Bad news for Beer Lao

Shamefully unreported by this blog here is a belated round up on the halting of Beer Lao's expansion into Thailand:

Lao Brewery Co's plans to flood Thailand with its popular Beer Lao next year have been put on hold until 2011, a senior executive said Thursday.

But the government of Laos and Thailand recently decided that beer was too sensitive a product to be tariff-free in their respective markets.

"Both governments decided to keep the tariffs on beer until 2011," said Sounthone Phommachak, senior deputy managing director of the Lao Brewery Co. "Each country is still trying to protect their own beer market."

Bugger.................

More can be found at the following sites:

http://nationmultimedia.com/2007/09/20/business/business_30049676.php
http://whatismatt.com/beer-lao-not-coming-to-thailand/
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/230699/Beer_Lao_delays_export_plans