Vietnam: Carlsberg Vietnam launches new canning line at Hue brewery

Danish Carlsberg Group opened a new canning line in Hue, Vietnam in January 2016, ScandAsia.com reported on March 9.

Carlsberg Vietnam’s (CBVN) Hue Brewery is located in Phu Bai Industry Zone, Huong Thuy Ward.

At the same event, the company also announces that its Huda Gold (a sub-premium brand of Huda) received the Silver Medal of 2015 World Beer Championships in the US for the second time, with a score of 88/100 and marked “Highly Recommended” by industry experts for its outstanding and consistent quality. Huda Gold was granted this award the first time in 2013.

The new canning line with a total investment of almost 6,4 mil EUR is imported from Germany has production capacity of 60,000 cans per hour, or more than 50,000 cartons of 24 cans per day, which is 25% faster than the current canning line which had been in operation since 2011.

2015 is another successful year of CBVN with total volume increased 6% versus last year in spite of a challenging environment this year.

Carlsberg is one of the first Danish multi-national companies to enter Vietnam and made its first investment in 1993. For the first 20 years, Carlsberg managed its Vietnamese operations through Carlsberg Indochina. In 2012, a fully dedicated Carlsberg Vietnam organization was established with 3 offices and breweries in the North, Central and South of Vietnam. Carlsberg Vietnam’s brands include Carlsberg, Huda Gold, Huda and Halida.

09 March, 2016