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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...
2010-08-06Companies
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...
2010-08-04Companies
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...
2010-07-26Companies
BMI's expectations for food and drink (F&D) industry growth in the short term are in keeping with our global macro views: weak US and eurozone growth and a post-stimulus cooling...
2010-07-05Companies
Looking to exploit per capita beer consumption of an enormous 104.7 litres annually, the local joint venture (JV) of Anglo South African brewing major SABMiller has commenced operations...
2010-06-25Companies
Years of strong global demand growth and healthy export values have contributed towards a potentially damaging wine surplus in New Zealand. Wine production has exceeded wine consumption...
2010-06-01Companies
Long bogged down by an underperforming wine business, Australian beverage major Foster's Group has concluded its strategic view by deciding to completely demerge its beer and wine businesses....
2010-05-28Companies
Improving its ability to cope with what looks set to be another sustained period of high milk prices, while uplifting its domestic competitive position, Australian dairy firm Murray...
2010-05-18


