China Embraces Craft Beers, and Brewing Giants Take Notice

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When Jin Xin first started selling imported premium beer a decade ago, his bar manager predicted that it would take a month or two just to sell a single case. But within a few years business picked up, and soon customers started frequenting the bar for its India pale ales and other European beers. (more…)

Russia. “Soon we’ll have nothing to trade”

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Starting from 1 January, the wholesalers and the retailers from 1 July are obliged to connect to the electronic system USAIS, created to control the turnover of alcohol in Russia. According to RBC, the new rules have already caused interruption in alcohol supplies. (more…)

Foreign brewers strengthening foothold in Vietnamese beer market

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Last year, both Saigon Beer-Alcohol-Beverage Joint Stock Corporation (Sabeco) and Hanoi Beer-Alcohol-Beverage Joint Stock Corporation (Habeco), the biggest brewers in Vietnam in terms of output, saw a marked decrease in their share of the country’s beer market. (more…)

China. AB InBev developing non-beer beverage categories

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Over the years, Anheuser-Busch InBev has achieved a lot in the Chinese beer market. The company believes that they should go beyond the beer the time has come to ¬explore new directions of the alcohol industry. (more…)

What Indians want more – Beer, Whisky or Rum?

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When it comes to alcoholic beverages, Indians prefer Beer over Whisky or Rum.

According to Goonj India Index 2015 report made exclusively available to Zeenews.com, Beer tops the list of alcoholic beverages followed by Wine, Vodka, Absinthe and Champagne in the first five spots. (more…)

Thai Beverage has 600 million reasons to be excited about ASEAN

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Since its hard-fought acquisition of Singaporean beverage conglomerate Fraser and Neave in 2013, Thai Beverage has kept a relatively low profile in the M&A world. But while the company behind the Chang beer and other brands may not have made any headline-grabbing takeovers since then, it has by no means lost momentum. (more…)