Although Vietnam is an Asian key market for Carlsberg, it is withdrawing from its Vinataba cooperation in the country, and the reason is quite simple.
»I can confirm that we plan to withdraw from this joint venture, even though the agreement has not yet been signed. We do not disclose the sales price,« press officer Jens Peter Skaarup, Caralsberg, told the news agency Direkt.
The Vinataba cooperation which Carlsberg entered into in connection with the purchase of the activities from Scottish & Newcastle, does not make sense, as the main activity is the construction of a brewery in South Vietnam close to another Carlsberg brewery.
»We are builing another brewery near Ho Chi Minh City, and one of Vinataba’s two activities was a plan to build a brewery quite near the brewery which we are building, so it does not make sense,« Jens Peter Skaarup said and added:
»The other activity was to import Kronenbourg products to Vietnam, and this is an activity which we take over.«
Last week Carlsberg signed a contract for an expanded partnership with the Vietnamese brewery Habeco, which will increase Carlsberg’s owner share in Habeco from 16.07 per cent to 30 per cent.
Carlsberg wants to become bigger in Vietnam and calls the country an Asian key market. The last three years this market has grown 6-8 per cent, and Carlsberg has grown even more, a development which is expected to continue. Direkt/BNS
»I can confirm that we plan to withdraw from this joint venture, even though the agreement has not yet been signed. We do not disclose the sales price,« press officer Jens Peter Skaarup, Caralsberg, told the news agency Direkt.
The Vinataba cooperation which Carlsberg entered into in connection with the purchase of the activities from Scottish & Newcastle, does not make sense, as the main activity is the construction of a brewery in South Vietnam close to another Carlsberg brewery.
»We are builing another brewery near Ho Chi Minh City, and one of Vinataba’s two activities was a plan to build a brewery quite near the brewery which we are building, so it does not make sense,« Jens Peter Skaarup said and added:
»The other activity was to import Kronenbourg products to Vietnam, and this is an activity which we take over.«
Last week Carlsberg signed a contract for an expanded partnership with the Vietnamese brewery Habeco, which will increase Carlsberg’s owner share in Habeco from 16.07 per cent to 30 per cent.
Carlsberg wants to become bigger in Vietnam and calls the country an Asian key market. The last three years this market has grown 6-8 per cent, and Carlsberg has grown even more, a development which is expected to continue. Direkt/BNS
