Ｂｅｖｅｒａｇｅ Ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ：Ｈｏｔｔｅｒ Ｃｏｍｐｅｔｉｔｉｏｎ ｉｎ Ｓｕｍｍｅｒ

Due to the downturn in global economy， the economic growth rate in China sharply de-creased in the first quarter of 2009. However， the fluctuating macro economy won'tchange the uptrend in food and beverage industry. The ratio between added-values of foodindustry and agriculture industry in China is 0.22 at present， but the ratio in developedwestern countries averages 1.2， meaning that there is still great potential and room in Chinese foodindustry. During the \"11th five-year\" period， the beverage industry is expected to grow at a rate of15％ or above. In this way， the production in this industry in 2010 will reach 68 million tons.