Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. Reportlinker Adds The Top 10 Beer Companies: Emerging opportunities, growth strategies and financial performance http://www.reportlinker.com/p0148146/Reportlinker-Adds-The-Top-10-Beer-Companies-Emerging-opportunities-growth-strategies-and-financial-performance.html Executive Summary This report profiles the leading players in the global beer industry. The beer industry involves production, distribution and sales of beer. Low malt alcohols such as happoshu and new genre beers as well as quasi beer have been considered under the beer category in the report. This report analyzes global beer industry in terms of market size (estimated based on on-trade sales), key drivers and resistors, trends and competitive positioning in the global alcohol market. It includes profiles of the top ten companies in the industry and also involves a brief summary of top 11 to 20 players. The top 10 companies in the global beer industry were assessed on following parameters: * Each company's financial performance in the global beer market; * Each company's growth strategies and major acquisitions and divestments in this market; * Key partnerships and alliances formed by these companies; * Business-related strengths and weaknesses of these companies, and insights into the opportunities and threats facing them. Key findings * The global beer market was valued at approximately $507bn in 2008, an increase of 1.8% over 2007. Business Insights anticipates that the value of global beer market will grow at a CAGR of 1.6% during 2007--12 to reach a total value of $540bn in 2012. * Shift in preference for premium beer in emerging market arising from rising purchasing power, and product differentiation and marketing and promotional activities in mature markets will help drive increase in beer market value through 2012. * Asia-Pacific and Middle East and Africa are expected to be the frontrunners in beer consumption by value through 2012. Key features of this report * Market dynamics of the global beer market during the period 2007-12. * Key market drivers and resistors. * Implications of economic downturn on the global beer market. * Trends of the global beer market. * Identification of the top 10 players in the global beer market . Use this report to * Learn from the strategies of the global beer companies to target future growth markets effectively, avoid their mistakes, replicate their successes and learn of the threats they face. * Benchmark your performance against the leading beer companies by comprehending their strategies. * Understand the major issues affecting the global beer market. Discover * What was the market size of the global beer industry by value and volume in 2008? * What will be the market size of the global beer industry during 2009-12? * What are the trends in the global beer industry? * How is beer performing in comparison with other alcoholic beverage? Table of Contents The Top 10 Beer Companies Executive summary 14 Industry overview 14 A-B InBev 15 Heineken 15 SABMiller 16 Kirin Brewery Holdings (Kirin) 16 Carlsberg 17 Asahi Breweries 17 Grupo Modelo 18 Molson Coors 18 FEMSA (FEMSA Cerveza) 19 Diageo 19 Chapter 1 Introduction 22 What is the report about? 22 Methodology 22 Chapter 2 Industry overview 26 Summary 26 Introduction 26 Market dynamics 27 Global beer market size by value 27 Global beer market size by volume 28 Beer sales across geographies 29 Beer and other alcoholic beverages 31 Beer market drivers and resistors 33 Competitive landscape 34 Top 10 companies based on sales 34 Top 10 companies based on volumes 34 Competitive positioning of the 10 beer companies 35 Geographic diversification 37 Trends 38 Consolidation underway 38 Rising prices of raw materials 39 Shift in consumer preference for healthy beer 40 Western Europe and North America 40 Japan 41 Premiumization of beer 41 Developing new products, appliances and brand extension in mature markets 41 Developing local premium brand portfolio in emerging markets 42 Chapter 3 A-B InBev 44 Summary 44 Company overview 45 Recent financial performance 45 Performance by business segments 47 Growth strategies 47 Focus on cost reduction initiatives 47 Reviving sales of flagship brands 48 Acquisitions and divestments 48 SWOT analysis 50 Chapter 4 Heineken 52 Summary 52 Company overview 53 Recent financial performance 53 Performance by business segments 55 Growth strategies 55 Driving profit growth through cost saving initiatives 55 Exploring growth opportunities in emerging markets 56 Acquisitions and divestments 57 SWOT analysis 58 Chapter 5 SABMiller 60 Summary 60 Company overview 61 Recent financial performance 61 Performance by business segments 63 Growth strategies 63 Expanding in the African beer market 63 Acquisitions and divestments 64 SWOT analysis 66 Chapter 6 Kirin 68 Summary 68 Company overview 69 Recent financial performance 69 Performance by business segments 70 Growth strategies 71 Strengthening product portfolio 71 Developing healthy beer beverages 71 Rebranding core brands to reinvigorate sales 71 Expanding imported beer portfolio 72 Acquisitions and divestments 72 SWOT analysis 73 Chapter 7 Carlsberg 76 Summary 76 Company overview 77 Recent financial performance 77 Performance by business segments 79 Growth strategies 79 Investing in Russian beer market 79 Sustaining growth in Northern and Western Europe 80 Premiumization of product mix 80 Streamlining operations to expand margins 81 Expanding in emerging Asian beer markets 81 Acquisitions and divestments 82 SWOT analysis 83 Chapter 8 Asahi Breweries 86 Summary 86 Company overview 87 Recent financial performance 87 Performance by business segments 89 Growth strategies 89 Developing new products to revive beer sales in Japan 89 International expansion 91 Restructuring unprofitable international operations 91 Acquisitions and divestments 92 SWOT analysis 92 Chapter 9 Grupo Modelo 94 Summary 94 Company overview 95 Recent financial performance 95 Performance by business segments 97 Growth strategies 97 Expanding in international markets through partnerships and alliances 97 Augmenting product portfolio through imports 98 Strengthening presence in off-premise channels 99 Strategic investments in beer infrastructure 99 Acquisitions and divestments 100 SWOT analysis 101 Chapter 10 Molson Coors 104 Summary 104 Company overview 105 Recent financial performance 105 Performance by business segments 107 Growth strategies 107 Expanding global reach through partnerships and alliances 107 Acquisitions and divestments 108 SWOT analysis 109 Chapter 11 FEMSA (FEMSA Cerveza) 112 Summary 112 Company overview 113 Recent financial performance 113 Performance by business segments 115 Growth strategies 115 Consolidating market share through new product launches 115 Acquisitions and divestments 116 SWOT analysis 117 SWOT analysis 117 Chapter 12 Diageo 120 Summary 120 Company overview 121 Recent financial performance 121 Performance by business segments 123 Growth strategies 123 Restructuring breweries to generate cost savings 123 Expanding in international markets through alliances 124 Acquisitions and divestments 124 SWOT analysis 125 Chapter 13 11--20 companies 128 Dr Oetker (Radeberger) 128 Company overview 128 Recent financial performance 128 Tsingtao Brewery 130 Company overview 130 Recent financial performance 130 Sapporo Holdings 132 Company overview 132 Recent financial performance 132 Suntory 134 Company overview 134 Recent financial performance 134 Foster's 135 Company overview 135 Recent financial performance 135 China Resources 137 Company overview 137 Recent financial performance 137 Efes 139 Company overview 139 Recent financial performance 139 Asia-Pacific Breweries 141 Company overview 141 Recent financial performance 141 San Miguel 143 Company overview 143 Recent financial performance 143 ThaiBev 145 Company overview 145 Recent financial performance 145 Chapter 14 Appendix 148 Glossary 148 Index 149 List of Figures Figure 2.1: Global beer market size by value ($bn), 2007--12 28 Figure 2.2: Global beer market size by volume (m hectoliters), 2007--12 29 Figure 2.3: Beer sales across geographies, 2004--08 30 Figure 2.4: Beer and other alcoholic beverages, CAGR 2004--08 (%) 31 Figure 2.5: Beer market drivers and resistors 33 Figure 2.6: Top 10 beer companies growth, 2005--08 36 Figure 3.7: A-B InBev financial performance ($m), 2004--08 46 Figure 3.8: A-B InBev SWOT analysis 50 Figure 4.9: Heineken financial performance ($m), 2004--08 54 Figure 4.10: Heineken SWOT analysis 58 Figure 5.11: SABMiller financial performance ($m), 2004--08 62 Figure 5.12: SABMiller SWOT analysis 66 Figure 6.13: Kirin financial performance ($m), 2004--08 70 Figure 6.14: Kirin SWOT analysis 73 Figure 7.15: Carlsberg financial performance ($m), 2004--08 78 Figure 7.16: Carlsberg SWOT analysis 83 Figure 8.17: Asahi Breweries financial performance ($m), 2004--08 88 Figure 8.18: Asahi Breweries SWOT analysis 92 Figure 9.19: Grupo Modelo financial performance ($m), 2004--08 96 Figure 9.20: Grupo Modelo SWOT analysis 101 Figure 10.21: Molson Coors financial performance ($m), 2004--08 106 Figure 10.22: Molson Coors SWOT analysis 109 Figure 11.23: FEMSA (FEMSA Cerveza) financial performance ($m), 2004--08 114 Figure 11.24: FEMSA (FEMSA Cerveza) SWOT analysis 117 Figure 12.25: Diageo financial performance ($m), 2005--08 122 Figure 12.26: Diageo SWOT analysis 125 Figure 13.27: Dr Oetker (Radeberger) financial performance ($m), 2005--08 129 Figure 13.28: Tsingtao Brewery financial performance ($m), 2004--08 131 Figure 13.29: Sapporo Holdings financial performance ($m), 2006--08 133 Figure 13.30: Foster's financial performance ($m), 2004--08 136 Figure 13.31: China Resources financial performance ($m), 2006--08 138 Figure 13.32: Efes financial performance ($m), 2004--08 140 Figure 13.33: Asia-Pacific Breweries financial performance ($m), 2004--08 142 Figure 13.34: San Miguel financial performance ($m), 2006--08 144 List of Tables Table 2.1: Global beer market size by value ($bn), 2007--12 27 Table 2.2: Global beer market size by volume (m hectoliters), 2007--12 28 Table 2.3: Beer and other alcoholic beverages, CAGR 2004--08 (%) 32 Table 2.4: Top 10 beer companies based on sales ($m), 2008 34 Table 2.5: Top 10 beer companies based on sales volumes (m hectoliters), 2008 35 Table 2.6: Top 10 beer companies sales growth, 2005--08 37 Table 2.7: Major M&A deals, 2008 38 Table 3.8: A-B InBev snapshot 44 Table 3.9: A-B InBev financial performance ($m), 2004--08 46 Table 3.10: A-B InBev business segment performance ($m), 2008 47 Table 3.11: A-B InBev divestments, 2007--09 49 Table 4.12: Heineken snapshot 52 Table 4.13: Heineken financial performance ($m), 2004--08 54 Table 4.14: Heineken business segment performance ($m), 2008 55 Table 4.15: Heineken partnership and alliances, 2007--09 56 Table 4.16: Heineken acquisitions, 2007--09 57 Table 5.17: SABMiller snapshot 60 Table 5.18: SABMiller financial performance ($m), 2004--08 62 Table 5.19: SABMiller business segment performance ($m), 2008 63 Table 5.20: SABMiller acquisitions, 2007--09 65 Table 6.21: Kirin snapshot 68 Table 6.22: Kirin financial performance ($m), 2004--08 69 Table 6.23: Kirin business segment performance ($m), 2008 70 Table 7.24: Carlsberg snapshot 76 Table 7.25: Carlsberg financial performance ($m), 2004--08 78 Table 7.26: Carlsberg business segment performance ($m), 2008 79 Table 7.27: Carlsberg acquisitions, 2007--09 82 Table 8.28: Asahi Breweries snapshot 86 Table 8.29: Asahi Breweries financial performance ($m), 2004--08 88 Table 8.30: Asahi Breweries business segment performance ($m), 2008 89 Table 8.31: Asahi Breweries beer brands in select categories 90 Table 9.32: Grupo Modelo snapshot 94 Table 9.33: Grupo Modelo financial performance ($m), 2004--08 96 Table 9.34: Grupo Modelo business segment performance ($m), 2008 97 Table 9.35: Grupo Modelo partnerships and alliances, 2007--09 98 Table 9.36: Grupo Modelo imported beer brands 99 Table 10.37: Molson Coors snapshot 104 Table 10.38: Molson Coors financial performance ($m), 2004--08 106 Table 10.39: Molson Coors partnership and alliances, 2007--09 107 Table 11.40: FEMSA (FEMSA Cerveza) snapshot 112 Table 11.41: FEMSA (FEMSA Cerveza) financial performance ($m), 2004--08 114 Table 11.42: FEMSA (FEMSA Cerveza) business segment performance ($m), 2008 115 Table 12.43: Diageo snapshot 120 Table 12.44: Diageo financial performance ($m), 2005--08 122 Table 12.45: Diageo business segment performance ($m), 2008 123 Table 12.46: Diageo partnership and alliances, 2007--09 124 Table 13.47: Dr Oetker (Radeberger) snapshot 128 Table 13.48: Dr Oetker (Radeberger) financial performance ($m), 2005--08 129 Table 13.49: Tsingtao Brewery snapshot 130 Table 13.50: Tsingtao Brewery financial performance ($m), 2004--08 131 Table 13.51: Sapporo Holdings snapshot 132 Table 13.52: Sapporo Holdings financial performance ($m), 2006--08 133 Table 13.53: Suntory snapshot 134 Table 13.54: Foster's snapshot 135 Table 13.55: Foster's financial performance ($m), 2004--08 136 Table 13.56: China Resources snapshot 137 Table 13.57: China Resources financial performance ($m), 2006--08 138 Table 13.58: Efes snapshot 139 Table 13.59: Efes financial performance ($m), 2004--08 140 Table 13.60: Asia-Pacific Breweries snapshot 141 Table 13.61: Asia-Pacific Breweries financial performance ($m), 2004--08 142 Table 13.62: San Miguel snapshot 143 Table 13.63: San Miguel financial performance ($m), 2006--08 144 Table 13.64: ThaiBev snapshot 145 Table 13.65: ThaiBev financial performance ($m), 2007--08 146 To order this report: Reportlinker Adds The Top 10 Beer Companies: Emerging opportunities, growth strategies and financial performance 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