Asahi restarts beer production after cyber-attack disrupts Japanese breweries

"Asahi Group, Japan's largest brewer, has partially restarted beer production at all six of its breweries after a cyber-attack last week forced a temporary shutdown across its domestic operations. The company said production of its flagship Asahi Super Dry beer had resumed, along with limited output at facilities producing soft drinks and food products. However, Asahi cautioned that its breweries were "not yet fully operational" and that normal operations would resume gradually in the coming days."

"The cyber-attack had paralysed Asahi's ordering and delivery systems, disrupting supplies to major retailers including 7-Eleven and FamilyMart, which warned customers of shortages across Japan. Asahi confirmed that two soft drink plants have partially reopened, though not yet at full capacity, while a further five beverage factories will "resume gradually in accordance with shipments". All seven food production sites have also restarted, but are operating below normal levels."

Asahi Group has partially restarted beer production at all six domestic breweries after a cyber-attack forced a temporary shutdown. Production of flagship Asahi Super Dry and limited output at soft-drink and food facilities have resumed, but operations are not yet fully operational and remain below normal capacity. The cyber-attack paralysed ordering and delivery systems, disrupting supplies to major retailers including 7-Eleven and FamilyMart and causing shortages. Two soft-drink plants have partially reopened and five additional beverage factories will resume gradually in accordance with shipments. Shipments of 16 products will restart from 15 October. The production systems were not directly compromised.

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