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At the end of May 2018, Coca-Cola launched its first alcoholic drink, Lemon-Do, which is, as the name suggests, a lemon flavoured alcopop. Coke calls the fizzy drink “unique” in the company’s 125-year history because it contains alcohol. The three Lemon-Do alcopops range in alcohol content from three to seven percent. Packaged in cans, they aim at a growing market of younger drinkers, especially women.
Market
Prolonged weakness | Beer is the most popular alcoholic beverage in Japan. Though, the overall beer industry is registering decline in volumes year after year for a number of reasons. The first brewery to serve the Japanese market was founded in 1869 in the international port town of Yokohama by a foreign businessman. After changes in ownership in 1888, the brewery started producing Kirin-branded beers. BRAUWELT International presents an overview of one of the largest Asian beer markets in this article.
Asia/Australia
The price seems right. The Western Australian craft brewer Gage Roads from Fremantle has taken over Matso’s for AUD 13.25 million (USD 10 million) with a deferred consideration of up to AUD 2.8 million more, subject to meeting sales volume targets, over a three-year period, it was reported on 7 June 2018.
Asia/Australia
Sabeco and Habeco are facing strong headwinds this year, so much so that in May 2018 Habeco announced that it expects its pre-tax profit in 2018 at only VND 746 billion (USD 32.6 million), down eleven percent compared with 2017, local media report.
Laboratory
At the 2018 annual meeting of the Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry (JSBBA), which took place from March 15 to 18, 2018 in Nagoya, Japan, Sapporo received the Award for Achievement in Technological Research. The award was bestowed to Dr. Kiyoshi Takoi, Koichiro Koie, Dr. Yukio Okada and Yukata Itoga.
Asia/Australia
If Pete Coors feels offended by the Brewers Association brandishing its independence logo, what would he make of Australian craft brewers calling their competition’s beers “industrialised”? That’s a derogatory and populist use of language if ever there was one.
Asia/Australia
Nearly one year after its own rebranding, the Independent Brewers Association (IBA) on 9 May 2018 has launched a seal of independence to help consumers identify which beers are locally owned by independent Australian brewers.
Asia/Australia
After a three-month public search, the Independent Brewers Association (IBA) on 7 May 2018 announced the appointment of a new CEO to take the work of the association into a new phase of development.
Asia/Australia
The Indian Supreme Court’s restrictions last year on the sale of alcohol near state and national highways led to the closure of about a third or about 30,000 of the country’s liquor vendors, causing a drop in demand for beer and spirits.
Asia/Australia
Where are the health commissars to warn against hidden sugar in cosmetics? Because the Korean makeup brand The Face Shop has launched a range of Coca-Cola cosmetics in an unusual collaboration with the US soft drink brand.
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