Kirin Japanese beer giant

Kirin Holdings Co. is a subsidiary of Suntory and a major brewery company in South East Asia which has business presence in China, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Australasia and Brazil.  Kirin's household brands in key countries are:-

1) Lion ( Australia)
2) San Miguel ( Philippines )
3) Interfood (Vietnam )
4) Schincariol ( Brazil )
5) Kirin ( Japan )

The closest competitor  is Asahi  which has a strategic partnership agreement with Carlsberg Malaysia to bottle Asahi Super Dry. Other major international brewery conglomerate are :-

1) SAB Miller - South African
2) Ansheuser Buschs In Bev(AB In Bev)  - Belgium/Brazilian
3) Calsberg - Danish
4) Heineken - Dutch
5) Diageo UK/US ( portfolio of brands such as Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker,Bailey, Guiness).

PT Multi Bintang, Indonesian and Thai Beverage Pcl and San Miguel Brewery also give  tough competition for a growing  beer market share with emerging beer company from China i.e. China Resources Enterprise Co. Ltd., national leading beer - Tsingtao.

SAB Miller acquired Foster Group ( excluding loss making wine division)  in Dec 2011 of which the wine division was spin-off   in the same year and was listed in the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) as Treasury Wine Estates.

Asahi Group acquired Permanis Sdn Bhd the licensee for Pepsi-Cola bottling rights in Malaysia for US$274 million.


Anscheuser Buschs In Bev ( AB In Bev) owns 50 percent share in Grupo Modelo, Mexico's leading brewer, the owner of the global Corona brand and  AB In Bev  has divested   Busch Entertainment division - "Sea World" the operator of ten Theme Parks in Orlando, USA  to Blackstone Group, a private equity company. 

Arabica Coffee

Arabica coffee mainly espresso blends have many origins of Javanese Mocha ,Colombian, Sumatran Mandheling and Kona ( Hawaiian's green coffee which is the most expensive coffee). Brazil is the largest exporter of coffee followed by Vietnam,Colombia, Indonesia and Kenya.

Coffee drinking started in 15th Century in Muslim world, from Arabs spread to India, Italy then to the rest of Europe to Indonesia and America. Coffee connoisseur will appreciate the  aroma;acidity;body and flavour in the coffee. In layman terms, all it takes is a good eye,a good nose and a good tounge to experience the taste, quality and roasting blend of each coffee.

Those ready-to-drink  coffee or instant coffee  sold in supermarketsunder brandname like Nescafe or Oldtown  are Robusta blend instead of Arabica. Starbuck Coffee has revolutionised the experience of coffee drinking to the extend of successfully penetrating China tea drinking market. Mc Donald also offers Arabica coffee as part of its McD menu trying to capture coffee drinkers/ patrons in its fast food restaurants chains. Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL) has a different strategy altogether, it offers over 30 varieties of coffee and 20 varieties of tea in 20 countries over 800 stores.

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