Vietnamese people are drinking more beer amidst the economic downturn,
according to a recent report by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
The report found that revenues of
two major brewers in the country, Hanoi Beer and Beverage Corp (Habeco) and
Saigon Beer – Alcohol – Beverage Corporation (Sabeco), have increased over the
first half of this year.
Habeco reported revenues of 770.9
billion dong (US$37 million), a 28.2 percent year-on-year increase .
The company sold 30.6 million
liters of canned beer, up 72 percent over the same period last year; and 17.3
million liters of draught beer, up 27.5 percent. It earned profits of more than
2.55 trillion dong, an increase of 10.3 percent.
Meanwhile, Sabeco also reported a
profit increase of nine percent over last year.
A survey last year by major
Japanese brewer Kirin Holdings Co. found Vietnam among the top 25
beer-consuming nations in the world.
Of the 25 nations surveyed,
consumption rose most significantly in Nigeria, which increased its beer intake
by 17.2 percent, followed by India, up 17 percent, Brazil, 16 percent, and
Vietnam, 15 percent.
Thanh Nien
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