Hurdles loom for alcohol prohibition bill in Indonesia
The controversial alcohol prohibition bill is back in lawmakers’ deliberation agenda although the bill has forced breweries to postpone their expansion plan. (more…)
The controversial alcohol prohibition bill is back in lawmakers’ deliberation agenda although the bill has forced breweries to postpone their expansion plan. (more…)
As summer came, the season of beer sales has started. Consumers saw imported beer in the best shelf spaces in many big supermarkets. Profits from selling imported beer are much higher than from Chinese sorts which created a great problem for the local brewers. (more…)
In 1Q of 2016, the enterprises of the RF cut vodka and champagne production, but expanded cognac, beer and cigarettes (more…)
In 1Q2016, the market share of Carlsberg Kazakhstan in the total sales volume in the Kazakh beer market amounted to 35.5% (in the off-trade channel according to retail audit by Nielsen Kazakhstan), which is 4.2 p.p. higher than the same period in 2015. (more…)
Tamil Nadu may soon become the latest Indian state to impose a complete ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol, writes the BBC’s Geeta Pandey in Chennai. (more…)
San Miguel is considering more industrial parks, gasoline stations, and feed mills for the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines, betting on president-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s promise to promote economic development outside the capital. (more…)
Starting from 2007, the Russian beer market has been demonstrating an annual decline, and 2015 was not an exception. The negative macroeconomic situation in the country had a strong impact on the market in the past year, affecting the increase of food inflation. Apart from the difficult economic situation, the past year was memorable for the beer industry for a number of legislative initiatives that had a negative effect on the market. (more…)
At Heineken Financial Markets Conference (Ho Chi Minh City, 11 May, 2016) there were made several detailed reports on Heineken strategy in Asia Pacific region as well as on the current state of Vietnam beer market. Below you will find a fragment of Vietnam market overview, represented by Laurent Theodore, Commercial Director of Vietnam Brewery. Ltd (Heineken N.V.). (more…)
Vietnam’s largest beer producer Sabeco, known for its iconic Saigon brand, will sell around 53 per cent stake in a single tranche following which the state’s holding in company will stand truncated to around 36 per cent, industry executives aware of the development told this portal. (more…)
Ignoring current stock market regulations – and continuous urging from the community of investors – the two largest brewers in Việt Nam still found reasons not to list on the local exchanges, after 8 years of equitisation. (more…)