Nantong Beer Factory / Dafuhau Beer lineage
Nantong / Jiangsu network, Jiangsu, China
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Why this matters
China Pass 29. Local name: 南通啤酒厂 / 大富豪啤酒. Ownership as recorded: Historical Nantong brewery; later Dafuhau; acquired by AB InBev in 2014. Entity type: HISTORICAL_BREWERY_NETWORK_LINEAGE. Status as recorded: HISTORICAL_ACQUIRED_LINEAGE. Historical reporting records the turnaround of Nantong Beer Factory in 1992–1993, Dafuhau brand launch in 1993, Marubeni/Sapporo cooperation in 1996, and a 500,000-kL new plant commissioned in 2012. At peak the network had six Jiangsu plants—Tongzhou, Nantong, Qidong, Yancheng, Changshu and Wujiang—with about 1 million kL annual capacity. Exact founder/investor chronology remains held.
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Beers
Dafuhau Beer
HISTORICAL_BRANDLager / UNKNOWN
China Pass 29. Local name: 大富豪啤酒. Historical flagship beer brand launched in the Nantong Beer Factory turnaround era; exact SKU/style taxonomy remains UNKNOWN.
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Sources
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Brewery record compiled in Tally's China master, Pass 29 — Hunan wider sweep (research workbook), which cited https://www.xinminweekly.com.cn/lunbo/2024/12/04/26671.html for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's China master, Pass 29 — Hunan wider sweep (research workbook) · Compiled with ChatGPT web search under the Tally's workbook protocol · 2026-08
CommercialMedium reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-19Reviewed 2026-08-19
Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.
Straight answers
Common questions about Nantong Beer Factory / Dafuhau Beer lineage
- Who owns Nantong Beer Factory / Dafuhau Beer lineage?
- Nantong Beer Factory / Dafuhau Beer lineage is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Nantong / Jiangsu network, Jiangsu, China.
- Is Nantong Beer Factory / Dafuhau Beer lineage independent?
- Yes. Nantong Beer Factory / Dafuhau Beer lineage is recorded as independent, with no parent company. Independence is recorded as the brewery states it; where a stake is a minority holding or joint venture, this archive leaves it unmapped rather than calling it ownership.
- Is Nantong Beer Factory / Dafuhau Beer lineage still open?
- No. Nantong Beer Factory / Dafuhau Beer lineage has closed. China Pass 29. Local name: 南通啤酒厂 / 大富豪啤酒. Ownership as recorded: Historical Nantong brewery; later Dafuhau; acquired by AB InBev in 2014. Entity type: HISTORICAL_BREWERY_NETWORK_LINEAGE. Status as recorded: HISTORICAL_ACQUIRED_LINEAGE. Historical reporting records the turnaround of Nantong Beer Factory in 1992–1993, Dafuhau brand launch in 1993, Marubeni/Sapporo cooperation in 1996, and a 500,000-kL new plant commissioned in 2012. At peak the network had six Jiangsu plants—Tongzhou, Nantong, Qidong, Yancheng, Changshu and Wujiang—with about 1 million kL annual capacity. Exact founder/investor chronology remains held.
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