Habeco (also HABECO, Hanoi Beer Alcohol and Beverage Joint Stock Corporation, ) is a beverage company headquartered in
Hanoi
Hanoi ( ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Vietnam, second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river" (Hanoi is bordered by the Red River (Asia), Red and Black River (Asia), Black Riv ...
, Vietnam. It is the third largest beer company in Vietnam
and owner of the brands
Hanoi Beer and
Truc Bach Beer. It is under the ownership and authority of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Vietnam and has a strategic partnership with
Carlsberg Group
Carlsberg A/S (; ) is a Danish multinational brewer. Founded in 1847 by J. C. Jacobsen, the company's headquarters is in Copenhagen, Denmark. Since Jacobsen's death in 1887, the majority owner of the company has been the Carlsberg Foundation. Th ...
, which owns more than 10% of the company's shares as of November 2012.
Habeco produced 422.4 million liters of beer and sold 413.5 million liters in 2011, an increase of 4% and 2.3% from 2010.
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Ownership
Vietnam's Ministry of Trade and Industry owns 83% of the companies' shares as of November 2012.[ ]Carlsberg Group
Carlsberg A/S (; ) is a Danish multinational brewer. Founded in 1847 by J. C. Jacobsen, the company's headquarters is in Copenhagen, Denmark. Since Jacobsen's death in 1887, the majority owner of the company has been the Carlsberg Foundation. Th ...
acquired shares during Habeco's initial public offering in March 2008[ and held 15.8% as of 2012.][ The Ministry asked Habeco to sell another 13% to Carlsberg to expand the companies' strategic partnership in November 2012.][
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Market Share and Competitors
Habeco's market share was 13.9% in 2010.[ Its main competitors are Sabeco (also owned by the Ministry of Industry and Trade) (51.4%) and Vietnam Brewery Ltd (VBL, 29.7%), a joint-venture between ]Heineken Asia Pacific
Heineken Asia Pacific, formerly Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) is a Singaporean brewery company. Founded in 1931 as a joint venture between Heineken International and Fraser and Neave, it was renamed Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) in 1989 and given i ...
and Saigon Trading Group (Satra).[
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References
External links
Habeco official website
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Beer in Vietnam
Manufacturing companies based in Hanoi
Vietnamese brands
ja:ハノイ・ビア・アルコール飲料総公社