A Round up of the Latest Financial Information of the World's Major Alcoholic Drinks Producers.

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c35805) has announced the addition of The Ranking Report For The Major Global Alcoholic Drinks Producers - Management Briefing to their offering.

This management briefing looks at the big picture and rounds up the latest-available consistent financial data for the world's major alcoholic drinks producers. It provides ranking tables by sales, profit and market cap across the industry as a whole. Given the M&A of recent years, it's interesting to note which companies might be a good "fit" for each other. Who knows what future M&A is around the corner...

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Table of contents

Introduction

Major players in the global drinks market

Diageo

Anheuser Busch

Asahi Breweries, Ltd.

Heineken

Suntory

Kirin Brewery Company  Ltd.

InBev NV/SA

SABMiller plc

Dr. August Oetker KG

Scottish & Newcastle plc

The global beer market

Outlook for the beer market

The global spirits market

Outlook for the spirits market

The global wine market

Outlook for the wine market

Summary and outlook

Appendix

List of companies deleted from primary research list

List of tables

Table 1: The top alcoholic drinks producers ranked by 2003 and 2004 total group sales 

Table 2: Global beverage market - volume growth (in %), 1999-2004

Table 3: The top alcoholic drinks producers ranked by 2003 and 2004 total group profit

Table 4: The top beer producers ranked by 2003 and 2004 total group sales

Table 5: The top beer producers ranked by 2003 and 2004 total group profit

Table 6: The top beer producers ranked by 2003 and 2004 total group market cap

Table 7: Global beer market growth

Table 8: Global beer production by major region (2004 % region share)

Table 9: The top spirits producers ranked by 2003 and 2004 total group sales

Table 10: The top spirits producers ranked by 2003 and 2004 total group profit

Table 11: The top spirits producers ranked by 2003 and 2004 total group market cap

Table 12: Global spirits market value and growth, 2004-2005

Table 13: Top spirits exporting countries and their shares (2004)

Table 14: Projected growth in spirits consumption, 1999-2008 (volume in bns 9-litre cases, value in US$bn)

Table 15: The top wine producers ranked by 2004 and 2003 total group sales

Table 16: The top wine producers ranked by 2004 and 2003 total group profit

Table 17: The top ten wine producing countries, 2004 and 2008 (m's hectolitre & % change)

Table 18: The top alcoholic drinks producers, 2003-2004 total group sales, profit and market cap (US$m and % change)

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