Danish brewer Carlsberg unveils new plans to promote growth in Asia
Danish brewer Carlsberg on Wednesday announced new strategic plans to strengthen its core business and capture growth opportunities. (more…)
Thailand beer market attracts neighbors
Thailand is one of the largest alcochol markets in Southeast Asia, which amounts to 497 million litres. Beer occupies 62.93% of the total alcohol market. According to the Center for Alcohol Studies, Thais drinks 64.31 litres of alchohol drinks per capita over the year. (more…)
Carlsberg Brewery in Myanmar Drops “Tu Po” Label amid Copyright Dispute
Carlsberg Brewery Company has decided to ditch its Burmese “Tu Po” beer label on its Tuborg beer, after the family of a local song composer threatened the Danish brewing company with a lawsuit, the Irrawaddy newspaper reports Friday. (more…)
Vietnam. Carlsberg starts new line at Hue brewery
Carlsberg Viet Nam has put into operation its new canning line (number 4) at Hue Brewery, located in Phu Bai Industry Zone in Hue City. (more…)
China’s taste for craft offers fizz for global brewers
Small-scale brewers from Brooklyn to Beijing are tapping growing demand from cosmopolitan Chinese consumers for high-end beers, a trend which could also help global brewing giants finally unlock frothier profits in the world’s largest beer market. (more…)
Myanmar. Family of Late Burmese Composer Considers Lawsuit Against Carlsberg
The family of the late Burmese composer Myoma Nyein is preparing a lawsuit against Denmark-based Carlsberg Brewery Company for their use of his Burmese song title on their product, Tuborg beer. (more…)
Ukraine. The beer market is falling, but sales of some companies continue to grow
In the last few years, the brewing industry in Ukraine is in a difficult situation. According to Evgeny Shevchenko, the CEO of Carlsberg, on the whole, in 2015 the production of beer in Ukraine fell by 17% to 193 million liters due to the increase of the tax burden and decrease of the purchasing power of the Ukrainians. (more…)
The rise of craft beer in Malaysia
Are you ready for the craft beer revolution?
Craft beer may not be making the sort of waves in Malaysia that it is in the United States, but there IS a growing market and demand for craft beers here. Where we used to only get beers from the two major breweries – Guinness Anchor Berhad and Carlsberg Malaysia, there is now a much bigger selection of beers from all over the world available in craft beer outlets such as Taps Beer Bar, The Great Beer Bar, Ales & Lagers, and Messrs Barley, Malt & Hops. (more…)
Myanmar. MoJo reopens with Carlsberg branding
After a 10-day hiatus, Mojo has re-opened its doors and rebranded its image, from night club to lounge, with the help of Carlsberg beer. (more…)
Carlsberg Kazakhstan announced the results for the year 2015
In 2015, the Kazakhstan beer market has not grown. But the share of Carlsberg Kazakhstan on the Kazakhstan beer market showed a steady positive growth trend and amounted to 33.2% by volume, which is 3.2% more than at the end of 2014. (more…)