An Osaka-based brewery founded more than 600 years ago has established a firm in England, www.harpers.co.uk reported on 6 February.
Dojima Sake Brewery UK will start producing Japanese rice wine this year at Fordham Abbey Estate in Cambridgeshire. It plans to sell 10,000 bottles in its first year, and begin exporting to the Continent in the next two to five years.
According to UK Trade & Investment, which has been advising the firm, Dojima is investing £8.9mn to open the brewery and visitor centre, which will provide jobs for 100 people.