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Large breweries have the upper hand

After two years of the pandemic, the beer industry has begun recovering as restaurants, eateries, karaoke parlours and hotels have reopened.

Vietnam green-lights Anheuser-Busch InBev-SAB Beer merger

Anheuser-Busch InBev and SAB Beer announced their merger in Viet Nam on January 12 following the approval of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Marketing determines success of brewers in Vietnam

The competition in the beer market is no longer healthy as 'dirty tricks' have been used to win over rivals and obtain market share.

Vietnam’s beer market expects big changes in 2020

Vietnam’s beer market would have great changes in 2020 as the country has always been a potential market for domestic and foreign beer enterprises.

Average Vietnamese consumes over 6 litres of alcoholic drinks per year: seminar

The rate of alcohol use in Vietnam is at an alarming level with the average Vietnamese consuming approximately 6.6 litres of alcoholic drinks on an annual basis, according to Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son.

 

Will Vietnam’s brewery industry be swallowed by foreign firms?

VietNamNet Bridge - A lucrative beer market with expected high growth rates is the driving force for foreign investors to acquire a stake in Sabeco, the largest Vietnamese brewer.

Vietnamese drinkers enrich brewers

VietNamNet Bridge - Brewers and pubs are thriving thanks to Vietnamese wine and beer consumption.

VN government may withdraw all capital from Sabeco, Habeco

Officials of the Ministry of Industry and Trade have said that the State will either own less than 50% of charter capital or withdraw all capital from two giant beverage corporations Sabeco and Habeco.

Beer companies seek delay in tax

 Beverage companies seek to delay until the beginning of 2017 the application of amended regulations on calculating their special consumption tax, claiming they need more time to adjust their production plans.

Vietnamese spend US$3.1 billion for beer in 2014

 Vietnamese people spent at least US$3.1 billion for drinking 3.14 billion liters of beer in 2014, excluding imported beer, according to the Vietnam Beverages Association (VBA) released today.

What if the brewery industry was more tightly controlled?

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is highly possible that breweries would be listed as a conditional business field, which means that it will pay high taxes and be put under strict control of state management agencies.

Will stamp policy weaken beer manufacturers?

 VietNamNet Bridge – Beer manufacturers believe the requirement that they need to stamp their products will increase their production costs and weaken competitiveness.

Do Vietnamese drink more beer than any other country?

 VietNamNet Bridge – Policymakers differ on whether to develop the domestic beer market because of varying figures about beer consumption in Vietnam.

Vietnamese drink too much beer

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite the economic recession and the GDP growth slowdown, Vietnam’s brewery industry has still been growing steadily by 10 percent per annum, because it has a vast domestic market.