# China beverage industry
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Can Guo Guangchang Rescue Shede as Management Shuffle Exposes Deepening Strain?
Shede Wine Industry is under mounting pressure as a VP with crucial local-government ties resigns amid falling revenues, weak mid‑to‑high-end sales and ballooning inventories. Fosun retains board control and Guo Guangchang’s personal support offers some hope, but aggressive capacity expansion and high dividend payouts complicate the company’s ability to recover without decisive strategic moves.
From Expo King to Tax Debtor: How Deng Hong’s Sauce‑Aroma Baijiu Empire Unravelled
Deng Hong’s Hengchang distillery has been hit with RMB 132 million in tax arrears, exposing the failure of an aggressive, real‑estate style expansion into premium sauce‑aroma baijiu. Flooded by “debt wine,” collapsing retail prices and heavy fixed investments, Hengchang’s plight exemplifies a wider sector correction that is forcing mid‑tier brands to confront inventory, leverage and channel risks.
Exhibition Mogul’s Baijiu Gamble Unravels as 132m‑Yuan Tax Bill Exposes Fragile Empire
Hengchang, the baijiu venture of exhibition magnate Deng Hong, has been hit with 132 million yuan in tax arrears amid collapsing prices, channel breakdowns and excess inventory. The case exposes larger vulnerabilities in China’s premium sauce‑flavour liquor boom, where heavy marketing, property ties and leverage masked weak consumer fundamentals.
China’s Baijiu Slowdown Hits Shuijingfang Hard — A Sign of Broader Pain for Premium Spirits
Shuijingfang reported a 71% drop in 2025 net profit amid plunging revenue and industrywide headwinds, missing market forecasts and recording its weakest profit since 2018. The company's majority owner, Diageo, is under pressure from weak Chinese demand and has been linked to possible asset sales, while the broader baijiu sector confronts shifting consumption patterns and new anti‑waste rules that curb traditional drinking occasions.