The European Brewing Industry: Surviving a Downturn Executive summary Created by: Daniel Bognár‚ Péter Szesztay‚ Tímea Nagy‚ Zoltán Szebényi Cases on Business Economics Teacher: Tamás Kopányi Corvinus University of Budapest 2011 Introduction According to analysis‚ the world’s major beer consumer region‚ Europe is turning off the brew. There is an ongoing rivalry between the leading companies of the industry; the suppliers are trying to reach even better bargaining positions. Within these
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Global forces and the European Brewing industry –Case 1 Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………2 PESTEL……………………………………………………………….2 Porter’s Five Forces…………………………………………………..4 Strengths & weakness of Companies………………………………..5 Impact of Trends on the Companies………………………………..7 Bibliography……………………………………………………………8. Introduction This case shows how global forces have impact on European brewing industry and how these companies are trying to overcome the obstacles. In spite
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THE GLOBAL FORCES AND THE EUROPEAN BREWING INDUSTRY Using PESTEL analysis can help to highlight the biggest influences on the strategy of the organization‚ both currently and in the future. These influences can be both positive and negative. In addition‚ influences often cross the divide between the six headings; the important point is that they appear somewhere in the analysis. The key is to identify and concentrate upon those factors or trends likely to have the biggest impact upon the future
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non-labour costs)‚ raw material such as barley‚ and energy. The European packaging industry is highly concentrated‚ dominated by international companies such as Crown in cans and Owens-Illinois in glass bottles. During 2006‚ Dutch brewer Heineken complained of an 11 per cent rise in packaging costs. Global forces and the European brewing industry Mike Blee and Richard Whittington This case is centered on the European brewing industry and examines how the increasingly competitive pressure of operating
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NOTES | LEVEL | THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS | -Inexistence of legal entry barriers;-High initial investments in the industry;-Existence of economies of scale;-Inexistence of switching costs for costumers. | MEDIUM | THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES | -There are no switching costs for costumers;-High interest in exotic products; | HIGH | BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS | -European packaging industry is highly concentrated;-There are no substitutes for the packaging input. | HIGH | BARGAINING POWER OF COSTUMERS
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forces and the European brewing industry This case is centred on the European brewing industry and examines how the increasingly competitive pressure of operating within global markets is causing consolidation through acquisitions‚ alliances and closures within the industry. This has resulted in the growth of the brewers’ reliance upon super brands. In the first decade of the twenty-first century‚ European brewers faced a surprising paradox. The traditional centre of the beer industry worldwide‚ and
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Managing Strategy – Case 1 PESTEL ANALYSIS: Political Factors – In the recent years‚ governments are campaigning strongly against drunken driving which has affected the tendency for beer consumers to drink in restaurants and bars. It has shifted beer sales to off-trade (retail) which is dominated mainly by large supermarket chains like Tesco or Carrefour. Globally‚ the off-trade volume boomed from 63% in 2000 to 68% in 2008‚ which represented an 8% growth Economic - As part of the government
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PESTEL framework. This framework is used to help form a strategic analysis of the macro-environment; the outside factors beyond the control of a company. It categorises the environmental influences into six groups: political‚ economical‚ socio-cultural‚ technological‚ environmental and legal; making up the acronym PESTEL. Analysis Political factors Europe has traditionally been seen as the centre of the beer brewing industry. However‚ the level of alcohol consumption is gradually declining
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In the early years of the 21st century‚ European brewers faced a surprising paradox. The traditional centre of the beer industry worldwide and home to the world’s largest brewing companies‚ Europe‚ was turning off beer. Beer consumption was falling in the largest markets of Germany and the United Kingdom‚ while burgeoning in emerging markets around the world. In 2008‚ Europe’s largest market‚ Germany‚ ranked only 5th in the world‚ behind China‚ the United States‚ Brazil and Russia. China‚ with 12%
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New Belgium Brewing Company Introduction New Belgium Brewing opened in 1991 originating in a basement in Fort Collins‚ Colorado. They have several types of beers such as Sunshine Wheat‚ Blue Paddle‚ Abbey‚ Mothership Wit‚ 1554‚ Trippel‚ other seasonal ales‚ and Fat Tire. Fat tire is their most popularly sold beer and originated with a story behind it. Fat tire was named after Jeff Lebesch’s‚ founder of NBB‚ rode through Belgium on a fat tire bicycle. Today‚ New Belgium Brewing is a company that
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