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The development of SABMiller is a rich, long and
colourful one. From our origins in South Africa, we have grown to
become one of the world¡¯s leading brewers, with extensive brewing
operations in over 40 countries spread across four continents and
a portfolio of strong brands and leading market shares in many of
the countries. Outside the USA, SABMiller plc is also one of the
largest bottlers of Coca-Cola products in the world.
SABMiller's investment in China, through China Resources
Snow Breweries (CRSB), is a joint venture partnership with the China
Resources Enterprises (CRE) Group. CRSB represents a significant
proportion of our rapidly expanding global beer business, a business
which is consistently regarded as the leading brewing company in
emerging markets whilst also growing a substantial first world market
presence. CRE is listed on the Hang Seng Index, and is the largest
Chinese company listed outside China.
CRSB Corporate Headquarters are in Beijing. Since
it's creation in 1994, CRSB has grown to almost 40 breweries across
11 Provinces and is currently the second largest brewer in China.
During 2004 the Chinese beer market replaced the USA to become the
worlds¡¯ largest beer market by volume. The annual beer consumption
growth in China is also the highest in the world and China has accounted
for the majority of worldwide growth in global beer sales throughout
the last decade.
Through the CRSB joint venture, SABMiller plc owns
leading local brands in most of the regional markets in which it
operates, including both Snow and Blue Sword, which are amongst
the largest selling brands in the country. Snow is also well on
the way to becoming a leading national brand.
Contact details:
Address: 605B China Resources Building, 8 Jianguomen
Avenue, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100020
Tel: +86 10 8519 2913 Fax: +86 10 8519 2915
E-mail: Wayne.hall@sabmiller.com.cn
Web: www.sabmiller.com
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