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Yanjing Beer Sells Soda, Even More Aggressive Than Dayao
Backed by a beer giant with a market value of 35 billion yuan, Yanjing Beer's Beiste soda is making a strong push. This soda, which resembles Dayao, is aggressively expanding in foodservice channels with deeper discounts, offering a supply price 10 yuan lower per case than Dayao. Yanjing Beer's cross-industry move into beverages is serious, aiming to turn Beiste into a national bestseller like Dayao.
财经天下Joining the Beverage Market Fray: Is Dongpeng Beverage's 'Second Curve' Shuibula and Guozhicha Stable?
Relying on its blockbuster product, Dongpeng Beverage has already listed on the A-share market. In April 2025, the company submitted a prospectus to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, planning an 'A+H' dual listing with a goal of globalization. However, Dongpeng Beverage is not without worries. In the prospectus, it compared per capita annual consumption of its products in Guangdong Province and nationwide, confidently indicating vast market space. Yet, the energy drink market is fiercely competitive. At the start of 2025, the energy drink market saw renewed competition, with multiple brands attempting to replicate Dongpeng's strategy using cost-effective tactics to grab market share, potentially posing challenges to its national expansion.
谢小丹From a 1 Billion Yuan Single Product to a 10 Billion Yuan Category: Man Xiaobao Aims to Be the 'King of Rice Noodles'
A distributor in Wuhan shared with New Distribution that he placed an order for Man Xiaobao's new product before even tasting it, based on trust built over years of cooperation, and the product sold so well that it was out of stock again. Man Xiaobao, a brand founded in 2020, has become a leader in instant rice noodles, launching three new products that each exceeded 10 million yuan in monthly sales within a year, and is now expanding its product matrix to solidify its position in the 100-billion-yuan category.
Asher"8 Glasses of Water a Day" Becomes a 10-Billion-Yuan Business
Young people who don't like drinking water have found a new friend. The consumer consensus on sugar reduction and the demand for light wellness converge on the need for "8 glasses of water a day." Homegrown wellness water is a remake of the unsweetened tea story, and its rise is putting pressure on the unsweetened tea market. A report predicts that the market size of Chinese-style wellness water will reach about 10.8 billion yuan by 2028. As the main battlefield of water substitutes shifts from unsweetened tea to wellness water, the latter will only face more intense competition than the former.
黎晓Daily Sales Break One Million! Post-00s Boost 'Tipsy Tool', Reviving a 43-Year-Old Henan Legacy Brand
Post-00s have created a new 10-billion-yuan tipsy market: Chinese-style tea beer. Xinyang Maojian, West Lake Longjing, lemon-scented Dancong, peanut oolong... When tea meets beer, sealed with Chinese-style visuals and Eastern narratives, it has become a hot craft beer segment in the past year. The trendsetters are mid-tier domestic beer brands.
天下网商Tsingtao Brewery's Dual 'Chart-Topping' Feat: Brand Value of 280.355 Billion RMB Retains Top Spot, Sweeps First Place Across Six Major Platforms During 618
On June 18, the 22nd World Brand Conference was held in Beijing. When the World Brand Lab unveiled the 2025 'China's 500 Most Valuable Brands' list, Tsingtao Brewery once again topped the Chinese beer industry with a brand value of 280.355 billion RMB, continuing its 22-year streak of leading the list. On the same day, the 618 mid-year shopping festival on major e-commerce platforms concluded, with Tsingtao Brewery securing the top spot in beer category brand sales across six major platforms: Tmall, JD.com, Pinduoduo, Douyin, Kuaishou, and Vipshop.
诺言Why Is Water Placed at the C-position in Cigarette and Alcohol Stores?
Every summer, every retail outlet experiences a 'water war'. As soon as June begins, countless mom-and-pop stores, convenience stores, and even cigarette and alcohol supermarkets put water at the C-position of their shelves. In Hubei, Lv Jie, who runs a cigarette and alcohol supermarket in a lower-tier market, has made selling water a key focus for the coming months.
听筒Tech工作室After Reviewing 200+ 618 Dark Horse Brands, We Found Several Keys to the Resurgence of New Consumption
The signal of the second awakening of 'new consumption' is becoming increasingly clear. During this year's Tmall 618, 260 new brands surpassed industry giants to top their respective trend categories, supported by a vast and vibrant market. New brands are seizing opportunities in small scenarios and niche audiences, leveraging differentiated products and precise operations to achieve growth.
刀法行研Mixue Bingcheng Selling Beer?
Mixue Bingcheng, the giant known for its 'Snow King' image and dominance in the tea drink industry, is quietly venturing into craft beer, with its close ties to craft beer brand Fulu Family sparking widespread discussion. Recently, 'Fresh Beer Fulu Family' has entered the public eye as a 'Mixue Bingcheng sub-brand', featuring highly similar decor, a low-price strategy starting at 6.6 yuan, and rapid expansion of offline stores, becoming a hot topic in the consumer market.
食部尚书Is the 2025 Beverage Market 'Cold'? Three Distributors Have Their Say
As 2025 approaches June, the beverage industry has not seen the expected 'golden season.' Despite the Chinese beverage market surpassing 1.2 trillion yuan and rapid growth in subcategories like sugar-free tea and functional drinks, distributor anxiety is spreading. A survey by the author across multiple markets found one beverage distributor saying, 'From April, it was clear this year's beverage market wouldn't be very prosperous; even as terminals start stocking up for the peak season, overall beverage ex-factory prices remain low.' A distributor from South China said, 'Product prices are too competitive now; it's hard to make money.' Some distributors even report a 30% year-on-year decline in local beverage sales this summer, with inventory piling up to thousands of cases, and price wars driving wholesale prices below cost.
擎苍The New 'Human Cat Treat' That Conquers Picky Young People
From the low-calorie staple 'konjac noodles' for fitness enthusiasts to the stress-relief snack 'konjac spicy strips' for binge-watching sessions, konjac is taking over young people's shopping carts. Since 2024, konjac's online buzz and engagement have surged, with total mentions across Weibo, Xiaohongshu, Douyin, and Kuaishou up 191% year-on-year in 2024, and Q1 2025 alone reaching about 60% of 2023's total. Some have used a pack of konjac spicy strips to 'conquer' French professors and classmates, while others credit konjac for helping them lose weight.
DT商业观察The First Wave of Snack Store Owners: Cashing Out with Millions
The first batch of snack store owners have quietly exited with fortunes, yet the industry continues to attract newcomers. Despite a wave of store transfers, the high turnover and profit potential keep the dream alive for many.
洞见数据研究院HotMaxx Expands Product Categories in 'Adjustment'
HotMaxx, a Chinese discount retailer, is expanding beyond its traditional food and snacks to include beauty products, anime merchandise, and clothing, as it seeks new growth engines amid intensifying competition and the limitations of its original 'near-expiry' model. The strategy, however, carries risks in supply chain, brand positioning, and operations.
十里Carbonated Drinks Are Accelerating Toward 'Extinction'
In the past year, Coca-Cola's two major bottlers in China, China Foods and Swire Coca-Cola, have underperformed, with Swire's mainland revenue down 4.02% year-on-year in the first half of 2024 and China Foods down 9%. PepsiCo's global cola volumes fell 3% in Q2 2024, marking the eighth consecutive quarterly decline. As the beverage market shifts toward healthier options, carbonated drinks are losing shelf space to tea, functional drinks, and sugar-free alternatives, forcing giants to explore new scenarios like dining and lower-tier cities.
道总Tsingtao Brewery Healthy Beverages Joins Hands with Spring Airlines, Colorful Aircraft Maiden Flight Ceremony and Strategic Cooperation Signing Ceremony Successfully Held
On May 16, 2025, Tsingtao Brewery Healthy Beverages partnered with Spring Airlines to hold the maiden flight ceremony of a painted aircraft and the strategic cooperation signing ceremony at Shanghai Hongqiao Business Aviation Base. The cooperation stems from the deep alignment between the two parties in brand, quality, and philosophy, and will bring a unique travel experience to passengers.
New DistributionA Million-Selling Hit Every 15 Minutes: First Batch of Dewu Merchants, Including Yili and Dove, See Rapid Growth
In the era of stock competition, the growth logic of online FMCG business is being reshaped. While most merchants find online business increasingly difficult, some are achieving doubled growth on Dewu, with food category active merchants up 450% year-on-year and GMV over one million merchants up 400%. Dewu's unique user structure and growth logic offer fast-moving consumer goods brands a high-certainty incremental growth path.
AsherThai Schoolchildren Fall for Henan Spicy Strips: Chinese Snacks Sweep into Southeast Asia
In September 2024, Want Want spent RMB 138 million on a business jet, citing the need for more frequent trips to overseas markets. In FY2023, Want Want's overseas business grew by double digits, with overseas markets accounting for about 20% of revenue. Facing intense domestic competition, Chinese snack brands like Want Want are expanding into Southeast Asia, leveraging the region's proximity, cultural similarities, and large Chinese diaspora. Brands such as Qiaqia, Yanjinpuzi, and Weilong are making significant inroads, with Qiaqia's Thai subsidiary contributing RMB 400 million in 2023. The region's snack market is projected to reach $13.1 billion by 2029, attracting both traditional and internet-based snack brands.
王玮Snack Food Category Operator Case: From Haoxianglai's 'Top Ten Strategic Suppliers' to Opening 20+ Direct Stores in One Year, with Annual Sales in the Hundreds of Millions
In the past, distributors could easily achieve growth by simply following a good brand, but today this model is increasingly difficult. The market environment has changed, consumer demands have shifted, and retail strategies are constantly upgrading. The role of traditional distributors is being redefined—no longer just movers of goods, but local operators who truly understand the market, grasp the terminal, and create demand. Against this backdrop, a group of innovative and breakthrough distributors has emerged, adapting to the new market environment and showing us new possibilities for the distributor community.
张雨薇After 8 Years in Distribution, Annual Sales of 1.2 Billion, Covering 23,000 Local Small Stores: The Growth Story of Jiapin Yunshi
One distributor achieved annual sales of 1.2 billion yuan just 8 years after starting, a rarity in China's FMCG distribution sector. Founded in March 2017, it broke 1 million in its first month, 10 million monthly by December 2017, 20 million monthly by December 2018 with annual sales exceeding 100 million, and 30 million monthly by August 2019. From 2017 to 2024, the company maintained rapid growth with a 25% year-on-year increase, and to date, Jiapin Yunshi covers 23,000+ mom-and-pop stores in Xi'an with 7000+ SKUs and annual sales of 1.2 billion yuan.
袁来Scene is Category: How Fan Xiaoqi Emerged as the 'No.1 Milk Soda' from the Dining Channel
In the beverage industry, where flavor hits emerge endlessly and new products iterate rapidly, an innovative product focused on the 'meal pairing scene' is quietly gaining traction through the dining channel. Called 'Milk Soda'—a carbonated lactic acid bacteria drink—it precisely taps into the consumer psychology of 'wanting to relieve spiciness and greasiness, and enjoy a refreshing taste while eating.' In less than a year, Fan Xiaoqi has leveraged this innovation to expand from Ningbo to most cities nationwide, and since mid-April, the number of effective dining sales points has grown over 50% month-on-month.
冯瑶The 'Mixue Bingcheng' of Snacks: Can't Just Rely on 'Low-Margin Business'
Recently, Mingming Henmang knocked on the door of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with an impressive report card. According to the prospectus, Mingming Henmang's retail sales reached 55.5 billion yuan in 2024, with annual revenue of 39.3 billion yuan and over 14,394 stores. Notably, Mingming Henmang opened 8,083 new franchise stores in 2024 alone, equivalent to nearly 22 new stores opening every day across the country. It is worth mentioning that Mingming Henmang was formed in 2023 through the merger of two snack giants, 'Snacks Are Busy' and 'Zhao Yiming Snacks'.
伯虎团队China's Offline Beer Market in 2024: Four City Archetypes and One New Channel
Research covering nearly 4,500 comparable beer distributors and 177 cities shows a contracting but highly differentiated market, with premiumization, service quality, and discount stores creating selective growth.
New DistributionPrepared Dishes: Falling Out of Favor So Quickly?
Prepared dishes, a hot track in the past two years, seemed to have kept a low profile in 2024. However, according to the financial reports of major listed companies, the market performance of prepared dishes was not as good as expected. The prepared dishes sector collectively 'stalled'.
让消费更纯粹的After the Hype: Snacks Face a New Round of Reshuffling and Breakout
Over the past two years, Chinese consumers have achieved 'snack freedom.' From first- and second-tier cities to county towns and even rural streets, snack stores are everywhere, with prices getting cheaper. Even premium brands like Bestore and Three Squirrels have cut prices. But while the front end is bustling, the back end is struggling: price wars have squeezed profits, and the industry is facing a reshuffle.
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