Industry Developments
Philippines
Philippine spirits producer Ginebra San Miguel has acquired all outstanding shares in its rival East Pacific Star Bottlers Philippines for PHP200mn (US$4.6mn). While Ginebra's acquisition...
2012-02-03Indonesia
Indonesian mass grocery retail (MGR) player Indomaret, which operates supermarkets, recently unveiled big ambitions for Indonesia as it plans to open around 1,000 outlets in 2012 and...
2012-02-03Australia
Australian retailers Coles and Woolworths are carving out a growing presence in private labels. Although the Australian alcoholic drinks market is currently in a period of stagnation,...
2012-02-02China
We see cautious optimism in US coffee giant Starbucks' strategy to expand its portfolio beyond coffee beverages and into alcoholic drinks. On the one hand, expansions into alcoholic...
2012-02-01China
Britain-based GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)'s popularity in India largely stems from its consumer products portfolio. GSK's Horlicks brand, which is a malted milk beverage, is the best-selling...
2012-01-31Pakistan
More international consumer-facing players are likely to opt for franchising as a mode of expansion in Pakistan over the coming years. Through such an expansion method, companies will...
2012-01-30Indonesia
The demand positives of growing health awareness, organised retail proliferation and sector investments will keep the Indonesian soft drinks sector on a strong footing for future growth....
2012-01-30Indonesia
As an ageing population weighs on the growth prospects of the Japanese mass grocery retail (MGR) sector, local convenience store retailer FamilyMart plans to open around 600 outlets...
2012-01-27
