by Japan is confronted with a shortage of Asahi products, including beer and bottle tea, while the beverage giant struggles with the impact of a large cyber attack that has influenced its activities in the country.
Most factories of the Asahi Group in Japan have been quiet since Monday, after the attack has hit its ordering and delivery system, the company said.
Large Japanese retailers, including 7-Eleven and Familymart, have now warned customers to expect shortages of Asahi products.
The BBC has contacted Asahi for comment.
Asahi has temporarily suspended orders and shipments of its products with “no prospect of resumption,” Familymart said in a statement on Thursday.
The company – which is one of the greatest convenience shops in Japan – said that his FamiMaru range of bottle tea, made by Asahi, is expected to be scarce or from stock.
“We sincerely apologize to our customers for the possible inconvenience,” said FamyMart, adding that it cooperates with Asahi to resume the sale of the products.
7-Eleven, the Japanese global supermarket chain, has put shipments in the Land of Asahi products, including the popular super dry beer.
A spokesperson for 7-Eleven said her stores expect a shortage of Asahi products.
Lawson, another large Japanese retailer, also said it expected that some Asahi products would be scarce from today.
The retailer said it is planning to stock up to alternative products to minimize the impact on customers.
The Japanese supermarket chain, life cooperation, also warned that Asahi products will be able to get out of stock soon.
Asahi is the largest brewer in Japan and also has fullers in the UK and global brands, including Peroni, Pilsner Urquell and Grolsch.
Japan is good for about half of the total turnover.
In addition to beer, Asahi also makes soft drinks and food products, as well as supplying properties of own brand to retailers such as Familymart.
Asahi said earlier this week that the system failure is limited to its domestic activities. It also said that there had been no “confirmed leakage of personal information about customer data”.
“We are actively investigating the cause and working on repairing the activities; however, there is currently no estimated timeline for recovery,” said it at the time.
Additional reporting by Chika Nakayama in Tokyo
