Japanese beer and beverage giant Asahi Group Holdings has not been able to resume production at domestic factories a day after a cyberattack and cannot foresee when it can be resumed, a company spokesperson said 30 September 2025.
The company has 30 plants in Japan making beer, beverage and food products, but it is still investigating whether all of them have stopped production, the spokesperson added.
Asahi is the biggest brewer in Japan, but also owns global beer brands including Peroni, Pilsner Urquell and Grolsch. It also owns Fullers in the UK, which is brewed in West London.
Fullers produces London Pride, as well cider and soft drinks brand Cornish Orchards and craft cask brewer Dark Star.
Asahi apologised to its customers and business partners in a statement.
"We are actively investigating the cause and working to restore operations; however there is currently no estimated timeline for recovery," it said.
"The system failure is limited to our operations within Japan."
"None of Asahi's manufacturing operations in Europe, including its UK beer supply, are impacted by this incident", it added.
About half of Asahi Group Holdings' sales take place in Japan.
In a report last year, Asahi listed a cyber-attack as among the main risks it faced in the medium to short term.
It assessed that such an attack could potentially lead to an interruption of its business, create cashflow issues, and damage its brand.
In the 2024 report, the company noted a number of ways in which it was responding, including assessing the maintenance of its security system.
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