AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

A Prince Among Beers; Budweiser claims a victory in a bloodthirsty industry.(Brief Article)(Cover Story)

Newsweek International

| June 21, 2004 | Seno, Alexandra A. | COPYRIGHT 2004 Newsweek, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reuse, distribution or alteration without express written permission of Newsweek is prohibited. For permission: www.newsweek.com. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Alexandra A. Seno

For decades, Anheuser-Busch has called Bud the "King of Beers" at home, but after spending 10 years and $1 billion to break into China, it's just another pretender there. Competition from some 400 local breweries has squeezed the price of a bottle to as little as 12 cents, and profit margins to .5 percent. Often, provincial governments control brewing, distribution and sales, pushing Bud off shelves.

So in 2002, A-B began buying local brands. In May it made a play for Harbin, which was ...

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
China Home News From Xinhua (Part 1)
Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire October 17, 1995 700+ words
...news items from the Home News for Overseas Service of Xinhua today: PwsdE1017022 BC-China-Spokesman PwseE1015008 BC-China-Smoking PwseE1017006 BC-China-Beijing-Inspection PwseE1017005 BC-China-Auto-Joint Venture PwsdE1017020 BC...
China B2B Hub in Production as Part of the RosettaNet China Milestone Program;...
Press release article from: PR Newswire January 18, 2005 700+ words
...MOC), the Ministry of Information Industry (MII), the China Association for Standardization (CAS) and RosettaNet China, today announced the immediate availability of the China B2B Hub. CLTC partnered with E2open Inc. to power the China...
China's Largest Airline Positioning To Be The ``Federal Express'' of China;...
Press release article from: Business Wire June 21, 2002 700+ words
...BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 2002 China Southern Airlines (NYSE: ZNH) (HKSE: 1055), the largest airline in The People's Republic of China, has inked a new agreement with China State Post Bureau which will secure China Southern...
China have set a Renewable Energy Target of 10% of Electric Power Capacity by...
Press release article from: Business Wire March 12, 2008 700+ words
...the addition of "Analyzing Renewable Energy in China" to their offering. "China's rapid economic growth and heavy reliance on...environmental toll that is one of the most apparent costs of China's economic success, persistent rural poverty...
China: They will SELL or BUY?(decline in poultry and pork net...
Magazine article from: Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm and Resource Issues Ehui, Simeon Hertel, Thomas Rae, Allan Nin, Alejandro September 22, 2000 700+ words
...they could become a fierce competitor. China's future role in international agricultural...which has been relatively neglected. China is a net exporter of livestock products...trade reflects a steady deterioration of China's comparative advantage in pork and poultry...
China bank chief ouster raises questions.
News wire article from: United Press International January 18, 2002 700+ words
SHANGHAI, China, Jan 18, 2002 The sacking of a senior...state of reforms aimed at liberalizing China's troubled state-owned banking sector...president and chief executive officer of China Construction Bank, was dismissed last...
China cleans up tainted image: after a succession of high-profile bank...
Magazine article from: The Banker Rosario, Louise do October 1, 2002 700+ words
...the town. Having been deputy governor of China's central bank as well as head of the...for his fast acquisitions of assets for China's sixth-largest bank as well as his...job". Under custody since his return to China, he has now been convicted for his crimes...
China's stake in a nonnuclear North Korea.(OPINION)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor February 17, 2005 700+ words
...not just for the United States, but for China. Already sharing borders with nuclear...India, and Pakistan, the last thing China wants is an expansion of Asia's nuclear neighborhood. China's leaders must now decide how far they...
For more facts and information, see all results

Source: HighBeam Research, A Prince Among Beers; Budweiser claims a victory in a bloodthirsty...

©2009 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
About us | FAQs | Contact us | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions
Other Gale sites: Encyclopedia.com | HighBeam Research | Acquire Content | Books & Authors | Goliath | MovieRetriever | Smart QandA