Asahi Beer USA says this investment reflects a strategy to support continued demand for bottled formats among super-premium, international and multi-format brands.

“Asahi Super Dry is one of the fastest growing beer brands in the USA across bottles, cans and kegs,” says Paul Verdu, managing director of Asahi Beer USA. “By investing in a high-speed bottling line alongside our existing canning and kegging capabilities, we are now localizing supply across all core pack formats, reducing reliance on ocean freight and ensuring the freshest product possible to our customers and consumers.”  

In addition to enabling domestic production of Asahi Super Dry, the bottling line will also allow Octopi to maximize flexibility and fill out its offering to co-packing clients, giving them the ability to meet a broader range of retailer and consumer expectations.

The installation introduces a state-of-the-art bottling system with advanced automation, monitoring and control mechanisms designed to meet the precision and quality standards associated with Japanese brewing. The line represents a key phase of Asahi’s broader $35 million investment in expanding its U.S. production capabilities.

Initial commissioning will focus on key Asahi Super Dry formats, including 12-oz. (355 ml) 6-pack bottles and 21-oz. (620 ml) 12-pack bottles, which will start to be in market from mid-September 2026. The line is designed to support a range of additional bottle sizes and pack types as demand evolves.

A central feature of the system is its Krones Varioline packer, enabling multiple packaging configurations, including multipacks, trays and wraparound formats, to run on a single platform. This capability allows Octopi to support a broader mix of co-manufacturing customer requirements without sacrificing efficiency at scale.

“This is about building a platform that can handle complexity,” says Juan Morales, plant director at Octopi. “As brands grow, they need to deliver different formats across different retail channels. This investment allows us to support that evolution with the speed, consistency and quality required for large-scale distribution.”

Octopi’s capabilities span beer, ready-to-drink cocktails, non-alcoholic beverages, hard seltzers, functional drinks and energy beverages, including growing demand across non-alcoholic and functional categories. This allows partners to move from pilot runs to national distribution within a unified production environment. The facility is SQF-certified and designed to meet rigorous compliance standards required by leading retailers.