Sapporo Beverage Company> Nippon Breweries, Ltd.* established Kokusai Inryo Co., Ltd.
1957
<Founding of former Pokka Corporation> Established Nikka Lemon Co., Ltd.
Launched bottled lemon (later renamed POKKA Lemon)
1963
Constructed and started operation of Nagoya Factory.
1972
Launched Pokka 100 Lemon 100% lemon fruit juice.
1972
Launched Pokka coffee.
1973
Started sales through our Hot or Cold Vending Machines.
1977
Established Pokka Corporation (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
1980
Started sales of canned soups and entered the soup business.
1982
Launched Ribbon summer orange tsubutsubu, the first of our soft drinks to be sold in plastic bottles.
1991
Constructed and started operation of Gunma Factory.
1995
Launched Gabunomi milk coffee.
1996
Launched Jikkuri Kotokoto soup.
2001
Launched Chelate Lemon.
2002
From the Jikkuri Kotokoto brand, launched cup soup containing lightly toasted bread.
2012
Entered into a “Comprehensive Agreement” with Kitanagoya-shi, Aichi Prefecture.
Entered into a “Comprehensive Agreement Concerning Coordination and Cooperation” with Iwata-shi, Shizuoka Prefecture.
2013
Started business as Pokka Sapporo Food & Beverage Ltd.
2013
Entered into a “Partnership Agreement” with Hiroshima Prefecture.
2013
Entered into a “Cooperative Town-building Partnership Agreement” with Toyota-shi, Aichi Prefecture.
2014
Started operation of new lemon plant, the Nagoya Factory Third Factory.
2015
Launched Kagabo Roasted Tea.
2015
Purchased trade rights to soymilk beverages and soymilk yoghurt from Toraku Foods Co., Ltd., and entered the soymilk business.
2016
Started a business alliance with Hiroshima Yutaka Agricultural Cooperative Association, and entered into “Comprehensive Agreement” with Osakikamijima-cho.
2017
Entered into a “Collaborative and Cooperative Agreement” with Kure-shi, Hiroshima Prefecture
2019
Constructed and started operation of Sendai Factory.
2019
Started cultivation of lemons in Osakikamijima-cho with the aim to revitalize lemon production in Japan.
2021
Started business cooperation between Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. in domestic business activities.
2024
Entered into an “Agreement Concerning Coordination and Cooperation” with Iwata-shi, Shizuoka Prefecture and Enshu Central Agricultural Cooperative Association.
2024
Transferred plant-based yogurt business to Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.

* Company names at the time; thereafter, changed to “Sapporo Holdings Ltd.” and “Sapporo Breweries Ltd.”, respectively.

[Supplementary explanation]
The above information regarding the launching of products refers to the years in which the primary products of the respective brands started, and the names listed above are the names of the products as shown on the product packaging at their initial launch.

Scope of business

LEMON

Contributing to the Well-being of Our Customers by Maximizing the Value of Lemon

Since our launch of Pokka Lemon in 1957, we have engaged in product development appropriate to the changing times, by promoting new uses for lemons and introducing variations in beverage container sizes, and we have continued to enjoy the support of our many customers for many years.
In 2001, we launched Chelate Lemon, a beverage containing fruit juice equivalent to that of one lemon* and which allows customers to experience the value of lemons. Our launch of this product has created new products and product demands.
Through these products and others, we will contribute to the well-being of our customers by expanding the overall demand for lemons by sharing information on the health benefits of lemons and proposing how and where lemons can be used.

* Contains fruit juice of one lemon, where the amount of fruit juice per lemon is approximately 30 ml

Our Close Relationship with Lemons

Over many years, we have conducted research on the value of lemons, such as on their health benefits and culinary functions.
In 2024, based on the results of clinical research trials, Pokka Lemon 100 became a food product labeled as “Reduces high blood pressure (systolic blood pressure)”.
Going forward, we will continue to have a close relationship with lemons in order to bring the value of lemons to even more customers.

BEVERAGE

Developing Products Unique to Pokka Sapporo that Inspire Excitement and Surprise

At Pokka Sapporo, we utilize ideas and ingredients to develop unique, unprecedented products, and work hard to generate new demand in the beverage market.
We provide our customers with the excitement of delicious taste while cherishing the nature of Pokka Sapporo, through products such as Kagabo Roasted Tea, made using domestic ingredients, as well as our long-selling brand, Pokka Coffee.

SOUP

Catering to Diversifying Dietary Needs

We first launched canned soup in 1980, and in 1981 we made a full-scale entry into the soup market with powdered instant soup.
Since then, we have generated unique ideas and original flavors, to increase the number of Western-style soup variations and became the first company to add corn kernels to our soup. Moreover, we have sold a variety of soup products while conducting research into granulation technologies* and unique ingredients.
With our main brand of Jikkuri Kotokoto, which is a rich and filling soup that makes the most of the natural flavors of its ingredients, we are providing products that meet the needs of diversifying dietary and customer needs.

* This is a process for creating soup in which the powder dissolves smoothly when hot water is poured on it. The process involves creating gaps of air in the powder so that lumping does not occur, and then binding the grains together to create granules.

Group

Company Name Scope of Business
OKINAWA POKKA CORPORATION CO., LTD. Sales of soft drinks and food products
POKKA SAPPORO HOKKAIDO LTD. Sales of soft drinks and food products
IWATA POKKA FOODS CO. LTD. Manufacturing of food products
PS BEVERAGE LTD. Operation and management of vending machines
OKINAWA SUN POKKA CO., LTD. Operation and management of vending machines
STAR BEVERAGE SERVICE CO., LTD. Operation and management of vending machines
YASUMA CO., LTD. Import, processing, manufacturing, and sales of spices, herbs, and dried vegetables
POKKA PTE.LTD. (Singapore) Manufacturing and sales of soft drinks
POKKA (MALAYSIA) SDN.BHD. (Malaysia) Consigned production of soft drinks
POKKA ACE (M) SDN.BHD. (Malaysia) Consigned production of soft drinks