India. Foreign bank to snap Mallya ties

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Troubled tycoon Vijay Mallya’s pangs have just got worse.

Overseas banks have now started to tighten the screws on the beer baron who scurried out of India last month after a passel of local banks declared him a wilful defaulter and initiated court proceedings to recover over Rs 9,000 crore in unpaid loans. (more…)

Guinness Anchor to be Heineken Malaysia

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If a combination of Anheuser Busch InBev and SABMiller could prompt the mega-brewer to focus on its bigger brands and see a massive worldwide distribution, then it should also be the case for Malaysian-listed Guinness Anchor Bhd (GAB), whose major shareholder now is the second largest beer group in the world by volume, Heineken NV. (more…)

Carlsberg brings international brand to Viet Nam

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Carlsberg Vietnam officially introduced Tuborg, its premium international beer, to Viet Nam on Friday. Tuborg is the number one brand of beer by volume in the Carlsberg Group portfolio, and is sold in more than 70 countries and continues to grow globally, particularly in Asia. (more…)

The domestic market has been divided among five major brewers of China

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The Chinese beer market is controlled by five major producers: Snow Beer, Tsingtao, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Yanjing and Carlsberg. Due to the short shelf-life of beer, high transport costs and regional characteristics the brewing companies seek first to consolidate its position in the market of a particular province, to increase the profit at the local level, and then to expand the production. (more…)

The Chinese Tsingtao tops import beer sales in Korea

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The Chinese beer Tsingtao has emerged as the No. 1 import brand in Korea at a leading supermarket chain, industry data showed Friday, amid the rising popularity of Chinese cuisine in the country. (more…)