2023年3月9日

印度新德里:B9饮料,拥有工艺啤酒品牌Bira 91,已经筹集了1000万美元从日本最大的银行三菱ufj银行几个月后它获得了d辑一轮融资7000万美元,这是由日本啤酒公司麒麟控股有限公司将用这笔资金继续增加其产量,增强供应链,提高创新能力。“当我看着这个特定的投资,我认为我们的想法是要真正得到最重要的和可信的金融机构的日本,“Ankur Jain,创始人兼首席执行官B9饮料对薄荷在周四的一个访谈中说。”的一件事,我们试图建立一个网络的世界各地的金融机构可以帮助我们我们公司制度化并得到我们的下一个公司可能上市的里程碑,”Jain说。酒精饮料的关注公司开车工艺啤酒在中国的流行,是扩大业务在未来12至24个月,确保布鲁尔是在规模IPO“变得有意义”Jain说。然而,IPO的时间并不是评估的现在,他补充道。Bira成立于2015年,91年由红杉资本支持印度,比利时Sofina集,日本麒麟控股。机构金融投资者持有B9饮料30%的股份。耆那教徒拒绝评论该公司的估值将当前回合。同时,Yasuhide Hayashi执行官,三菱ufj银行,说印度啤酒市场蓬勃发展,由于等因素改变消费者的生活方式,越来越多的酒精饮料的偏好,和不断上升的关于进口和高端啤酒品牌意识。这种伙伴关系,我们渴望与Bira 91团队合作进一步增长故事,增强他们的足迹在印度以及世界各地,”哈亚希说。 The brewer recently stepped into the cafe-chain market after it acquired The Beer Cafe in an all-stock deal in October. The move was aimed at strengthening its play in the pubs and taprooms market and building a large-scale direct-to-consumer platform focused on beer and innovation. Jain said the two companies are “early stages of integration" and the chain will add another 10 outlets this calendar year. “We're already ahead of our pre-covid numbers in terms of the cafe’s revenues. We are expanding the store network from the current 30 to nearly 60 to 65 before the end of fiscal 2024," he said. Companies are gearing up for a strong summer with no preceding covid-19 wave that could potentially disrupt demand and supply. However, inflationary pressures persist as prices of glass bottles and barley have remained stubbornly high. Input costs for the brewer have risen 15-35% compared to pre-covid levels. “A lot of states have taken progressive steps to ensure improvement in pricing. Some states are still a little bit stubborn. Most suppliers will not be able to allocate products if price increases are not given by those excise departments and so on," Jain added. The company has also been expanding its non-beer portfolio with hard seltzers and ciders. “We're not intending to enter the spirits category, for example. But to keep our focus on lower ABV (alcohol by volume) beverages i.e. sparkling. The idea for us is to really focus on the beer occasion," he said. Bira 91 holds a market share of 5% across key markets in India. It has five manufacturing facilities in the country and is available across 550 towns and 18 countries worldwide. Jain said their product will be available in 25 markets overseas before the end of the current calendar year. The company recently announced investments in a greenfield facility in Uttar Pradesh, that is expected to go live in the summer of 2024. ABOUT THE AUTHOR