China brews up a storm
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Breweries are prime targets for mergers and acquisitions in a design by China's communist government to improve efficiency and profit. Beijing is supporting acquisitions by 10 of China's largest breweries. In 10 years it is estimated they will own 40 percent of the domestic market. In addition to merger threats, domestic breweries are subject to a 33% income tax, a 17% value-added tax and a charge for each ton of beer sold.
Publication Name: International Business Asia
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 1324-5414
Year: 1997
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Tchibo brodens distribution to catalog sales
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Tchibo had sales of $1 billion from its non-food business in 1995, with coffee and coffee related products seeing sales of $1.05 billion. The company now plans to launch a mail order business in Germany introducing a variety of products. The company's diversification has been beneficial as the coffee market is extremely competitive and the overall market is static.
Publication Name: Euromarketing
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0952-3820
Year: 1996
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