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  lOMoAR cPSD| 47206071       lOMoAR cPSD| 47206071 FINAL REPORT – GROUP 4 
RECOMMENDATIONS OF LECTURER     1    lOMoAR cPSD| 47206071 FINAL REPORT – GROUP 4  CITATION 
This final report was written with the purpose of describing the information 
that your team has learned and analyzed during the time of the research against. 
During this time, I took advantage of the work of observing, researching and 
reviewing the actual business situation of HEINEKEN enterprise and from 
that, I selected topics for research, development, and product sales planning.  tiger beer. 
 In addition to the specialized theories that I have accumulated through my 
studies, I also use journals, books, reference materials and some other relevant 
information about the industry that I research on the Internet. I collect the range 
and include it in the report as a secondary data source. 
 Based on all the data and information that I have gathered, I present the  following report in 6 parts: 
• PART 1: IN TRODUCTION OF BUSINESS AND PRODUCT 
• PART 2: ANALYSIS OF THE MICRO & MACRO SITUATION  • PART 3: SWOT ANALYSIS  • PART. 4: SER SALES GOALS  • PART 5: SALES EXECUTION 
• PART 6: MONITOR SALES ACTIVITIES  • PART 7: BUDGET  • PART 8: FINAL CONCLUSION  2    lOMoAR cPSD| 47206071 FINAL REPORT – GROUP 4  ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 
First of all, we would like to express our sincere thanks and respect to Hoa 
Sen University, which has taught and created good conditions for us to study, 
and especially the lecturers who guide us. Teacher Phan Minh Tuấn has 
facilitated and supported us in the process of completing the report. 
Due to limited knowledge, it is inevitable that there will be shortcomings in 
understanding and clarifying the assigned problem. We look forward to 
receiving the comments and guidance of you and your friends.    3    lOMoAR cPSD| 47206071 FINAL REPORT – GROUP 4  TABLE OF CONTENTS 
RECOMMENDATIONS OF LECTURER.................................................................................1 
CITATION.....................................................................................................................................2 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT............................................................................................................3 
TABLE OF CONTENTS..............................................................................................................4 
LIST OF IMAGES SMALL.........................................................................................................5 
INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................6 
PART 1: INTRODUCTION OF BUSINESS AND PRODUCT................................................8 
PART 2: ANALYSIS OF THE MICRO & MACRO SITUATION.......................................12 
2.1 MICRO ENVIRONMENT....................................................................................................................................12  2.1.1 
COMPETITOR..............................................................................................................................................12 
2.1.2 INTERMEDIARY AGENT..............................................................................................................................13 
2.1.3 CUSTOMERS...............................................................................................................................................13 
2.2 MACRO ENVIROMENT.....................................................................................................................................14 
2.2.1 ECONOMIC ENVIROMENT..........................................................................................................................14  2.2.2  POLITICAL 
ENVIROMENT............................................................................................................................14 
PART 3: SWOT ANALYSIS......................................................................................................16 
3.1 STRENGTHS.....................................................................................................................................................16 
3.2 WEAKNESSES...................................................................................................................................................18 
3.3 OPPORTUNITIES..............................................................................................................................................19 
3.4 THREATS..........................................................................................................................................................20 
PART 4: SET SALES GOALS...................................................................................................21 
4.1 BASES FOR BUILDING GOALS..........................................................................................................................21 
4.1.1 CURRENT MARKET SITUATION..................................................................................................................21 
4.1.2 ACTUAL RESOURCES OF THE BUSINESS.....................................................................................................22 
4.1.3 PAST SALES RESULTS..................................................................................................................................24 
4.1.4 FUTURE SALES GOALS................................................................................................................................25 
4.2 STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT...............................................................................................................................26 
4.2.1 PRODUCT STRATEGY ( PRODUCT)..............................................................................................................26 
4.2.2 PRICE STRATEGY (PRICE)............................................................................................................................27 
4.2.3 DISTRIBUTION STRATEGY (PLACE).............................................................................................................28 
4.2.4 PROMOTION STRATEGY (PROMOTION).....................................................................................................30 
4.2.5 B2C.............................................................................................................................................................33 
4.2.6 B2B.............................................................................................................................................................34 
PART 5: SALES EXECUTION.................................................................................................36 
5.1 SALES FORCE...................................................................................................................................................36 
5.2 AGENTS, WHOLESALERS AND RETAILERS........................................................................................................39 
5.3 SUPPORT MARKETING ACTIVITIES...................................................................................................................39 
PART 6: MONITOR SALES ACTIVITIES.............................................................................41  4    lOMoAR cPSD| 47206071 FINAL REPORT – GROUP 4 
6.1 SALES STAFF MANAGEMENT...........................................................................................................................41 
6.2 INVENTORY MANAGEMENT............................................................................................................................42 
PART 7: BUDGET......................................................................................................................43 
PART 8: FINAL CONCLUSION...............................................................................................44 
RESOURCE.................................................................................................................................45 
TURNITIN...................................................................................................................................46    5    lOMoAR cPSD| 47206071 FINAL REPORT – GROUP 4  LIST OF IMAGES SMALL 
Figure 1 Office complex of Heineken Vietnam Brewery - Vung Tau.............9 
Figure 2 Tiger beer product lines...................................................................10 
Figure 3 Market share of beer manufacturing companies in Vietnam 2021 
(Heineken includes 2 main brands: Heineken beer and Tiger beer)..............11 
Figure 4 Global beer consumption by country..............................................13 
Figure 5 Stock situation of 2018-2022..........................................................14 
Figure 6 Tiger monthly growth around 2022.................................................21 
Figure 7 Heineken staff’s..............................................................................23 
Figure 8 APB's revenue and profit have grown steadily over the years.........24 
Figure 9 Tiger's customer..............................................................................25 
Figure 10 Price segment statistics..................................................................27 
Figure 11 Music event : virtual reality concert tiger remix............................32 
Figure 12 Son Heung-Min Teams Up With Tiger Beer to Encourage 
Everyone to Pursue Ambitions......................................................................33 
Figure 13 Music event : virtual reality concert tiger remix............................33  INTRODUCTION 
Reason for choosing the topic 
The reason for choosing the topic Distribution is one of the important stages 
in business activities of enterprises.Besides product strategy, advertising, 
promotion, distribution strategy is an important marketing tool to help 
businesses create and maintain a long-term competitive advantage in the 
market. Researching and developing a wide distribution system and 
approaching the target market not only creates a great competitive advantage 
in the market but also achieves a long-term advantage. However, in order to  6    lOMoAR cPSD| 47206071 FINAL REPORT – GROUP 4 
build a highly strategic distribution channel, businesses must invest a lot of 
money, effort and time, because this is both a science and art work. As a long-
standing beer brand in Vietnam, Tiger beer brand has built its own wide 
distribution channel system to help easily bring products to 
consumers.Branded products are present on the market from North to South, 
distributed through distributors, agents, and retailers. With fierce competition 
from competitors in the market, the Tiger beer brand still maintains its 
momentum, capturing the minds of target customers by developing a strong 
distribution channel system and knowing how to coordinate effectively. 
distribution channel strategy with other variables in marketing strategy. 
Therefore, the group has chosen the topic "ANALYSIS OF THE 
DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL SYSTEM OF BIATIGER BRAND IN 
VIETNAM MARKET" to find out how the brand builds its distribution 
channel system and gives some comments for the strategy. distribution channel  strategy 
 Objectives of the thesis 
The purpose of the essay is to collect basic information about Tiger beer 
brands and products in Vietnam market, learn and analyze the distribution 
channels of Tiger beer products, evaluate the advantages, disadvantages for 
distribution channel strategy and propose some solutions in the future. In order 
to complete the purpose of the topic set out above, the task of the topic focuses 
on solving the following basic problems: Research, Synthesize and analyze the 
distribution channel system of the Tiger beer brand. Assess the current situation 
and propose solutions for the distribution system of the Tiger beer brand.  7    lOMoAR cPSD| 47206071 FINAL REPORT – GROUP 4  Tiger outline 
The marketing strategy of Tiger beer has partly confirmed the terrible power 
of the "strong tiger" of the Asian beer village. With the pride of a famous Asian 
beer brand in the world, Tiger is constantly reinventing itself in all aspects. At 
the same time, presenting a strong and modern new image. However, it still 
retains the quintessential taste, integrity and class. Thereby, increasingly 
affirming the leading position in the choice of young Asians. Digital 
Restaurant, a useful and reputable website with the latest updates in the case  study section 
PART 1: INTRODUCTION OF BUSINESS  AND PRODUCT 
History of formation and development 
Tiger was born in 1930 in Singapore. In 1931, Heineken entered into a joint 
venture with Singapore's Neave and Farser beverage companies to form 
Malayan Breweries Limited (MBL). This cooperation helps to increase 
Heineken international's dominant ratio when it holds 95.3% of the shares. 
In October 1932, Singapore had its first beer brand, Tiger Beer, belonging to 
Heineken Asia Pacific. In 1990, MBL changed its name to Asia Pacific 
Breweries (APB). The aim is to dominate the Asian market. Thanks to the 
exploitation and understanding of the Asian market and culture, Tiger beer has 
successfully made a good impression on customers. 
The strong, masculine Asian tiger and animal symbol further affirms the 
brand image of true Asian beer. Not only firmly in this market, it is also 
exported to many parts of the world. At the same time, becoming the exclusive  8    lOMoAR cPSD| 47206071 FINAL REPORT – GROUP 4 
leading brand of APB. It can be said that this is one of the biggest beer brands  in the world. 
 Brief i ntroduction of the Company : 
• Produced by Heineken Asia Pacific, forerunner 
• Tiger Beer is a Singaporean beer brand that was first launched as Asia  Pacific Brewery. 
• The company is a joint venture between Heineken N.V. and Singapore 
multinational food and beverage company Fraser and Neave. 
• Tiger is one of the biggest beer brands in the world, and Vietnam is one 
of Tiger's most beloved markets.   
Figure 1 Office complex of Heineken Vietnam Brewery - Vung Tau  
Brief introduction of the P roduct :  9    lOMoAR cPSD| 47206071 FINAL REPORT – GROUP 4 
Currently, in the Vietnamese market, Tiger Beer mainly provides this market  with beer lines such as: 
• Tiger Original beer (Tiger brown): is one of the most popular and 
consumed beers in huge quantities. From restaurants to street eateries,  everyone loves this beer. 
• Tiger Platinum Wheat Lager Beer: Is a new line of Tiger beer with many 
improvements both inside and out, bringing a new wave to attract  consumers' attention. 
• Tiger Crystal Beer (Silver Tiger): is a new product of Tiger beer, using 
the unique cold fermentation technology Cold Suspension, deeply 
cooled by Crystal Cold technology   
Figure 2 Tiger beer product lines 
In particular, the Tiger Beer brand recognizes that today's light beer market 
is increasingly growing, with many young urban drinkers demanding a smooth 
yet full - flavoured wine selection for every social occasion be it at a party or 
at a company dinner after a long day at work, so now Tiger Beer has turned its  10    lOMoAR cPSD| 47206071 FINAL REPORT – GROUP 4 
Tiger Crystal beer into a development spearhead and an iconic product of Tiger 
in the future. At the 2010 World Beer Cup, Crystal Silver Tiger beer took the 
lead, beating 19 entries in the Australian, Latin American or Tropical Light 
Lager category and was rated 87 points by www.tastings.com, the website of 
the Beverage Testing Institute. 
PART 2: ANALYSIS OF THE MICRO &  MACRO SITUATION  2.1 MICRO ENVIRONMENT   2.1.1 COMPETITOR   
Figure 3 Market share of beer manufacturing companies in Vietnam 2021 
(Heineken includes 2 main brands: Heineken beer and Tiger beer) 
Tiger beer belongs to the premium beer segment in Vietnam market 
(Premium segment > 15,000 VND/can, bottle) with retail price from 16,000 
VND or more depending on distribution location 
Substitute products of 3 main competitors (Sabeco, Habeco, Carlsberg)  11    lOMoAR cPSD| 47206071 FINAL REPORT – GROUP 4 
• Saigon Chill Beer of SABECO company 
• Budweiser beer from Anheuser-Busch company. 
• Beck's beer line of Anheuser-Busch company (Beck's, Beck's Ice) 
• Sapporo Beer by Seibei Nakagawa Company 
• Zorok Lager Beer of Sabmiller Vietnam Company 
• brand or reputation of corporate governance to investors and consumers. 
• Carlsberg beer of the company Carlsberg Indochina   2.1.2 INTERMEDIARY AGENT 
Tiger Beer has retail and wholesale agents spread across the country from 
pubs, grocery stores, convenience stores, supermarkets, ..   2.1.3 CUSTOMERS 
According to the Ministry of Health. The average alcohol consumption in 
Vietnam per liter of pure alcohol per capita (over 15 years old) per year is 8.3 
liters, equivalent to 1 person drinking 170 liters of beer per year. In a survey 
conducted in 2021 in Vietnam within 30 days, up to 64% of men and 10% of  women drank alcohol.  12    lOMoAR cPSD| 47206071 FINAL REPORT – GROUP 4   
Figure 4 Global beer consumption by country  2.2 MACRO ENVIROMENT 
 2.2.1 ECONOMIC ENVIROMENT 
General Statistics Office -> beer production in the first 6 months of 2022 =>  2.6 billion liters  14.2% increase over last year 
increased by 9.1% over the same period in 2019 (before the epidemic 
broke out and Decree No. 100/2019/ND-CP took effect). 
Although the Fed increased lending rates, causing a series of Vietnamese 
banks to increase, it did not reduce the level of beer consumption.   2.2.2 POLITICAL ENVIROMENT 
Article 5 Law on Alcohol Prevention and Control 2019 => 18 years old can  drink beer 
Decree No. 100/2019 => raise the penalty level  13    lOMoAR cPSD| 47206071 FINAL REPORT – GROUP 4 
• General Statistics Office 2020 
• Decree 100 along with the covid 19 epidemic => decrease in beer sales   
Figure 5 Stock situation of 2018-2022 
Shares of Heineken company of Tiger beer 2019 2020 decreased and then 
increased again from 2021 to present 
=> Vietnamese people's consumption habits have not been affected much 
after the Decree because => penalties are available but little enforcement  PART 3: SWOT ANALYSIS  3.1 STRENGTHS  Brand reputation: 
• Originating from the streets of Asia in the 1930s, until now, Tiger Beer 
has been present in more than 60 countries and has become a beer 
brand loved by many consumers with its distinctive beer taste.  14    lOMoAR cPSD| 47206071 FINAL REPORT – GROUP 4 
• Tiger Beer is one of the most successful brands in Singapore and in 
the world. Currently, the Tiger beer brand is valued at S$820 million.  Many prestigious awards: 
• More than 40 prestigious international awards that Tiger has achieved 
has become the pride of the "Asian tiger" during 9 decades of conquest  worldwide. 
• In particular, it is worth mentioning twice winning the Gold Medal at 
the International Beer Industry Awards taking place in the UK - the 
award is likened to the Oscars of the beer industry - in 1954 and 1998.  Local customers:  15    lOMoAR cPSD| 47206071 FINAL REPORT – GROUP 4   
In every country where Tiger beer is located, the brand strives to create 
familiar local customer networks. 
• In addition, the unique and distinctive taste of Tiger beer is also a 
factor that is chosen by local customers because of its suitability with 
hot and humid weather as well as the taste suitable for delicious Asian  dishes.  Wide distribution network: 
• Another strength of the Tiger beer brand lies in its wide distribution 
network and market share through the association of two shareholders, 
Fraser and Neave, Limited (F&N) and Heineken  International. 
• Heineken International is a longstanding and well-known brand 
among brewers through its global network of distributors and 115 
breweries in over 65 countries.  Powerful Marketing Strategy 
• Exploiting Asian culture, Asian heritage and Far Eastern 
characteristics, Tiger Beer has attracted many target customers of 
Tiger - especially young people. 
• Tiger Beer's global brand platform, "Uncage" is not only a descriptive 
metaphor for how the brand brings bravery to the whole of Asia, but 
also the first step in the marketing strategy of Tiger Beer.  16    lOMoAR cPSD| 47206071 FINAL REPORT – GROUP 4   
Tiger beer attracts customers in these Asian countries. 
Through a big idea, Tiger wants to convey to young Asians that no 
matter who they are, in any position in society, live to the fullest, 
beyond the barriers of self and society.  3.2 WEAKNESSES  Innovation trend: 
• Young people in recent years often prefer strong alcohol to beer 
because of the new strong feeling from alcohol. 
• In addition, in a market as competitive as beer production, advances 
in technology from the innovation of other beer brands are factors that 
put Tiger beer under constant threat.  Health: 
• Many health related diseases including liver disease, heart disease are 
related to the consumption of alcoholic stimulants such as beer and  wine.  17    lOMoAR cPSD| 47206071 FINAL REPORT – GROUP 4   
• Moderate intake of these stimulants can have many health benefits, 
but in reality, people who regularly drink alcohol consume more than  recommended. 
Alcohol use is increasing at an alarming rate, especially among young 
people, not only creating a burden on health, causing economic losses 
but also increasing social problems. 
• Alcohol is the 5th leading risk factor for disability and death in 
Vietnam. The WHO's Global Status of Alcohol Report shows that 
alcohol is a direct cause of at least 30 diseases and an indirect cause 
of at least 200 diseases and injuries. 
Traffic accidents and violence issues 
• Not only in Vietnam, in many Southeast Asian countries, the death 
rate due to drinking while driving is increasing. 
• In Vietnam, alcohol is also the biggest cause of 30% of social disorder 
cases and 33.7% of domestic violence cases. Alcohol use has been 
causing a heavy burden on health, economy and increasing social  problems.  18    lOMoAR cPSD| 47206071 FINAL REPORT – GROUP 4    3.3 OPPORTUNITIES 
Increase in personal income: Removing the negative factors in recent times, 
the beer market is still considered to be a very active development, especially 
with the increase in the personal income of consumers.  Population Increasing: 
Population and beer may sound unrelated, but in reality, population 
growth in developing countries like Vietnam is actually a huge 
opportunity for brewers like APB. 
• More people corresponds to an increase in beer consumption. This 
increases the demand for Tiger beer products. 
Potential beer market in Vietnam 
• According to the World Health Organization (WHO) in Vietnam, our 
country ranks second among Southeast Asian countries and third in 
Asia in terms of average alcohol consumption per person. 
• According to WHO's 2018 global report, Vietnam is only behind Laos 
and South Korea in terms of pure alcohol consumption in Asia. 
• Notably, the rate of dangerous alcohol consumption has increased over 
the years, especially among men. The results of a survey by the 
Ministry of Health showed that 1 in 3 men drank at dangerous levels.  3.4 THREATS  Product diversification:  19