Industry Developments
Philippines
On the back of a return to robust economic growth for the Philippines in 2010 and further supportive of our preference for private consumption-oriented economies over export-reliant...
2010-08-18Japan
Sluggish H110 financial results from Japanese brewer, Sapporo Holdings - underscores the domestic market weaknesses in Japan's alcoholic drinks industry. With stagnant wage growth,...
2010-08-11Brunei Darussalam
Trans-Asian mass grocery retail (MGR) operator Dairy Farm's financial results are indicative of the massive potential of Asia with consumer spending continuing to hold up very strongly....
2010-08-06Australia
Japanese brewer Asahi's announcement that it is looking to offload its loss-making South Korean soft drink unit Haitai Beverage could be seen as in conflict with its stated strategy...
2010-08-06Australia
On the back of fairly flat volume sales growth over the last decade, BMI expects Australian beer sales in volume terms to increase by an average of just 0.5% annually to 2014. Such...
2010-08-04India
US food producer Kraft Foods' plans to establish a manufacturing alliance in India ties in with our view that multinationals need to push further into emerging markets to secure future...
2010-08-03Australia
While we are cautious about a slowdown in Australia's growth on the back of a Chinese secondary slowdown and the bursting of the domestic property bubble in the near term, we nonetheless...
2010-07-26Japan
Japanese brewer Asahi Breweries salvaged its position as the largest domestic producer of beer and beer-like beverages in sales volumes in Japan in H110. The brewer surpassed its major...
2010-07-23
