Suntory to pour $900m into boosting bourbon output in US

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Suntory's plans to expand output capacity include distillery facilities that produce bourbon under the Maker's Mark brand.

RINTARO HOSOKAWA, Nikkei staff writer

DAVOS, Switzerland -- Suntory Holdings will invest 100 billion yen ($904 million) over the next five years to increase U.S. production of bourbon, President Takeshi Niinami told The Nikkei on Tuesday.

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