Report on Tiger Beer

For many years, beer companies had faced many economic challenges. In economic sphere, the beer company has reached a maturity stage and the growth has been moderate. In this maturity stage it is very hard for any one company to takeover the market form its competitors because of the tremendous competition. Expanding into foreign market is also one of the concerns for Canadian companies in this era. But apart from this there are some facts, which reflect the bright side of the beer economy in the Canadian industry and those are

In regards to business-level strategies and overall cost leadership, Anheuser-Busch is the undeniable industry leader when it comes to beer sales. Even if Anheuser-Busch beers aren 't the cheapest, they still are bought for their quality and Anheuser-Busch has gained tremendous market share for this. As for their focus, Anheuser-Busch focuses on a broad segment of customers producing a variety of beers for a variety of budgets to suit all personalities ' needs. Their differentiation factor is that even though Anheuser-Busch produces such cheaper beers as Budweiser and Bud Light, they also produce premium, more expensive beers like Bare Knuckle Stout and Shock Top Belgian White. Anheuser-Busch produces over 100 different brands of beer and

- The recent market position of Samuel Adams beer is very strong, as well as growth prospects.

(6) Briefly summarize your opinion on the short-term and long-term current outlook for America’s brewing industry, especially with respect to its international

Despite the strong brand and strategic position that MMBC created, the company experienced a decline in revenue of 2% in 2005 (Abelli, 2007, p. 4). The decline is due to changes in beer drinking patterns, markets, and demographics in the region as well as the U.S. in general. The change in beer drinking in 2005 included a decrease in intake of beer in general. This was due to competition from wine and spirits as well as new national health recommendations to decrease alcohol consumption for improved health (Abelli, 2007, p. 4). Premium beer consumption was down 4%, but light beer use was up 4% (Abelli, 2007, p. 10). This movement of consumer purchasing practice, makes adding a light beer product attractive. Overall beer consumption was down in the U.S., and this trend was true in MMBC’s region as well. See Figure 1. This graph shows beer consumption in West Virginia, MMBC’s home state,

The problems in the market is that sales and market share has declined slightly over the past years and in the past 12 months the competition has increased, new brands has entranced the market. However on the beer market the big and well-known brands are controlling the market, and consumer often tend to choose a brand they recognize. Therefore it is important that the brand is identifiable to the public (Marketline 2015, p. 21). This

New Belgium brewery has increasingly grew throughout the years since their development in 1991. Despite the dominance of the “Big Three” (Budweiser, Miller, and Coors), NBB needs to be aggressive and strive to invest in the attractive beer industry in able to grow more. If positioned correctly, NBB and its main brand, Fat Tire, can continually grow. An evaluation of the industry, the business itself, its brands, and the customers and competitors is needed in order to be continuously successful.

Based in St. Louis, Missouri, Anheuser-Busch is the leading American brewer. The company is one of the largest theme park operators in the United States, a major manufacturer of aluminum cans and one of the world’s largest recyclers of aluminum cans. Our diverse background also includes malt production, rice milling, real estate development, turf farming, label printing and transportation services.

Anheuser-Busch Inbev is one of the largest breweries in the world. “Currently, Anheuser-Busch InBev has a product list of more than 200 beers, including global best-sellers Budweiser, Stella Artois, Beck’s, multi-country brands like Leffe and Hoegaarden, and strong “local jewels” such as Bud Light, Skol, Brahma, Quilmes, Michelob, Harbin, Sedrin, Cass, Klinskoye, Sibirskaya Korona, Chernigivske, and Jupiler, among others that have helped to make the company so successful. In addition,

ABInBev is a multinational beverage and brewing company based in Belgium. It is the largest brewer in the world with a 20.8% market share (Statista, 2016) and is also one of the world’s top five consumer goods companies.

Although sales of premium brands have fallen in a steady response to the growing popularity of the craft beer. The industry revenue has been stable over the past 5 years. As a result, from 2011 to 2016 the industry revenue is expected an increase and growth annually at 6.7 percent over the five years,with a total of $39.5 billion . (IBISWorld iExpert) In the long-term, these numbers are expected that grow 0.9 percent annually within the next five years. The potential growth will be seen in the traditional and premium beer sector. As a response, the giant companies in the industry Anheuser-Busch InBev and MillerCoors look forward into the merges and acquisitions as a strategy to maintain market dominance. The strategy is based on the

Strengths:The largest producer; Improved productivity; strategic with foreign producers; Two independent distribution Weaknesses:Low volume of sales of nonbeer products; Antitrust restrictionOpportunities:Positive volume growth of beer sales; New and attractive market Threats:Rising foreign firms’ competition; Tariffs elimination; Rising imported ingredients cost

Despite the dominance of Carlsberg, in its annual report BGD could lay claim to being the largest Scandinavian beer exporter. This was because Carlsberg placed emphasis on licensing agreements or local production for its foreign markets, while BGD’s strategy was export led: ‘Eighty-three out of every hundred bottles of beer that we produce are sold in foreign markets.’ By 1995 the percentage of export sales by region of the world was as follows: western Europe 63 per cent, the Americas 10 per cent, eastern Europe 22 per cent, others 5 per cent. The development of BGD’s operations in some of these markets is now reviewed.

Today they have over 2000 employees in nine factories across the Thailand. They produce annually over one billion liters of beer and much more other drinks.

Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) is the leading beer brewery in the Asia Pacific region. The company’s most iconic product, Tiger Beer, is notably one of Singapore’s most successful brands in the world and is valued at S$820 million.