VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese brewery market is dominated by three major players. However, the face of the market may be change in the near future as a new company has arrived.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has requested brewery enterprises to stamp their products, a solution the ministry believes is important to avoid trade fraud.

The battle in the beer market is especially harsh in the high-end segment as Vietnamese breweries are now trying to target high-income earners.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A brewery in the central province of Nghe An, long resented by its neighbors, has nevertheless been welcomed with open arms by the local authorities, because it is a big tax payer.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Economists have pointed out that “following the crowd” is Vietnam’s biggest problem in programming its economic development.

VietNamNet Bridge – Though the consumption level has been increasing rapidly, having reached 3 billion liters per annum, Vietnam still has 10 percent of output in excess.

The Vietnamese market is believed to become scalding hot with the presence of the big guy from Belgium Aneuser-Busch Inbev (AB Inbev), slated for the next year end.

At least three big foreign investors have expressed their intention to become the strategic partners of Sabeco, the biggest brewery manufacturer in Vietnam. However, they have not been shortlisted.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has given the nod to the deal of Carlsberg Breweries A/S Group buying another 13 percent of Habeco’s stakes.

Carlsberg, the Danish brewery, shows its determination to buy another 13 percent of stakes of Vietnamese Habeco. Sabeco has been looking for someone to become its strategic shareholder.