India. Telangana gears up to meet demand for beer this summer
The Telangana State Beverages Corporation Limited (TSBCL) has geared up to meet a record demand for beer in anticipation of unprecedented hot days of summer ahead. (more…)
Japan. Asahi to name beer unit’s chief as president
Asahi Group Holdings has decided to promote the head of its beer subsidiary to president of the parent, The Nikkei has learned. (more…)
India. Tamil Nadu bars in all Tasmac outlets closed
In a tug of over renewal of bar licence, the arm twisting resorted to by Coimbatore District Bar Owners Association with the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) officials resulted in the authorities closing and sealing all the 196 bars in Coimbatore district since February 4. (more…)
Vietnam. In January 2016 Sabeco produced 4 times more beer than Habeco
The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam released a report on the state of industrial production of beer, wine and soft drinks. According to the information received, in January 2016, the company Habeco produced 35.1 million litres of beer, while Sabeco – 138.5 million litres. (more…)
Will This Little-Remembered Clause Keep A-B InBev From Owning Popular Chinese Brewer CR Snow?
Anheuser-Busch InBev may get a chilly reception from Chinese regulators if it moves ahead in keeping the CR Snow beer brand in its portfolio. Image source: China Resources.
Chinese brewer CR Snow may be among the most valuable assets in SABMiller’s portfolio of brands, so it’s understandable that Anheuser-Busch InBev — which is planning to acquire SABMiller – would be reluctant to sell it despite conventional wisdom suggesting it will have to do so if it wants to get regulatory approval from China for the deal. But the brewer may be forced to sell the brand thanks to an apparently forgotten provision of a document it signed back in 2008 when InBev bought Anheuser-Busch. (more…)
Brewing discontent: Frothy passions erupt when Thailand craft beer goes big
Crack open a bottle of Chiang Mai Weizen from Thailand’s first legal craft brewery, Chiang Mai Beer, and out pours a light straw color, almost golden or banana yellow. There’s a slight haze, typical of the weizen, or wheat style. (more…)
Publicis agency wins Heineken India account
Publicis has won the Heineken India business after a three-way agency pitch. The account was earlier with Wieden + Kennedy.
Publicis will handle the account of their Bangalore office. The brand will retain its ‘One World. One Heineken’ ideology. (more…)
Russia. “There is a revolution in the beer market “, – the director of a brewery from St. Petersburg said.
“The situation on the Russian beer market is in a steep nose dive” – said Nikolai Mitchin, co-owner and founding member of Vasileostrovskaya brewery in an interview with “RosBiznessKonsalting”. During the last two years, in the country ten breweries have closed down, two of which belonged to Baltika, the leader of the domestic beer industry.
Vasileostrovsky brewery is experiencing the reverse situation. (more…)
Experience in sales and in the industry
Ralph Gehlhar joins the Management Board of ZIEMANN HOLVRIEKA (more…)
India. Heineken may soon take management control of UBL
Heineken International BV is likely to buy out Vijay Mallya and PAC stake in United Breweries at Rs 920/share, sources say. (more…)