The Top 10 Beer Companies: Emerging opportunities, growth strategies and financial performance

Table of Contents

Executive summary

• Industry overview
• A-B InBev
• Heineken
• SABMiller
• Kirin Brewery Holdings (Kirin)
• Carlsberg
• Asahi Breweries
• Grupo Modelo
• Molson Coors
• FEMSA (FEMSA Cerveza)
• Diageo

Chapter 1 Introduction

• What is the report about?
• Methodology

Chapter 2 Industry overview

• Summary
• Introduction
• Market dynamics
• Global beer market size by value
• Global beer market size by volume
• Beer sales across geographies
• Beer and other alcoholic beverages
• Beer market drivers and resistors
• Competitive landscape
• Top 10 companies based on sales
• Top 10 companies based on volumes
• Competitive positioning of the 10 beer companies
• Geographic diversification
• Trends
• Consolidation underway
• Rising prices of raw materials
• Shift in consumer preference for healthy beer
  • Western Europe and North America
  • Japan
• Premiumization of beer
  • Developing new products, appliances and brand extension in mature markets
  • Developing local premium brand portfolio in emerging markets

Chapter 3 A-B InBev

• Summary
• Company overview
• Recent financial performance
• Performance by business segments
• Growth strategies
• Focus on cost reduction initiatives
• Reviving sales of flagship brands
• Acquisitions and divestments
• SWOT analysis

Chapter 4 Heineken

• Summary
• Company overview
• Recent financial performance
• Performance by business segments
• Growth strategies
• Driving profit growth through cost saving initiatives
• Exploring growth opportunities in emerging markets
• Acquisitions and divestments
• SWOT analysis

Chapter 5 SABMiller

• Summary
• Company overview
• Recent financial performance
• Performance by business segments
• Growth strategies
• Expanding in the African beer market
• Acquisitions and divestments
• SWOT analysis

Chapter 6 Kirin

• Summary
• Company overview
• Recent financial performance
• Performance by business segments
• Growth strategies
• Strengthening product portfolio
  • Developing healthy beer beverages
  • Rebranding core brands to reinvigorate sales
  • Expanding imported beer portfolio
• Acquisitions and divestments
• SWOT analysis

Chapter 7 Carlsberg

• Summary
• Company overview
• Recent financial performance
• Performance by business segments
• Growth strategies
• Investing in Russian beer market
• Sustaining growth in Northern and Western Europe
  • Premiumization of product mix
  • Streamlining operations to expand margins
• Expanding in emerging Asian beer markets
• Acquisitions and divestments
• SWOT analysis

Chapter 8 Asahi Breweries

• Summary
• Company overview
• Recent financial performance
• Performance by business segments
• Growth strategies
• Developing new products to revive beer sales in Japan
• International expansion
• Restructuring unprofitable international operations
• Acquisitions and divestments
• SWOT analysis

Chapter 9 Grupo Modelo

• Summary
• Company overview
• Recent financial performance
• Performance by business segments
• Growth strategies
• Expanding in international markets through partnerships and alliances
• Augmenting product portfolio through imports
• Strengthening presence in off-premise channels
• Strategic investments in beer infrastructure
• Acquisitions and divestments
• SWOT analysis

Chapter 10 Molson Coors

• Summary
• Company overview
• Recent financial performance
• Performance by business segments
• Growth strategies
• Expanding global reach through partnerships and alliances
• Acquisitions and divestments
• SWOT analysis

Chapter 11 FEMSA (FEMSA Cerveza)

• Summary
• Company overview
• Recent financial performance
• Performance by business segments
• Growth strategies
• Consolidating market share through new product launches
• Acquisitions and divestments
• SWOT analysis
• SWOT analysis

Chapter 12 Diageo

• Summary
• Company overview
• Recent financial performance
• Performance by business segments
• Growth strategies
• Restructuring breweries to generate cost savings
• Expanding in international markets through alliances
• Acquisitions and divestments
• SWOT analysis

Chapter 13 11 - 20 companies

• Dr Oetker (Radeberger)
  • Company overview
  • Recent financial performance
• Tsingtao Brewery
  • Company overview
  • Recent financial performance
• Sapporo Holdings
  • Company overview
  • Recent financial performance
• Suntory
  • Company overview
  • Recent financial performance
• Foster' s
  • Company overview
  • Recent financial performance
• China Resources
  • Company overview
  • Recent financial performance
• Efes
  • Company overview
  • Recent financial performance
• Asia-Pacific Breweries
  • Company overview
  • Recent financial performance
• San Miguel
  • Company overview
  • Recent financial performance
• ThaiBev
  • Company overview
  • Recent financial performance

Chapter 14 Appendix

• Glossary
• Index

List of Figures

• Figure 2.1: Global beer market size by value ($bn), 2007 - 12
• Figure 2.2: Global beer market size by volume (m hectoliters), 2007 - 12
• Figure 2.3: Beer sales across geographies, 2004 - 08
• Figure 2.4: Beer and other alcoholic beverages, CAGR 2004 - 08 (%)
• Figure 2.5: Beer market drivers and resistors
• Figure 2.6: Top 10 beer companies growth, 2005 - 08
• Figure 3.7: A-B InBev financial performance ($m), 2004 - 08
• Figure 3.8: A-B InBev SWOT analysis
• Figure 4.9: Heineken financial performance ($m), 2004 - 08
• Figure 4.10: Heineken SWOT analysis
• Figure 5.11: SABMiller financial performance ($m), 2004 - 08
• Figure 5.12: SABMiller SWOT analysis
• Figure 6.13: Kirin financial performance ($m), 2004 - 08
• Figure 6.14: Kirin SWOT analysis
• Figure 7.15: Carlsberg financial performance ($m), 2004 - 08
• Figure 7.16: Carlsberg SWOT analysis
• Figure 8.17: Asahi Breweries financial performance ($m), 2004 - 08
• Figure 8.18: Asahi Breweries SWOT analysis
• Figure 9.19: Grupo Modelo financial performance ($m), 2004 - 08
• Figure 9.20: Grupo Modelo SWOT analysis
• Figure 10.21: Molson Coors financial performance ($m), 2004 - 08
• Figure 10.22: Molson Coors SWOT analysis
• Figure 11.23: FEMSA (FEMSA Cerveza) financial performance ($m), 2004 - 08
• Figure 11.24: FEMSA (FEMSA Cerveza) SWOT analysis
• Figure 12.25: Diageo financial performance ($m), 2005 - 08
• Figure 12.26: Diageo SWOT analysis
• Figure 13.27: Dr Oetker (Radeberger) financial performance ($m), 2005 - 08
• Figure 13.28: Tsingtao Brewery financial performance ($m), 2004 - 08
• Figure 13.29: Sapporo Holdings financial performance ($m), 2006 - 08
• Figure 13.30: Foster' s financial performance ($m), 2004 - 08
• Figure 13.31: China Resources financial performance ($m), 2006 - 08
• Figure 13.32: Efes financial performance ($m), 2004 - 08
• Figure 13.33: Asia-Pacific Breweries financial performance ($m), 2004 - 08
• Figure 13.34: San Miguel financial performance ($m), 2006 - 08

List of Tables

• Table 2.1: Global beer market size by value ($bn), 2007 - 12
• Table 2.2: Global beer market size by volume (m hectoliters), 2007 - 12
• Table 2.3: Beer and other alcoholic beverages, CAGR 2004 - 08 (%)
• Table 2.4: Top 10 beer companies based on sales ($m), 2008
• Table 2.5: Top 10 beer companies based on sales volumes (m hectoliters), 2008
• Table 2.6: Top 10 beer companies sales growth, 2005 - 08
• Table 2.7: Major M&A deals, 2008
• Table 3.8: A-B InBev snapshot
• Table 3.9: A-B InBev financial performance ($m), 2004 - 08
• Table 3.10: A-B InBev business segment performance ($m), 2008
• Table 3.11: A-B InBev divestments, 2007 - 09
• Table 4.12: Heineken snapshot
• Table 4.13: Heineken financial performance ($m), 2004 - 08
• Table 4.14: Heineken business segment performance ($m), 2008
• Table 4.15: Heineken partnership and alliances, 2007 - 09
• Table 4.16: Heineken acquisitions, 2007 - 09
• Table 5.17: SABMiller snapshot
• Table 5.18: SABMiller financial performance ($m), 2004 - 08
• Table 5.19: SABMiller business segment performance ($m), 2008
• Table 5.20: SABMiller acquisitions, 2007 - 09
• Table 6.21: Kirin snapshot
• Table 6.22: Kirin financial performance ($m), 2004 - 08
• Table 6.23: Kirin business segment performance ($m), 2008
• Table 7.24: Carlsberg snapshot
• Table 7.25: Carlsberg financial performance ($m), 2004 - 08
• Table 7.26: Carlsberg business segment performance ($m), 2008
• Table 7.27: Carlsberg acquisitions, 2007 - 09
• Table 8.28: Asahi Breweries snapshot
• Table 8.29: Asahi Breweries financial performance ($m), 2004 - 08
• Table 8.30: Asahi Breweries business segment performance ($m), 2008
• Table 8.31: Asahi Breweries beer brands in select categories
• Table 9.32: Grupo Modelo snapshot
• Table 9.33: Grupo Modelo financial performance ($m), 2004 - 08
• Table 9.34: Grupo Modelo business segment performance ($m), 2008
• Table 9.35: Grupo Modelo partnerships and alliances, 2007 - 09
• Table 9.36: Grupo Modelo imported beer brands
• Table 10.37: Molson Coors snapshot
• Table 10.38: Molson Coors financial performance ($m), 2004 - 08
• Table 10.39: Molson Coors partnership and alliances, 2007 - 09
• Table 11.40: FEMSA (FEMSA Cerveza) snapshot
• Table 11.41: FEMSA (FEMSA Cerveza) financial performance ($m), 2004 - 08
• Table 11.42: FEMSA (FEMSA Cerveza) business segment performance ($m), 2008
• Table 12.43: Diageo snapshot
• Table 12.44: Diageo financial performance ($m), 2005 - 08
• Table 12.45: Diageo business segment performance ($m), 2008
• Table 12.46: Diageo partnership and alliances, 2007 - 09
• Table 13.47: Dr Oetker (Radeberger) snapshot
• Table 13.48: Dr Oetker (Radeberger) financial performance ($m), 2005 - 08
• Table 13.49: Tsingtao Brewery snapshot
• Table 13.50: Tsingtao Brewery financial performance ($m), 2004 - 08
• Table 13.51: Sapporo Holdings snapshot
• Table 13.52: Sapporo Holdings financial performance ($m), 2006 - 08
• Table 13.53: Suntory snapshot
• Table 13.54: Foster' s snapshot
• Table 13.55: Foster' s financial performance ($m), 2004 - 08
• Table 13.56: China Resources snapshot
• Table 13.57: China Resources financial performance ($m), 2006 - 08
• Table 13.58: Efes snapshot
• Table 13.59: Efes financial performance ($m), 2004 - 08
• Table 13.60: Asia-Pacific Breweries snapshot
• Table 13.61: Asia-Pacific Breweries financial performance ($m), 2004 - 08
• Table 13.62: San Miguel snapshot
• Table 13.63: San Miguel financial performance ($m), 2006 - 08
• Table 13.64: ThaiBev snapshot
• Table 13.65: ThaiBev financial performance ($m), 2007 - 08