Company
Company Profile
Company Name | POKKA SAPPORO FOOD & BEVERAGE LTD. |
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Date of Establishment | March 30, 2012 |
Head Office | 3-27-1 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, 460-0008 |
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
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<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
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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 |
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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 |