CR Snow (officially China Resources Snow Breweries Ltd.) is a brewing company headquartered in Beijing, China. It is a joint venture between China Resources Enterprise and the UK-based multinational SABMiller.[3] It is the largest brewing company in China, with a market share of around 21 per cent, and sold a total of 9.28 million kiloliters of beer in China in 2010.[4]
History
In July 2011 CR Snow acquired a 49 percent stake in Jiangsu Dafuhao Breweries and 100 percent of Shanghai Asia Pacific Brewery from Heineken International for 870 million yuan (US$134.42 million).[4]
Brands
Snow beer in a bottle and a can
CR Snow's principal brand is Snow, which is currently the biggest-selling beer in the world measured by volume, with sales of around 16.5 billion pints in 2010.[5][6] Its other brands include Blue Sword, Green Leaves, Huadan, Huadan Yate, Largo, Löwen, New Three Star, Shengquan, Shenyang, Singo, Sip, Tianjin, Yatai, Yingshi and Zero Clock.[1]
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