Beverages

From tank to tap: How People People is turning local beer production into an experience-led business

SJ Heng, senior director of commerce at Heineken Asia-Pacific, says that a beer's brand is "not determined by the postal code of the brewery".

Tiger Beer lines up new products as Singapore operations’ role shifts from brewing to innovation

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted exports of aluminium from smelters in the Persian Gulf, and that has hit beverage manufacturers in India.

The Iran war is coming for your Diet Coke

A baijiu store in Maotai. An acquired taste, the baijiu from here, prized for its “sauce aroma”, tastes like grain alcohol blended with soy sauce and leaves its malodorous smell on the drinker’s breath for hours or even days.

‘Liquor capital of China’ is trying to save its fortunes

Dang Huynh Uc My (pictured) stepped up as AgriS chairwoman in July 2024 after about two decades in senior roles, including overseas training in finance and management in New Zealand.
BEHIND THE NAME

Next gen steers Vietnam’s US$1 billion sugar empire to go global – starting with three-person Singapore office

Eastroc’s offering would extend Hong Kong’s listing activity, alongside companies such as Busy Ming, which is due to begin trading on Jan 28.

China’s Eastroc Beverage launches Hong Kong listing, seeking to raise HK$10.14 billion

Hong Kong’s market is off to a blockbuster start in 2026, with proceeds from new listings in January on course to be the highest ever for the first month of the calendar year.

China drinks maker Eastroc Beverage said to gauge interest for billion-dollar plus Hong Kong listing

A Singapore Beer Industry Association 2024 white paper said the beer industry generates an annual direct economic impact of more than S$1.5 billion.

Corona, Budweiser get new drinking buddy in SGX-listed GS Holdings

Inner Teahouse sources its teas directly from farmers in Fujian's renowned tea-producing regions.
FOOD & DRINK

Artisanal Chinese tea gives matcha a run for its money

As a producer and director, Stiller has a big hit on his hand currently with the AppleTV+ show 'Severance'.

Ben Stiller plans new healthy soda brand named Stiller’s