Beer and Breweries in China

5 Sep 2012

We hear that the Harbourfront Commission, the body that is charged with overseeing development around the harbour, is to be upgraded in the not-too-distant future.

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China Resources, brewer of Snow beer, to expand retail outlets

18 Aug 2012

China Resources Enterprise, the brewer of Snow Beer, the mainland's No 1 beer in terms of sales volume, said it will grow its retail outlets regardless of the uncertainties in the mainland economy...

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Tsingtao and Japan's Suntory in beer venture

7 Jun 2012

Tsingtao Brewery and Japanese beverage company Suntory have agreed to jointly produce and sell beer in eastern China.

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Kingway in sights of China Resources

22 Mar 2012

China Resources Enterprise hopes to buy Kingway Brewery, one of Southern China's leading beer brands, as it seeks to expand its market share of the mainland beverage industry.

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Kingway stock soars on rumours of asset sale

15 Feb 2012

Shares in one of Guangdong's largest breweries, Kingway Brewery, jumped to a near five-year high yesterday as bidders lined up to buy its brewery operations and the Kingway brand.

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Cheers to tradition

1 Nov 2011

Wherever Germans go, they take their beer with them. That is why Qingdao offers China's most popular beer, Tsingtao, which was first brewed in 1903 by a consortium of Hong Kong-based British...

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3:37AM

China Resources buys third brewery in Henan

China Resources Enterprise has bought a beer brewery in Henan in its latest move to grab a larger slice of the competitive drinks market.

3:29PM

Stocks and spirits soar as football fans drink in World Cup of cheer

'Football without beer is like sashimi without soy sauce, or roast beef without Yorkshire pudding,' Peter Foster, a Beijing resident who is prepared to get up in the middle of the night to watch...

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Tsingtao net up 53.8pc on active marketing

Tsingtao Brewery, one of the nation's biggest beer producers, said first-quarter profit rose 53.8 per cent as it stepped up marketing and promotion and cut tax expenses.

6:03AM

Rumour merchants give Tsingtao in Taiwan a hangover

Tsingtao Beer, we are sure, is made to the highest quality. But this did not stop nasty rumours being spread on the mainland last month that the products of several listed spirits-makers...

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Yanjing Brewery aims to raise 1.8b yuan

Proceeds from share placement to fund building of new plants and capacity expansion

5:16PM

Rising costs force big breweries to raise prices

The rising cost of raw materials, transport, and wages are putting pressure on some big mainland breweries to increase the price of beer.

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