Zhujiang Brewery (Zhujiang Brewery Group Co., Ltd) () was established in 1985 and is a large

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which deals mainly in beer and related products such as labels, cartons, crates, etc. The brewery is one of the largest single site production facilities in the world, and produces Zhujiang Beer. Its headquarters is in

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Businesses

Wholly owned subsidiaries

*Hong Kong Yongxin International Co *Guangzhou Baiyun Rongsen Packing Industrial Co *Zhujiang Brewery Group Labor Service Co., Ltd *Guangzhou Zhujiang Brewery Real Estate Co *Share-controlled subsidiaries *Guangzhou Zhufeng Color Printing Products Co., Ltd *Guangzhou Rongfeng Printing & Papers Products Enterprise Co., Ltd *Guangzhou Zhujiang Brewery Joint-stock Co., Ltd *Guangzhou Yongxin Zhujiang Brewery Co., Ltd *Shantou Zhujiang Brewery Bottling Co., Ltd *Haifeng Zhujiang Brewery Bottling Co., Ltd *Xinfeng Zhujiang Brewery Bottling Co., Ltd *Yangjiang Zhujiang Brewery Bottling Co., Ltd *Meizhou Zhujiang Brewery Bottling Co., Ltd *Guangzhou Conghua Zhujiang Brewery Bottling Co., Ltd *Shijiazhuang Zhujiang Brewery Co., Ltd *Zhanjiang Zhujiang Brewery Co., Ltd *Dongguan Zhujiang Brewery Co., Ltd *Zhongshan Zhujiang Brewery Co., Ltd *Hong Kong Dongjing Trading CO., Ltd *Guangzhou Xinye Advertising Co., Ltd *Guangzhou Rongxin Container Co., Ltd

Minor Share Subsidiaries

*Nanhai Yongxin Cork Manufacturing Co., Ltd *Guangzhou Julihang Exhibition Co., Ltd *Guangzhou Entrepreneur Club *Shanghai International Wine Development Co., Ltd

Others

*Guangzhou Dongwei Industrial & Development Co

Zhujiang beer

''Zhujiang beer'' (珠江啤酒) is a 5.3%

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, and is one of 4 Chinese national beer brands. Zhujiang is a leading brand in China; 48,000 bottles are consumed per hour. It is particularly successful in the South of China. The beer is also exported to countries around the globe, including

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and the UK. Zhujiang is brewed in

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, in the South of China. The beer is named after the

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, or Zhu Jiang, as Guangzhou is located in the

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. The beer is brewed with water piped from a natural spring source direct to the brewery to guarantee the quality and freshness. The fresh spring water is then combined with

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hops,

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yeast, and

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Barley Malt.

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External links

Zhujiang Beer websiteZhujiang Beer english website
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