{"id":9098,"date":"2025-10-16T14:35:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehindustnexpress.com\/?p=9098"},"modified":"2025-10-16T14:37:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:37:45","slug":"cheers-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehindustnexpress.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/16\/cheers-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheers Group Expands Route-to-Market in Southeast Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cheers Group Portfolio &#8220;Route-to-Market&#8221; Strategy Expands Southeast Asia<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cheers Group\u2019s expansion is a strategic move to grow market share in both India and international markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The premiumization trend is accelerating in Southeast Asia due to growth in luxury hotels, curated events, and the tourism sector, which drives demand for both international and local spirits brands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cheers Group, recently focused on expanding it&#8217;s portfolio in Southeast Asian growing markets like Singapore, Malaysia, Bangkok and other markets as &#8216;route-to-market&#8217; expansion strategy with its premium international Kadamba, Three Monkeys Indian Single-malt whiskies and GinSin London dry gin, aswell other popular brands that are finding strong demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South-east Asia the region of the world that\u2019s starting to count. It&#8217;s huge market potential, its proximity to the Indian, Chinese and Japanese markets, South-East Asia is one of the regions in the world where the most distilleries and brands have been created in recent years (particularly in Thailand).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;South-East Asia is undoubtedly one of the world\u2019s most dynamic regions. This is primarily because the region lies to the east of India,&#8221; says Ashwin Balivada CEO of Cheers group who mastered Business Management from Cambridge University UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Comprising eleven countries (Burma, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, East Timor and Vietnam), South-East Asia has a population of nearly 700 million, making it a huge pool of potential customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;South-East Asia\u2019s beverage alcohol markets is vital. The region is evolving, with new opportunities emerging supported by tourism, cocktail culture and rising affluence,&#8221; says Dr Mohan Krishna Balivada founder of Cheers group and World\u2019s first alco-bev marketing Doctorate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Valued at Rs 950 crore, Cheers Group has won over 250 national and international awards for its luxury spirits portfolio, including globally acclaimed Kadamba Single Malt series, Scotch offerings &#8211; such as Labrodog 12-Year-Old Scotch whisky and GinSin London dry gin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kadamba\u2019s success is not only a testament to its superior craftsmanship but also a tribute to the Kadamba dynasty, a symbol of Goa\u2019s rich heritage. The whisky undergoes a unique &#8216;Humidity Aging Process&#8217; and is matured in bourbon sherry and virgin American oak casks, resulting in a complex, full-bodied flavor with tropical fruit and vanilla notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cheers Group is investing in a new, state-of-the-art, carbon-neutral distillery and maturation warehouses in Goa to support its growing demand for Kadamba Single-Malt portfolio. The new facility will also include innovation hub, a world-class experience center, aimed at enhancing tourism in the Goa region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cheers Group Portfolio &#8220;Route-to-Market&#8221; Strategy Expands Southeast Asia Cheers Group\u2019s expansion is a strategic move to grow market<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9099,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[15641,15625,15629,15624,15649,15638,15639,15626,9817,15622,9814,15643,15621,15650,15632,15631,15610,15636,15637,15653,15613,11772,15617,15619,15635,15645,15628,15620,15627,15630,15611,15640,15616,15614,15634,15609,15644,15651,15647,15646,15618,15612,15623,15642,15633,15652,15615,15648],"class_list":["post-9098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-alcohol-exports-india","tag-alcohol-industry-growth","tag-alcohol-market-asia","tag-alcohol-marketing-strategy","tag-alcohol-tourism","tag-award-winning-spirits","tag-beverage-industry-growth","tag-carbon-neutral-distillery-goa","tag-cheers-group","tag-cocktail-culture-asia","tag-ginsin-london-dry-gin","tag-global-whisky-brands","tag-goa-distillery","tag-goa-whisky","tag-indian-distillery-innovation","tag-indian-liquor-brands","tag-indian-single-malt-2","tag-indian-whisky-export","tag-innovation-in-alcohol","tag-international-alcohol-trade","tag-kadamba-single-malt-2","tag-kadamba-whisky","tag-liquor-brands-in-singapore","tag-luxury-beverage-brands","tag-luxury-drinks-expansion","tag-luxury-drinks-malaysia","tag-luxury-lifestyle-asia","tag-luxury-liquor","tag-premium-gin","tag-premium-liquor-india","tag-premium-spirits","tag-premium-whisky-exports","tag-premiumization-trend","tag-route-to-market-strategy","tag-southeast-asia-distilleries","tag-southeast-asia-expansion","tag-southeast-asia-spirits-market","tag-spirits-brand-expansion","tag-spirits-industry-asia","tag-spirits-innovation","tag-spirits-market-trends","tag-sustainable-alcohol-production","tag-sustainable-spirits","tag-thailand-whisky-market","tag-three-monkeys-whisky","tag-whisky-brands-in-asia","tag-whisky-craftsmanship","tag-whisky-heritage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehindustnexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehindustnexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehindustnexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehindustnexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehindustnexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9098"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thehindustnexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9098\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9100,"href":"https:\/\/thehindustnexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9098\/revisions\/9100"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehindustnexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehindustnexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehindustnexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehindustnexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}