S P Brewery, Papua New Guinea’s major brewer, possesses one of the country’s strongest consumer brands.
S P Brewery started in 1951 and launched S P Lager the following year. These days it is majority owned by Singapore-based Asia-Pacific Breweries Ltd, which also owns Tiger Beer. Minority shareholders include PNG’s two largest superannuation funds, POSF and NASFUND.
‘Our aim to be the leading supplier of quality beer brands in the South Pacific region,’ says S P Brewery’s Finance Manager, Chew Wei Leong. While PNG itself is the major market for the brewery’s three highly drinkable brands—S P Lager, South Pacific Export Lager and Niugini Ice—the company is also looking further afield.
‘We do now look forward to opportunities in the South Pacific,’ says Leong. ‘We already ship beer to the Solomon Islands.’
Leong sees the current major competition coming from local spirits producers and even those tempted by dubious home brewing methods rather than imported beers, which are considerably more expensive due to heavy excise duties.
Leong says S P is also preparing itself for more competition with reductions in excise duty on imports expected in coming years. He believes S P will be ready for the change and have a competitive advantage: ‘Papua New Guinea is a large country. You do need that local knowledge for distribution.’
As with many beer brands, marketing is key to its continued success. S P sponsors PNG’s popular rugby league competition (the S P Cup) and many other sporting and cultural events. ‘SP is very much a part of the country,’ says Chew.
This article originally published in Business Advantage PNG 2006
USD 0.2475
AUD 0.3829
GBP 0.1953
EUR 0.2348
NZD 0.4224
JPY 38.74
SGD 0.3326
I wish to express my interest in becoming a Distributor of South Pacific Brewery Products in vanimo WSP.
Could someone in Sales and Marketing Department assist me with the Company’s Requirements to be qualified for Distributor.
Yours assistance will be greatly appreciated.
I wish to become a distributor of south pacific brewery products in Port Moresby and Lae. Please advise or assist me on how to become one of your distributors. Thank you!
I want to be a distributor in Kainantu, EHP. What are the procedures and requirement to be a distributor? Please assist me in this regard. Thanks
I want to buy shares in SP. What is the share price? I am also looking forward to becoming a distributor in Kiunga Western Province.
I want to be a distributor in Tari, Hela,(the LNG hosted area) What are the procedures and requirement to be a distributor? Please assist me in this regard. Thanks
I want to be a distributor in Kainantu, EHP. What are the procedures and requirement to be a distributor? Please assist me in this regard. Thanks
I want to be a distributor in Hagen, WHP. What are the procedures and requirement to be a distributor? Please assist me in this regard. Thanks
I’d like to know the background and history of the campany..
I’d like to know the History of the Export Lager (White Can) logo. When, and who designed the logo
I wish to become one of the SP Brewery distributor in Bougainville. I would like to apply for a Container outlet. Could someone in sales and marketing department assist me with the requirements?
I wish to express my interest in becoming a Distributor of South Pacific Brewery Products in Kimbe, WNBP.
Could someone in Sales and Marketing Department assist me with the Company’s Requirements to be qualified for Distributor.
Yours assistance will be greatly appreciated.