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Will Thaibev and other brewers remap Vietnam’s beer market?

02:36 | 31/01/2018

According to Ban Viet Securities (VCSC), the Vietnamese beer market is now controlled by Sabeco which holds 40% of market share, Heineken 25%, Habeco 18% and Carlsberg 10.8%.

  • Beverage can maker to double capacity

    02:36 | 31/01/2018

    The Da Nang-based beverage can manufacturer, Crown company, plans to expand its capacity to 1.6 billion cans in the fourth quarter of 2017.

  • Foreign brewers tap into robust domestic market

    02:36 | 31/01/2018

    Foreign breweries’ thirst for the Vietnamese beer market has by no means been quenched.

  • Heineken steps up game with colossal Vung Tau investment

    02:36 | 31/01/2018

    On February 6, Heineken Vietnam Brewery Vung Tau Joint Stock Company received the investment certificate for the 12-fold expansion of its factory in My Xuan A Industrial Zone.

  • VN to produce 4 billion litre of beer in 2017

    02:36 | 31/01/2018

    Vietnamese beverage producers plan to produce about 4 billion litres of beer in 2017, up by 10 per cent from 2016, according to the Vietnam Beer Alcohol Beverage (VBA).

  • This Vietnam War Could Get Costly

    02:36 | 31/01/2018

    Japan's restless brewers suffered some brutal hangovers from their first big emerging-market forays. What are the odds another binge will turn out any better?

  • Foreign beer companies boost investment in Vietnam

    02:36 | 31/01/2018

    With high growth potential, Vietnam has become a promising destination for leading global beer companies, according to Sai Gon Giai Phong newspaper.

  • Heineken buys brewery from Carlsberg

    02:36 | 31/01/2018

    Heineken acquired a brewery in the southern province of Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu from Carlsberg A/S to serve the growing production in the country, a Heineken Việt Nam official said.

  • Carlsberg turns back to core market in Vietnam

    02:36 | 31/01/2018

    The world’s fourth largest beer producer Carlsberg Breweries A/S completed the sale of its entire holding, equalling a 55 per cent stake, in Carlsberg Vietnam Breweries-Vung Tau JSC, its joint venture with Hanoi Beer, Alcohol and Beverage JSC (Habeco). The stakes were transferred at a yet undisclosed value to Heineken so that Carlsberg can focus on business at the northern market.

  • Marketing war among breweries breaks out

    02:36 | 31/01/2018

    In Vietnam, South East Asia's largest market, brewers spend hundreds of billions of dong to hire promotion girls to serve marketing campaigns.