Asia Pacific Breweries

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24-Sept - Design Bridge has created shrink-wrap sleeves for the latest Tiger Beer limited edition bottles, which will go on sale across several markets in March next year.

The two sleeves, titled "Tattoo" and "Urban Funk", are the latest sleeve designs for Tiger's limited edition bottles, an initiative Tiger kicked-off in 2007. The two other designs, "Rise" and "Soul", were designed by artists Tomaz Goh & Bangkok Outfit -8e88 Graphic which collaborated in arts initiatives through Tiger Translate, a global showcase of the best emerging Asian creatives.

"The 'Urban Funk' sleeve differentiates itself from 'Tattoo' by appealing to the young city-career group, who have an active interest in the arts scene," he said.

"'Tattoo' was created to appeal more directly to active, extreme sports enthusiasts. Nevertheless, both groups share the same common confident, individual aspirations and desire for success."

"Tattoo" and "Urban Funk" will launch in Singapore, Thailand, Laos and Germany amongst other markets.

Source: Marketing-Interactive.com

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Announcement of award winners for the inaugural Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation Signature Art Prize

The Singapore Art Museum and Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) Foundation will hold a press conference at the Singapore Art Museum on October 14, 2008 to announce the award winners for the inaugural APB Foundation Signature Art Prize.

Ten artists from the Asia Pacific region were shortlisted in July for five awards – three Juror’s Choice Awards of SGD 10,000 each, a SGD 10,000 People’s Choice Award and the Grand Prize of SGD 45,000.

so, a total of SGD 85,000 going to be distributed in this Art Award thingie?

Source: Singapore Art Museum (SAM) Press Release

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Singapore, 14 October 2008 – Singaporean artist Mr Yeo Chee Kiong has been awarded the Grand Prize for the inaugural Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) Foundation Signature Art Prize organised by the APB Foundation and Singapore Art Museum (SAM). As the recipient of the Grand Prize, Yeo will receive SGD 45,000.

His winning artwork, A Day Without A Tree, is a mixed media installation that transformed the brick and plaster columns of the National Museum’s rotunda into a ‘living body’ experiencing the devastating effects of environmental change. In a world without trees, global warming has melted the solid forms of the building into a white fluid. Yet the slippery white fluid is also a visual pun and tongue-in-cheek reference to the notion of ‘spilt milk’, particularly within the confines of a building which houses and protects artefacts and works of art.

Upon learning that he had been awarded the Grand Prize, Yeo said, “The Signature Art Prize is definitely a significant award as it marks the growing importance of contemporary visual art practice in the Asia Pacific region. Winning the award is certainly the highlight of my career. I feel very happy and encouraged.”

Yeo’s artwork was selected as the winning entry from 10 artworks that had been shortlisted from the original 34 nominations from 12 countries. The other shortlisted artists are from Cambodia, China, India, Malaysia, Mongolia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.

Four other artists were also presented awards. The three Juror’s Choice Awards, each worth SGD 10,000, went to Malaysian artist Mr Ahmad Fuad B. Osman for Recollections of Long Lost Memories, Chinese artist Mr Zheng Bo for Karibu Islands and Indian artist Mr G.R. Iranna for Wounded Tools. The SGD 10,000 People’s Choice Award went to Mongolian artist Mr Davaa Dorjderem for his Voice in the Space, which received the most number of public online and onsite votes.

The awards will be formally presented to the artists by Mr Raymond Lim, Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs, at a gala dinner at the Raffles Hotel this evening.

The distinguished international jury included Henri Chen KeZhan, one of Singapore’s most established artists and a pioneer in contemporary Chinese painting; Simon Israel, Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation; Kwok Kian Chow, Director of the Singapore Art Museum; Dr Apinan Poshyananda, Director-General of the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture, Ministry of Culture, Thailand; Professor Xu Jiang, President of the China Academy of Art, People’s Republic of China; and Wonil Rhee, who has extensive experience in Media and Asian Contemporary Art and is Co-curator of the 3rd Seville Biennale which opened on 2 October and ends on 11 January 2009.

“The 10 shortlisted artworks were each impressive in their own right and it was difficult deciding which to award the Grand Prize. In the end, the jury felt that Yeo Chee Kiong’s A Day Without A Tree represented the best original artistic interpretation of concept combined with a creative use of media and material,” said Dr Apinan Poshyananda.

The APB Foundation Signature Art Prize is a hallmark of distinction that will be awarded triennially to artists whose work represents a significant development in contemporary art. The award series is the result of a 15-year partnership announced in October 2007 between SAM and APB Foundation to develop and promote contemporary visual art in the Asia Pacific region.The award is funded by a SGD 2.25 million sponsorship from APB Foundation.

Mr Simon Israel, Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation said, “The Signature Art Prize is our first contemporary art sponsorship of this scale. We are extremely pleased with the way it has progressed.”

“In the last few months I and the other members of the jury have been reviewing the artworks nominated for the inaugural Signature Art Prize and we were very excited to see the breadth and scope of the artworks in terms of mediums and subjects. This augurs well for this art prize series which we hope will become the premier juried prize for contemporary art in the region. The success of this inaugural art prize has led us to decide to open it to all countries in the Asia Pacific region in 2011,” he continued.

Mr Kwok Kian Chow, Director of the Singapore Art Museum added, "Thanks to APB Foundation's generous sponsorship, the Singapore Art Museum has been able to take the lead in organising an award programme to recognise emerging contemporary artists in the Asian region. The quality of the artworks nominated for this inaugural Signature Art Prize augurs well for the series which will be sustained over the next 15 years."

The 10 shortlisted artworks can be viewed at the Singapore Art Museum from now until 16 November.

Source: http://www.nhb.gov.sg/SAM/signatureartprize

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SINGAPORE : Mainboard-listed Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) on Friday said its fiscal first-quarter net profit rose 13 per cent on-year to S$48 million.

This included a one-time gain of S$3.5 million from the sale of a New Zealand venture, Liquorland Limited.

Revenue grew 2 per cent to S$580 million, on the back of higher sales volumes in many of its markets, and the rise in prices of its beers.

APB said it expects the operating environment to remain challenging.

To see itself through this crisis, APB said it will exercise disciplined cost management, and watch its operating costs and capital allocations.

Source: ChannelNewsAsia.com

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Hmmm.... no postings for 2 years.

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APB Q1 profits soar 53% to $115.7m By EMILYN YAP

Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) on Thursday posted a net profit of $115.7 million for the first quarter ended Dec 31, 2010. This is 53 per cent higher than a year ago.

Revenue jumped 35 per cent over in Q1 to $856.9 million.

APB lost 58 cents on the stock market yesterday to close at $20.50.

http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/sub/lat ... 86,00.html?

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Net profit for FY11 (ending 30 Sep 11) increases by 29.9% yoy, from S$263.1m to S$341.7m.

Revenue rose 18.4% to S$2.97b.

Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) has also proposed a final dividend of 63 S cents/share (FY10: 52 S cents) and a special dividend of 15.5 S cents/share, payable on 13 Feb 12.

The FY11 net profit attributable to shareholders includes exceptional gains of S$38.16m, largely from the sale of an associated firm by a JV company.

Source: UOBKH

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Asia Pacific Breweries said its second quarter net profit fell 7.3 percent to S$62.9 million, due to an exceptional loss related to the impairment of a Chinese unit Jiangsu Dafuhao Breweries Co.

Source: Reuters

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Heieneken said in a statement it has made an offer to acquire F&N's direct and indirect interests in brewer APB at S$50.00 per APB share, or for a total of S$5.1 billion ($4.1 billion).

Source: Reuters

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Hot on the heels ...as AB InBev buys out Corona maker Modelo for $20 billion (June 29)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/ ... B420120629