China. In the first half of 2016, the beer production continued to decline
From January till June 2016 the decline of beer production in China stood at 4.3% according to the official data by NBSC. (more…)
India. Craft beer makes rapid inroads (Lifestyle Trend) (August 5 is International Beer Day)
If the “Made for each other blend set the filter trend” for a popular cigarette brand in the 1960s and after, beer, and specifically craft beer, has been increasingly setting the trend in the last few years, what with even hardened drinkers switching off from hard liquor. (more…)
China’s luxury liquor makers on the rebound as demand returns despite corruption crackdown
Analysts expect China’s high-end alcohol market will see significant growth over the next 10 years despite the country’s economic downturn and crackdown on extravagance and corruption, while low-end liquor and beer companies will struggle. (more…)
Beginner’s guide to Chinese beer
Beer, as we know it today, was first brewed in China in 1900 when a brewery was founded in Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province. The country has never looked back. (more…)
Thirsty for growth, foreign brewers pile into Myanmar
Although Buddhist temperance and decades of economic stagnation had curbed beer demand in Myanmar, the booming Southeast Asian country is attracting a slew of foreign breweries with its exceptional growth prospects. (more…)
Sri Lanka to allow low-tax imports for flood hit beer firm: report
Sri Lanka will allow Lion Brewery franchise holder or Carlsberg in the country and Lion Beer imports at lower duty, following flood damage to its production facilities in Colombo, a report said. (more…)
India. TASMAC staff under pressure to meet sales targets: Unions
TASMAC employees have alleged that after the closure of 500 oulets, they were under pressure from officials to increase sales and also meet targets set every month. TASMAC district mangers were summoned for a meeting recently at the agency’s headquarters in Chennai and given instructions that sales volumes should not drop at any cost, reliable sources said. (more…)
Anheuser-Busch InBev receives clearance from China’s Ministry of Commerce for the proposed combination with SABMiller
SABMiller has been informed by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (“AB InBev”) that China’s Ministry of Commerce has given conditional approval of the recommended combination with SABMiller. (more…)
India. The Craft Beer Weekender brings 6 breweries together
On the occasion of International Beer Day (August 5), The Craft Beer Weekender is a two-day festival which will see participation from six breweries — Gateway Brewing Company, Doolally Taproom, White Owl Brewery, Independence Brewing Company, Effingut Brewerkz, and Brewbot Eatery and Pub Brewery (also, the host for the event). (more…)
China. Floods, weather render beer flat
Brewers’ sales take a heavy hit; and slowdown-related slump deepens.
The worst floods in China since 1998 and cooler-than-usual weather are eroding sales at the nation’s brewers, deepening a slump caused by the economic slowdown. (more…)