The market analysis firm predicted that the consumption per capita would reach 40.6 liters this year, which would make Vietnam the largest beer consumer in SE Asia. In its latest report, Euromonitor said that Vietnam will be the next major battlefield for brewers. She said she was surprised that beer is cheap in Vietnam and that bars and beer clubs open so rapidly in Hanoi and HCMC. Yoshiki Otani, 50, a Japanese businessman, who specializes in importing porcelain products from Vietnam to Japan, also said that Vietnamese laws are too lax for alcohol drinkers. RELATED NEWSVietnamese beer market big enough for all brewersBreweries fight for high-end beer marketThanh Mai

Source: VietNamNet News August 09, 2017 05:03 UTC