The prices of some Taiwan Beer products would be raised over the summer to reflect higher international raw material prices, Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corp (TTL, 台灣菸酒) said yesterday.
Effective from June 1, the company raised the prices of Gold Label, Classic and 18 Days Draft brews in kegs and bottles by 1 to 2 percent for large-scale wholesalers and by 3 to 7 percent for small-scale wholesalers, it said.
Following the hike, the price of a keg of beer rose by an average of NT$10 (US$0.33) per liter and the price of a case of beer containing a dozen 600ml bottles rose by average of NT$36 to NT$60, TTL said.
Photo: George Tsorng, Taipei Times
As the adjustment only altered wholesale prices, the changes would mainly be noticeable at venues such as “hot-fry” restaurants and nightclubs, the company said.
The price of canned beer sold at supermarkets and convenience stores would not be raised until August or September, after a new batch of those beers has been produced, it said.
TTL said that it had not raised Taiwan Beer prices in more than 20 years.
It said that as a state-run corporation, it has to remain profitable to transfer a required NT$6 billion to the national coffers each year, which is why the price hikes were necessary.
The company said that many imported beer brands increased their prices last year in light of higher raw material costs.
In terms of its other products, TTL said the price of its rice wine — which it sells at a loss — would remain the same, due to its widespread use as a cooking ingredient.
The domestic unit of the Chinese-owned, Dutch-headquartered chipmaker Nexperia BV will soon be able to produce semiconductors locally within China, according to two company sources. Nexperia is at the center of a global tug-of-war over critical semiconductor technology, with a Dutch court in February ordering a probe into alleged mismanagement at the company. The geopolitical tussle has disrupted supply chains, with some carmakers reportedly forced to cut production due to chip shortages. Local production would allow Nexperia’s domestic arm, Nexperia Semiconductors (China) Ltd (安世半導體中國), to bypass restrictions in place since October on the supply of silicon wafers — etched with tiny components to
Singapore-based ride-hailing and delivery giant Grab Holdings Ltd has applied for regulatory approval to acquire the Taiwan operations of Germany-based Delivery Hero SE's Foodpanda in a deal valued at about US$600 million. Grab submitted the filing to the Fair Trade Commission on Friday last week, with the transaction subject to regulatory review and approval, the company said in a statement yesterday. Its independent governance structure would help foster a healthy and competitive market in Taiwan if the deal is approved, Grab said. Grab, which is listed on the NASDAQ, said in the filing that US-based Uber Technologies Inc holds about 13 percent of
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) yesterday received government approval to deploy its advanced 3-nanometer (3nm) process at its second fab currently under construction in Japan, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said in a news release. The ministry green-lit the plan for the facility in Kumamoto, which is scheduled to start installing equipment and come online in 2028 with a monthly production capacity of 15,000 12-inch wafers, the ministry said. The Department of Investment Review in June 2024 authorized a US$5.26 billion investment for the facility, slated to manufacture 6- to 12nm chips, significantly less advanced than 3nm process. At a meeting with
Taiwan is open to joining a global liquefied natural gas (LNG) program if one is created, but on the condition that countries provide delivery even in a scenario where there is a conflict with China, an energy department official said yesterday. While Taiwan’s priority is to have enough LNG at home, the nation is open to exploring potential strategic reserves in other countries such as Japan or South Korea, Energy Administration Deputy Director-General Chen Chung-hsien (陳崇憲) said. While the LNG market does not have a global reserve for emergencies like that of oil, the concept has been raised a few times —
RSS