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Why Asian alcohol brands have the ‘bandwidth to assimilate and succeed’ globally – Category Intel

Richard Woodard
Last updated: 03/04/2025 at 8:17 AM
By Richard Woodard
2 April 2025
12 Min Read

Asian drinks companies are breaking out of their domestic markets and finding export success thanks to an increasingly curious global audience.


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Asia’s beverage alcohol brand owners believe that their export success near and far is not a passing fad, but part of a bigger lifestyle shiftJapan was the pioneer of Asian whisky in the West, but other origins, such as Taiwan and an increasingly quality-focused India, have joined the frayExport strategies are increasingly broad, taking in neighbouring Asian countries, major Western markets and emerging destinations in AfricaLarger businesses have the spending power and brand equity to compete with multinationals for blue-chip sponsorship deals and marketing campaignsThe challenging macroeco

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Richard Woodard
ByRichard Woodard
Former newspaper journalist Richard Woodard has been writing about the global wine and spirits industry for 25+ years, and is a regular contributor to a number of magazines and websites.
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