date:Jun 25, 2014
more than 90 percent of Suntory's business - 2013 revenue was 2.04 trillion yen ($20 billion) - was in Japan. The acquisition deal brought Jim Beam and Maker's Mark bourbons, Courvoisier cognac and Sauza tequila into the Suntory group, along with products like Bowmore Scotch and Japanese whisky Yamazaki.
In a statement, Suntory said that no official decision had been finalised, although Saji on Tuesday morning confirmed Niinami's appointment to a small group of reporters, according to media rep