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Timeline Events Since 2015

2015Jan. Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd. establishes SPRING VALLEY BREWERY
COMPANY which develops craft beer business.
2015Jul. Kirin Beverage Value Vendor Co., Ltd. established.
※Merger with Kirin Beverage Co., Ltd. in Jan. 2019
2015Aug. Acquires a stake in Myanmar Brewery in the Myanmar.
2016Feb. Formulates corporate governance policy.
2016Jul. Indústria Agrícola Tozan changes its name to AZUMA KIRIN Indústria
e Comércio de Bebidas e Alimentos Ltda.
2016Oct. Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. and Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd. make a capital and
business alliance with Brooklyn Brewery Corporation.
2017Feb. Formulates Kirin Group’s CSV commitment.

2017Sep. Launches a new brand iMUSE which used original material
“Lactococcus lactis strain Plasma“.
2018Apr. Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. launches Crysvita in Europe and America
2018Jul. Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. and Mitsui & Co,Ltd. invest jointly in Thorne
Research in the U.S.
2018Sep. Mercian Corpolation opens Chateau Mercian Kikyogahara Winery.
2019Feb. Kirin Group defines CSV Purpose as its Long-Term Non-Financial
Targets.
2019Apr. Acquires a 95% of stake in Kyowa Hakko Bio Co., Ltd.

Key Merger/Alliance Acquisition/stake Ownership/control
Diagram 1

Value creation is dependent to a great extent on the efficacy

of Kirin’s human resources which underpin its competitive

advantage and organisational capability.

Kirin is dependent upon securing and developing human

resources at all levels and particularly those for Group
management and those specialised human resources who

support Group business activities.

With the amazing advances in medical technology helping

people enjoy longer lives, attention in Japan and overseas is

starting to focus on health management and disease

prevention, or what is being called the “pre-disease” area