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Sapporo to make Pokka subsidiary

TOKYO, Japan - Sapporo Holdings Ltd. Managing Director Tsutomu Kamijo (L), who is set to become the next president of the holding firm of beverage makers, Masatoshi Hori, president of another beverage producer Pokka Corp. (C) and Takao Murakami, current president of Sapporo Holdings (R), shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2011. The two companies said Sapporo will turn Pokka into a subsidiary in late March as a first step to integrate their management in April 2012, in an effort to better compete in drink and food markets amid an adverse business environment.

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Sapporo Holdings considering buying Pokka

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 5, 2011, shows the head office of Sapporo Holdings Ltd. in Tokyo. Sapporo Holdings is considering purchasing soft drinks maker Pokka Corp.

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Sapporo Holdings considering buying Pokka

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 5, 2011, shows the head office of Sapporo Holdings Ltd. in Tokyo. Sapporo Holdings is considering purchasing soft drinks maker Pokka Corp. (Kyodo)

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Sapporo to make Pokka subsidiary

TOKYO, Japan - Sapporo Holdings Ltd. Managing Director Tsutomu Kamijo (L), who is set to become the next president of the holding firm of beverage makers, Masatoshi Hori, president of another beverage producer Pokka Corp. (C) and Takao Murakami, current president of Sapporo Holdings (R), shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2011. The two companies said Sapporo will turn Pokka into a subsidiary in late March as a first step to integrate their management in April 2012, in an effort to better compete in drink and food markets amid an adverse business environment. (Kyodo)

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Meiji Seika, Pokka prepare new drink brand, 1st since business ti

TOKYO, Japan - Confectionery maker Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd. and soft drinks maker Pokka Corp. said Aug. 20 they will launch ''Cocopresso,'' a new canned drink, in September under the first brand they have jointly created since forming a business alliance last year. The new drink is a mixture of cocoa and espresso. (Kyodo)