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In the Spotlight - Suntory's US$4.7bn Share Offer
30 May 2013
It is shaping up to be one of the drinks industry's biggest events of the year. This week, Suntory got approval to list its food and soft drinks unit on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, paving the way for the group to raise as much as US$4.7bn.
INDONESIA: Coca-Cola Amatil lines up investment
16 May 2013
Coca-Cola Amatil has confirmed it will invest about AUD500m (US$492m) in Indonesia over the next three or four years.
AUS: Asahi buys craft brand Cricketers Arms - report
25 April 2013
Asahi-owned Independent Distillers has acquired Australian craft beer brand Cricketers Arms, according to local reports.
CHINA: Tsingtao Brewery Co grows share in FY as sales, profits rise in 2012
28 March 2013
Tsingtao Brewery Co has posted rising sales and profits for 2012, as volumes increased markedly in the year.
AUS/NZ: Asahi sues over alleged Independent Liquor "deception"
15 February 2013
Asahi Group has filed a lawsuit accusing the previous owners of its Independent Liquor division in New Zealand with “misleading and deceptive conduct” related to the sale price.
JAPAN: Asahi Group FY profits up, but soft drinks earnings drag
13 February 2013
Asahi Group has reported a slight rise in full-year profits, despite flat beer sales and a drop in earnings from soft drinks.
Focus - China's Beer Market
6 February 2013
China may have the world's highest overall consumption, but leading brewers face an uphill struggle to find strong profits, an analyst claimed today. Here, just-drinks looks at the fragmented Chinese beer market with the help of Bernstein's figures and analysis.
JAPAN: Monster sees success, but faces stiff competition - analyst
30 January 2013
Monster's entry into the Japanese market has seen initial success, but competition in the country's energy drinks sector remains “fierce”, according to an analyst.
Review of the Year 2012 - Part II: Soft Drinks
21 December 2012
In the second part of just-drinks' review of 2012, Andy Morton looks at how the soft drinks category has fared in the past 12 months.
VIETNAM: Heineken, SABMiller silent on Sabeco stake reports
23 November 2012
Heineken and SABMiller have declined to comment on reports that they are separately considering taking a stake in state-owned Saigon Beer Alcohol Beverage Corporation (Sabeco) in Vietnam.
just The Preview - Beam Inc Q3 and YTD
1 November 2012
Beam Inc will report results for its third quarter and year-to-date tomorrow (2 November). Here, just-drinks takes a look at the highs and lows for the company in the three months to the end of September and its performance in recent quarters.
JAPAN: Net profits slow but numbers stay black for Asahi Group in YTD
30 October 2012
Asahi has posted a healthy set of results for its year so far, although net profits appeared to slow in the third quarter.
CHINA: PepsiCo, Tingyi open first joint production site
25 October 2012
PepsiCo has confirmed the opening of a production facility in China through its local tie-up with Tingyi Holding Corp.
Global Drinks Industry Logistics - Part III: Asia Pacific
19 October 2012
This third - and penultimate - part of October's management briefing, looking at the logistics landscape, shines the light on Asia Pacific.
CHINA: Brown-Forman appoints former Diageo exec as China MD
20 September 2012
Brown-Forman has appointed a new managing director for its China division.
JAPAN: Suntory swaps Brown-Forman for Beam Inc
19 September 2012
Suntory has confirmed that it will up its distribution of Beam Inc's spirits brands in Japan, but will drop Brown-Forman.
JAPAN: Sapporo budget too small for Britvic - analyst
14 September 2012
Japanese brewer Sapporo will likely spend a new acquisitions fund on mid-size buys in Asia, with European targets such as Britvic outside its budget, an analyst has said.
JAPAN: Sapporo eyes foreign acquisitions with US$2.5bn investment
10 September 2012
Japanese brewer Sapporo Holdings is to invest about US$2.5bn over the next five years with an eye on foreign acquisitions, the company confirmed today (10 September).
Comment - Britvic, AG Barr Merger would Forge New Strengths
5 September 2012
“Made in Scotland from girders,” was the old tagline for the Irn Bru CSD. And in the past few years, Irn-Bru owners AG Barr have proved to be made of sterner stuff than its potential merger partner Britvic.
Comment - Soft Drinks & Water - Crisis Looming Down Under?
4 September 2012
In his latest column, Ray Rowlands, of independent research agency Drinksinfo, looks at the soft drinks market in Australia: a sector in a country that many had previously thought could ride out the global economic downturn.
JAPAN: Rising drinks sales drive Asahi Group in H1
3 August 2012
Asahi has seen the return to pre-earthquake sales levels in Japan prompt a spike in profits for ths first six months of 2012.
GLOBAL: SABMiller's Europe performance impresses, but caution remains - analyst
27 July 2012
SABMiller's Q1 volume growth in Europe was "much stronger than expected", but analysts remain cautious about future prospects for the brewer.
just the Round-Up - The week in drinks
13 July 2012
The top ten stories published on just-drinks last week:
INDONESIA/JAPAN: Asahi details Indofood CBP tie-up
12 July 2012
Asahi Group has confirmed that it has signed two joint ventures with an Indonesian company to market and distribute non-alcoholic drinks in the country.
CHINA: PepsiCo, Tingyi Holding to open bottling plant - report
12 July 2012
PepsiCo and Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp are set to open a bottling plant in central China later this year, according to local reports.
JAPAN: Asahi Group may speed up global chase of Suntory, Kirin - analyst
10 July 2012
Asahi Group's attempts to catch up on domestic rivals in the global market may heat up as cash flows increase and home growth is squeezed, an analyst has said.
JAPAN/INDONESIA: Asahi Group lines up JV with Indofood CBP - report
9 July 2012
Asahi Group has set up joint ventures to make non-alcoholic beverages with an Indonesian food-and-drinks firm worth US$213m, according to reports.
AUS: Lion gains rights to Guinness and Kilkenny from Foster's
14 June 2012
Lion has captured the brewing rights for Guinness and Kilkenny in Australia from its rival, SABMiller-owned Foster’s.
CHINA: Tsingtao Brewery agrees joint ventures with Suntory Holdings
6 June 2012
Tsingtao Brewery is linking up with Japanese brewer and distiller Suntory Holdings to boost its “competitiveness” in the beer markets of Shanghai and neighbouring Jiangsu province.
just the Answer: Bols' 'chief energizing officer', Huub van Doorne
1 June 2012
Founded in 1575, Bols claims to be the oldest spirits brand in the world. After a rocky recent past, the company is back in Dutch hands. just-drinks caught up with Lucas Bols' self-styled “chief energizing officer” Huub van Doorne to talk about the company's plans, the launch of its new yoghurt liqueur and why the brand is big in Japan.
