EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 961 Beer V1
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
961 Beer: Launching a Lebanese Brewing Company
To the attention of xxx
Developing business in the brewing industry as thousands of tradition, always face of intense competition from existing competitors as well as new entrants. In additional, any manufacturers have difficult in expending production capacities and resources. This report aims to recommend how to continue growing business without compromising on quality in high competitive market and limited production capacities and resources.
After four year growth in volume, from 6,000 cases in 2008 to 200,000 cases in 2012, the 961 volume of beer sold increased dozens of times. The various products of 961 beer have presented and its retailers network have expanded to variety channel such as bars, restaurants and local supermarkets, even it opened a beer pub by the company. This pub has been an exciting successful case and also has given hints for next periods. However, the company faced of limited capacity for the production of larger volumes while the team operated in small volume and even a new bottling machine had to be ordered.
The company had strategically become one of biggest Lebanese brewing company and had prepared for huge competition from Almaza who is also local company dominated the Lebanese market. In additional, by being acquired by Heineken in 2002, this closet competitor took on hand many advantages in technology, experiences, alternative famous brand from the No. 1 worldwide brewing corporation. While the company has built all things from zero. Its largest early customer group consisted of educated, higher income beer consumer with curiousity for the new and a taste for quality and visitors of the owned pub.
To continuously high growth in this intense brewing market in unstable political country likes Lebanon, the company can consider two things (1) enhance domestic advantages (2) maintain the existing channel and expand to international market.
For domestic market, the company
961 Beer: Launching a Lebanese Brewing Company
To the attention of xxx
Developing business in the brewing industry as thousands of tradition, always face of intense competition from existing competitors as well as new entrants. In additional, any manufacturers have difficult in expending production capacities and resources. This report aims to recommend how to continue growing business without compromising on quality in high competitive market and limited production capacities and resources.
After four year growth in volume, from 6,000 cases in 2008 to 200,000 cases in 2012, the 961 volume of beer sold increased dozens of times. The various products of 961 beer have presented and its retailers network have expanded to variety channel such as bars, restaurants and local supermarkets, even it opened a beer pub by the company. This pub has been an exciting successful case and also has given hints for next periods. However, the company faced of limited capacity for the production of larger volumes while the team operated in small volume and even a new bottling machine had to be ordered.
The company had strategically become one of biggest Lebanese brewing company and had prepared for huge competition from Almaza who is also local company dominated the Lebanese market. In additional, by being acquired by Heineken in 2002, this closet competitor took on hand many advantages in technology, experiences, alternative famous brand from the No. 1 worldwide brewing corporation. While the company has built all things from zero. Its largest early customer group consisted of educated, higher income beer consumer with curiousity for the new and a taste for quality and visitors of the owned pub.
To continuously high growth in this intense brewing market in unstable political country likes Lebanon, the company can consider two things (1) enhance domestic advantages (2) maintain the existing channel and expand to international market.
For domestic market, the company