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Luckin Coffee
Food
2 min read

Luckin Coffee may launch in the US as early as next year

Chinese coffee chain Luckin Coffee is exploring potential expansion into the US, with a launch possibly as early as next year. During an earnings call, Luckin Chairman and CEO Guo Jinyi emphasised both the promise and challenges of overseas growth. “The…

sabeco
Food
3 min read

Sabeco to install rooftop solar panels at 9 breweries

Sabeco has partnered with SP Group, a leading utilities group in the Asia Pacific, for the second phase of its rooftop solar energy system installation and operation. Saigon Beer-Alcohol-Beverage Corporation (Sabeco) and SP Group signed a Memorandum of…

coffee2
Food
5 min read

Chinese cafe chain Mellower Coffee exits Vietnam

Café owner Liu Houjun gained a little online fame with his unique coffee brewing bravura. Formerly the director of a listed company, the coffee lover, in his 50s, decided to quit his job and open a coffee shop to develop innovative blends. “Different regions…

sabeco
Food
2 min read

Sabeco profits soar by 40%

Brewer Sabeco said its after-tax profit rose by 40% last year to VND5.5 trillion. Vietnam’s biggest brewer had net revenues of VND34.98 trillion, an increase of 32% from 2021. These are significant achievements compared to the 2021 results. The 2022 profit…

Asahi Super Dry Habitus Living 34 589x392
1 min read

Asahi Beverages to close Green Beacon brewery

Asahi Beverages will close its Green Beacon brewery’s operations in North Brisbane in around 10 weeks. The closure follows several years of “excellent growth” for Green Beacon, according to the company, and is part of a plan to ensure the company’s growth by…

Carlsberg
Food
1 min read

Carlsberg CEO Cees ‘t Hart to retire

After eight years as CEO of the Carlsberg Group, Cees ’t Hart has informed the supervisory board of his intention to leave the Group by the end of Q3 2023. Since beginning his position at the beer giant, the company has been “significantly strengthened,” with…

Barons Creek Vineyard Central Texas Wine Fredericksburg
Food
3 min read

Casella Family Brands sells 35 vineyards

Southern Premium Vineyards has acquired 35 vineyards from wine group Casella Family Brands. The sale comprises 7215 hectares across South Australia and NSW, including water entitlements and plant and equipment attached to the vineyards. The vineyards are…

sabeco
Food
1 min read

Brewer Sabeco profits fall to lowest level since Thai acquisition

Vietnam’s largest brewer Sabeco said after-tax profit fell by over VND1 trillion (US$443 million) last year to VND3.93 trillion, the lowest since it was acquired by a Thai billionaire. Its revenues were VND26.37 trillion, a decline of 6 percent. Thaibev owned…

Cognac
Food
1 min read

Cognac sales jump 31 per cent as drinkers go upmarket

Cognac sales surged by nearly a third last year as American and Chinese drinkers guzzled old vintages, in the latest sign premium drinks makers are putting the pandemic behind them. Sales of the brandy, produced in the Cognac region of France, rose by almost…

wine
Food
3 min read

Treasury Wines warns performance is still lagging in key markets

Major winemaker Treasury Wine Estates has warned investors its performance in markets heavily impacted by the pandemic is running behind expectations as lockdowns and soaring case numbers continue to hinder sales. Treasury, which makes wine brands such as…

sabeco viet
Food
1 min read

Hanoi Beer producer profits to slump to 10-year low

The producer of Hanoi Beer expects sales to be badly hit by the Covid-19 pandemic this year and profits to fall to a 10-year low as a result. The Hanoi Beer Alcohol and Beverage Jsc forecast post-tax profits of VND255 billion ($11 million), down 59 percent…

beer
Living
1 min read

Almost three in four people are drinking less alcohol in APAC

More people are shying away from alcoholic drinks in Asia-Pacific, according to new research from GlobalData. Approximately three out of four people in the region said they were drinking less alcohol in August 2020, GlobalData said, and a third are likely to…

bubble tea
Food
1 min read

R&B Tea expanding in the Philippines 

Singapore-based Koufu Group is taking R&B Tea to the Philippines with Shakey’s Pizza. Under the franchise agreement, Shakey’s will sell selected R&B Tea drinks in Shakey’s and Peri Peri stores in the first year of business, and subsequently open at least five…

sabeco viet
General
2 min read

Vietnam says no more drinking scenes in movies

Scenes of actors drinking alcohol in films will be restricted under a new decree guiding the alcohol law. Cinemas will only show actors drinking if they are playing historical characters or acting in scenes that criticize alcohol addiction, Decree 24, which…