ZIEMANN HOLVRIEKA strengthens its sales team
David Rueda provides customer service in Latin America from Bogota / Colombia (more…)
China’s breweries expect short-term boost from European football championship
Speculation ahead of the championship proves a boost for beer maker shares but analysts see tougher competition ahead as foreign brands bolster investment in China (more…)
India counts the cost of trying to solve its drinking problem
Campaigners say alcohol abuse fuels violence towards women and girls in India. But how would the state cope without funds from liquor sales? (more…)
Frank Lai Ni Hium Resigns as CFO of China Resources Beer Company
Chief Financial Officer and the Company Secretary of the Company, due to his other career aspirations, and will cease to be a member of each of the Executive Committee, the Finance Committee and the Nomination Committee, all took effect on 1 June 2016. (more…)
Vietnam. Dealers jostle to buy heavily-discounted beer in Ho Chi Minh City supermarket
A discount on a popular brand of beer at one Big C outlet in Ho Chi Minh City last weekend turned out to benefit only the dealers rather than the retail customers. (more…)
India. HC declares Punjab excise policy provision invalid
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today declared invalid a provision in the Punjab excise policy of 2016-17 for allotment of licence under a new category, L-1A, to entities that only were allowed to buy liquor directly from breweries and distilleries. (more…)
Singapore. Tiger Beer roars in New York City
Tiger Beer, Singapore’s first locally brewed beer, has officially launched in New York City, it announced on Thursday (Jun 9). (more…)
China. Difficulties of Chinese craft brewers
China does not suffer from lack of small breweries. In total, according to the industry experts there are more than 2000 breweries of various scales. Twenty years of merges and takeovers of big companies did not influence the operation of small entrepreneurs; many of them can produce craft beer. (more…)
Heineken focuses on Vietnam beer market, Tiger as a growth brand
Heineken is pouring money into Vietnam, which lags only Mexico on profitability for the Dutch beverage giant, according to the company’s Asia Pacific President Frans Eusman. (more…)
Beer Megadeal Said to Be Close to Winning Chinese Approval
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV’s $107 billion acquisition of SABMiller Plc is nearing Chinese approval after the companies agreed to divest the maker of Snow beer, the world’s top-selling brand, according to people familiar with the matter. (more…)