The beer market in China is highly-localized: retail channels are very complicated and most local consumers prefer local beer brands, which means both global and local beer maker are facing great challenge doing business in China. The study exams Tsingtao Beer¡¦s three major changes: acquisition, integration and international activities and connects these changes to hyper-competition advantages to explain why Tsingtao Beer is the leader in China's beer market.

The purpose of this work is to study the beer market in Turkey in respect of demand analysis and with a view to assess whether the marketing and in particular pricing policies adopted by industry players in the period 1997-2002 have been efficient. Of specific interest is the near duopolistic structure of the market and the question whether pricing policies followed during the period 1997-2002 have been determinant in the observed sales volumes. The investigation focuses first on the analysis of the determinants of demand, and secondly on questioning whether pricing policies practiced in the market are optimal with respect to the objectives of the industry players. The major finding of the study is that beer prices in Turkey are below the optimal level, with respect to both revenue and profit maximizing objectives. Moreover, seasonality in beer demand can be exploited further with a high-low pricing scheme to improve the industry revenue.

The thesis "The evaluation of the brand's entry strategy to a foreign market" analyses mexican beer market and reflects the key factors, that are to be considered when entering the market. The first chapter examines the theoretical aspects of the company's entry to any foreign market and sums up the the current situation at the world beer market. In the second chapter the mexican beer market is researched, particularly its consumption specifics and the main companies that rule this market. The third chapter focuses on the entry strategy considered for Pivovary Staropramen. It suggests ways that can help the company to enter the market successfully.

Final thesis focuses on strategic and financial analysis of Pivovar Janáček, a.s. Strategic analysis researches the beer market in the Czech Republic. Thesis analyzes beer industry and its role in OKEC, beer consumption, beer production and structure of the beer market in the Czech Republic. Furthermore is analyzed labeling beer, taxation of beer and export of beer. Financial analysis deals with horizontal and vertical analysis of financial statements, analysis of liquidity, rentability, activity, debt ration and also analysis of predictive models. Perspectives of the company are summarized according to previous analysis in the conclusion.

This master thesis focuses on consumers on the Czech beer market. The main objective is to get knowledge of current consumers through a qualitative research. Based on the most important tendencies I will carry out a segmentation of the market. As a result, profiles of main consumer types will be identified. Deep knowledge about current consumers will provide valuable recommendations for developing optimal communication strategy. I will especially concetrate on attitudes to advertisements and main elements of advertising campaigns.

Title: Brand loyalty in the Swedish beer market: A consumer study about the relations between brand loyalty, perceived quality, brand awareness and brand associations. Authors: Emmelie Gustafsson and Camilla Sjödahl-Essén Supervisor: Ossi Pesämaa Department: School of Management, Blekinge Institute of Technology Course: Bachelor’s thesis in Business Administration, 15 credits Purpose: This study aims to study how brand loyalty of three Swedish beer brands is affected by brand associations, brand awareness and perceived quality. The study contributes to explain the differences between the three brands to highlight their strength and weaknesses as well as comparing with each other with the result of this study. Method: Three surveys accounted for the empirical data, which furthermore was statistically analyzed with SPSS and Excel. Results: The result of the three brands show that perceived quality is a closer influencing factor to brand loyalty than brand associations and brand awareness. The three brands also differed where Norrlands Guld proved to be the strongest brand with high brand awareness and brand loyalty.

The goal of this master´s thesis is to analyse the perception of Gambrinus brand on the Czech beer market and on the basis of the analysis to formulate recommendations for the owners of the brand to maximize the brand value and improve the brand perception. The theoretical part of the thesis is to describe the brand in general, the strategic management of the brand and methods of the research. The practical part of the thesis is focused on the description of the Czech beer market with emphasis on Plzeňský Prazdroj group. In the next chapter Gambrinus brand is analysed in terms of values, marketing campaigns and the market position. The last chapter consists of quantitative and qualitative research with a goal of analysing the perception of Gambrinus brand on the Czech market. On the basis of the results of the research, the recommendations for the owners of the brand are made.

The aim of the Master thesis is to analyse the perception of Budweiser Budvar brand on the Czech beer market. Theoretical part of the thesis deals with the brand in general, its strategic management and the methods that are related to the brand research. In practical part I apply the theoretical knowledge to the Budweiser Budvar brand and I am coming up with thorough analysis with respect to its values and the current communication campaign. The main part of the work consists of qualitative research, in which I am investigating what attitudes Czech people have to this brand. I am comparing overall results with results in Budweiser Budvar target group as well as the results in the region of South Bohemia. Based on the survey I am suggesting possible recommendations for the future development of Budweiser Budvar brand on the Czech beer market.

The thesis concerns with appraisal of the potential of sub-Saharan Africa region as the new attractive region for international breweries, among others also for Budějovický Budvar n. c. In order to determine whether the sub-Saharan region is suitable for the expansion of this company, the initial chapters of this work deal with company Budějovický Budvar n. c., its overall strategy and marketing concept chosen for its flagship Budweiser Budvar brand. The following part of this thesis has been devoted to characterize the region of sub-Saharan Africa and using of PEST analysis method it evaluates African markets in terms of their political, economic , socio- cultural and technological environment. In the next chapter of this thesis I analyse specific environment of the African beer market. This analysis shows that the potential of this region is very significant also in this branch. In conclusion of this work, there is the comparison of selected indicators in individual African countries. On the basis of this comparisons top 10 countries from sub-Saharan region were selected, that have the greatest potential to become the new export territories of company Budějovický Budvar n. c.

The goal of this masters thesis is to design a set of recommendations for owners of the brand Radegast in the field of improving a brand perception, increasing awareness and maximization of brand value, which will be achieved by analyzing the brand and conducting own quantitative research. The first chapter aims to define the brand itself as well as its strategic management. In the second chapter, specifically the brand Radegast is analyzed, including its history, marketing programs as well as the ownership by Plzeňsky Prazdroj and SABMiller. The final chapter contains my own research of perception of Radegast on the Czech beer market together with recommendations for the brand owners.