Foster's Group Ltd
Euromonitor International's company profile, Foster's Group Ltd offers detailed strategic analysis of the company's business, examining its performance in the beer market. The report examines company shares by region and sector, brand portfolio and new product developments, market and distribution strategies, challenges from the competition and future prospects. Use it to understand opportunities and threats facing the business and the factors driving success .
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Chapters: 5 | Tables: 15 | Publication date: Sep 2007
Table of contents
STRATEGIC EVALUATION
SWOT ANALYSIS
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
PROSPECTS FOR THE BEER BUSINESS
Watered-down beer?
New models of trade development
Table 1 Foster’s Group Ltd: Beer World Sector Sales Performance 2005
Table 2 Foster’s Group Ltd: Beer Regional Sales Performance 2005
CORPORATE OVERVIEW
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND CHALLENGES
Beer subsumed by other alcohol
Lack of dynamism hurting beer sales
OPERATIONAL AND DISTRIBUTION STRATEGIES
Geographic realignment
International distribution agreements
MARKETING STRATEGIES
Foster’s marketing shifts focus with restructure
Product development to build new market sector?
OWNERSHIP EVENTS
Summary 1 Foster’s Group Ltd: Key Facts
PERFORMANCE BY REGION AND BY SECTOR
BEER MARKET ASSESSMENT
Beer market continues to concentrate, driven by merger and acquisition
Emerging markets key to organic growth
LAGER
Competitive landscape
Foster’s reshuffles positioning
Standard price products still characterise Australian market.
Prospects
DARK BEER
Competitive landscape
Prospects
NON-/LOW-ALCOHOL BEER
Competitive landscape
Prospects
Table 3 Foster’s Group Ltd: World Shares & Rankings in Beer by Sector 2004-2005
Table 4 Foster’s Group Ltd: World and Regional Shares in Beer by Sector 2005
BRAND ASSESSMENT
BRAND STRATEGY
Strategy narrows
FOSTER’S
VICTORIA BITTER
CARLTON
Table 5 Foster’s Group Ltd: Carlton World Shares & Rankings in Beer by Sector 2004-2005
Table 6 Foster’s Group Ltd: Carlton Regional Shares in Beer by Sector 2005
Table 7 Foster’s Group Ltd: Foster’s World Shares & Rankings in Beer by Sector 2004-2005
Table 8 Foster’s Group Ltd: Foster’s Regional Shares in Beer by Sector 2005
APPENDICES
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
Table 9 Foster’s Group Ltd: Financial Summary 2002-2006
COMPANY BACKGROUND
Summary 2 Foster’s Group Ltd: Historical Development
Summary 3 Foster’s Group Ltd: Subsidiaries 2005
Summary 4 Foster’s Group Ltd: Beer Brands 2005
Summary 5 Foster’s Group Ltd: Company Locations
Summary 6 Foster’s Group Ltd: Websites