Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Tsingtao Brewery”), one of the oldest beer makers in China, was founded in 1903 by German and British merchants under the name Nordic Brewery Co., Ltd. Tsingtao Branch. Today, Tsingtao Brewery is China’s largest brewery and is also an Official Sponsor of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Tsingtao Beer is exported to 62 countries and regions, including the USA, Japan, Germany, France, UK, Italy, Canada, Brazil and Mexico. The Barth Report, the authoritative report of the global beer industry, ranked Tsingtao Brewery as the 8th-largest brewery in the world based on total yield in 2006 and 2007.