This book describes a number of different empirical studies and evaluations of the international brewery industry. This industry has recently undergone two climactic changes within a ten to fifteen year time period. These are a significant industry-wide consolidation of firms and market shares...

pt. I. International market developments and firm performance -- pt. II. Host country institutional effects -- pt. III. Multi-point competition and rivalries -- pt. IV. Cross-border M&A integration and subsidiary development -- pt. V. Leadership and internationalization -- pt. VI. Boundless...

Importing the modern beer industry into Egypt -- A star rises: Stella and the Egyptian beer industry, 1920-1940 -- Crowning the pyramid: the Egyptian beer industry's "mature" period, 1940-1952 -- Stella is always delicious: selling beer in the time of Nasser, 1952-1958 -- A Pan-Arab brew: Stella...

The production of beer today occurs within a bifurcated industrial structure. There exists a small number of large, global conglomerates supplying huge volumes of a limited range of beers, and a plethora of small and medium breweries producing a diverse range of beers sold under unique brands....