{"id":133462,"date":"2025-03-14T18:18:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T18:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/recipes\/category-a-b\/beer\/sapporo-stone-brewing-unveils-phase-one-of-its-60-million-expansion\/"},"modified":"2025-03-14T18:18:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T18:18:10","slug":"sapporo-stone-brewing-unveils-phase-one-of-its-60-million-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=133462","title":{"rendered":"Sapporo-Stone Brewing Unveils Phase One of its $60 Million Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Two years following the announcement of its acquisition by\u00a0Sapporo U.S.A.<\/a>, San Diego-based Sapporo-Stone Brewing, unveils the near completion of phase one of its expansion project at its Escondido brewery. The $20 million investment in the Escondido, CA facility is one of two significant investments for growth with $40 million invested in the company\u2019s Richmond, VA operation. These investments will result in the doubling of the company\u2019s capacity to about 700,000 barrels a year across its bi-coastal breweries. The brewing of Sapporo beers in Escondido, CA and Richmond, VA is now underway.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Stone Brewing<\/a>, Southern California\u2019s largest craft brewery was acquired by Sapporo U.S.A. in 2022. The goal was to transition from an importer to a U.S. brewer, ultimately brewing, selling, and marketing all of Sapporo\u2019s beers for the U.S. market locally. Richmond\u2019s expansion will be unveiled this fall. By late summer, all production of Sapporo beers will have moved from Canada and Asia to the U.S.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sapporo-Stone Brewing is now a combined team of nearly 850 employees, about 600 of whom are based in San Diego County. In support of its expansion project, the company added 125 jobs locally and another 75 outside of San Diego County. More than 150 team members have been promoted or moved into new or expanded roles since the acquisition.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cOperationally, this acquisition looks a lot like a merger,\u201d stated Zach Keeling, Sapporo-Stone Brewing Interim CEO. \u201cOur two companies are now fully integrated \u2013 Innovating, brewing, selling, marketing, and operating as a single, combined business. The Sapporo and Stone Brewing brands will maintain their individual identities, but we are Sapporo-Stone in name, operations, and culture.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Escondido expansion project includes additional tanks and packaging lines to increase capacity and efficiency. On the West Coast Sapporo-Stone now operates out of its two Escondido brewing and packaging buildings and a distribution warehouse with offices also in Escondido. It occupies additional warehouse space in San Marcos, CA and Downey, CA. The company operates two\u00a0Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens<\/a>\u00a0and five Stone Brewing Tap Rooms. On the East Coast, Sapporo-Stone operates another brewery, an off-site warehouse, and a Stone Brewing Tap Room all in Richmond, VA. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Now the nation\u2019s 12th largest brewery by volume*\u00a0Sapporo-Stone Brewing aims for a top 10 ranking. Finding growth in the beer market is challenging as craft consolidates and alcohol drinkers explore countless new innovations, but Sapporo-Stone\u2019s craft-meets-import portfolio sets the company apart. In both the Import and Craft categories, Sapporo and Stone are gaining share over the last year. Sapporo is the number one selling Asian beer brand in the U.S., with sales up +13.1%, nearly double the growth of the Import category, +6.7%.**\u00a0Most of this growth is attributed to its flagship\u00a0Sapporo Premium<\/a>.\u00a0Stone\u2019s best sellers include the\u00a0Stone Delicious IPA<\/a>\u00a0family of beers,\u00a0Stone IPA<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Stone Buenaveza Salt & Lime Lager<\/a>. These Stone core brands are also growing, up 13.2%.***<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

At its Escondido Open House event on May 21, 2024, Hiro Kitaoka, Sapporo-Stone Brewing Chairman stated, \u201cStone Brewing is among the world\u2019s most recognizable and celebrated craft breweries. We admire the team\u2019s innovative spirit, passion, and world-class brewing expertise. We are proud to continue the legacy of Stone and honored to have this full team\u2019s commitment to the Sapporo brand. We are stronger together, and proud to be a growing San Diego business.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stone Brewing was among San Diego\u2019s pioneering craft brewers and is credited for bringing national and international attention to San Diego as a thriving craft beer city. In its early years, the team fostered collaboration through the formation of Stone Distributing Company to distribute small craft brands. It curated countless invitational beer festivals, served guest beers on tap, and played a founding role in the San Diego Brewers Guild. Stone Brewing continues to host local craft beer events and festivals and to offer creative craft innovations like its\u00a0Stone One Batch Dispatch<\/a>\u00a0beers alongside its year-round beers available nationwide and in 50+ countries. Locally-brewed Sapporo beers can be enjoyed and purchased at all Stone Brewing locations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For more information visit\u00a0StoneBrewing.com<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0SapporoBeer.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow on socials\u00a0@StoneBrewing<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0@sapporobeerusa<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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