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Subject: Re: Are Labatt Ice Beer and Stella Artois still on the Burma  market ?

I didn't see any Labatt or Stella Artois this January, although I wasn't
specifically looking out for them.  In terms of advertisements, I saw
quite a few for Apple computer.  I don't believe that Apple is still in
Burma, but rather nobody has gone through the trouble to dismantle the
billboards.  


On 2 Feb 1997 kwia@xxxxxx wrote:

> From: KWIA <kwia@xxxxxx>
> Subject: Are Labatt Ice Beer and Stella Artois still on the Burma  market ?
> 
> Dear Burmanet readers,
> 
> The Belgian brewery group Interbrew on 14 october 1996 released this statement:
> 
> 'Interbrew, the Belgian brewery group, affirms neither to have investements,
> neither to have plans to do so in Burma (Myanmar). There is no direct sale
> of Interbrewproducts to this country. Interbrew has no plans at all to set
> up any selling organization or distribution network. Interbrew exports her
> products to 80 countries, mostly by means of independent distributors. 
> So Interbrew has demanded her independent distributors in the region to stop
> all possible sales to Burma. By this way Interbrew takes her responsibility
> as a good international citizen'.
> 
> This was the result of a common action by the Canadian Friends of Burma, the
> Burma Centre Netherlands and KWIA. We had found out the Belgian brewery
> group Interbrew exported Labatt Ice Beer to Burma.
> 
> Yesterday however I meet two tourists who travelled in Burma last november.
> They told me  one of the Interbrew beers, Stella Artois, was in the market
> everywhere around. Not only the beer was easy to get, there was also a large
> promotion campaign for the Belgian beer. Also Labatt Ice Beer was sold.
> 
> I can imagine in november there still was a Labatt and Stella stock. I also
> understand it is possible Labatt and Stella are smuggled in. I can not
> understand however someone is campaigning for a company that is withdrawing
> ... What does Interbrew mean by 'demanding her independent distributors to
> stop all possible sales to Burma' ?
> 
> I would like to ask all people who have been in Burma recently, to let me
> know whether or not Labatt Ice Beer and Stella Artois are available and
> whether both beers are promoted.
> 
> Thank you
> 
> Kris Deckers
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