Today we had our second to last corporate visit of the trip at AB-Inbev. The office space we toured struck me as very western and relaxed. The presentation on the technology innovation group within the company was one of my favorite presentations of the trip. After the presentations we made our way to the French … Continue reading Day 9 (5/22) →

Jun thinks I look American but this dude is 6'4" with curly blonde hair down to his shoulders. Also I am from a small town in southern Illinois so the chances that a guy who grew up 10 miles away from me is also in Shanghai is crazy. This morning we toured ABInBev in downtown … Continue reading Day 9: Ran into a guy from my hometown…in China? →

Today we visited AB InBev in Shanghai in the morning. I was thrilled to learn about the technology innovation they are going through right now. Their strategy in promoting their brand awareness in the French Concession was also very interesting. In the afternoon, we went to the financial district and visited the three tallest building … Continue reading Day 9 – Shanghai →

Today we visited AB InBev in the morning, and saw the city of Shanghai. AB InBev's presentation was great. They did a great job of explaining how innovation really impacts there business, not just using it as a buzz-word. What I found most profound among what was said was how Ben described the regulations surrounding … Continue reading 5/22 Post →

I can't believe that our time in China is almost over. My favorite part of today was visiting the AB In Bev offices and hearing about what their company is doing to maintain its status as a leader in the beverage industry. We also got the chance to visit the French Concession, which was such … Continue reading May 22 Blog Post →

Today, we woke up and had really good breakfast! I wish I woke up earlier so I could eat more. We the went to Ab-InBev and the office was really well branded and cool. We then heard a presentation about innovation which I thought was interesting especially some of their focuses on Artificial Intelligence. After … Continue reading May 22 Blog →

Our penultimate corporate visit was today to ABInBev. We had a very thought provoking discussion and actually saw how they are adapting their business to Industry 4.0. I also enjoyed that they had their sales force take us through the French Concession and show us how they were marketing their different products at different restaurants. … Continue reading Shanghai – 5/22 →

I love Shanghai! I really enjoyed the AB-InBev visit today. It was interesting to see a company with very western, relaxed culture, because I would have thought a lot of the businesses here have very strict, formal culture. The French Concession was also amazing, I needed a juicy burger in my life.

I am currently sitting in the Starbucks Reserve Roastery and I am blown away. We started off the day going to AbinBev, and then the french concession for lunch. Therese and I got salads and I am still smiling. Eating lettuce was a gamble, but it’s a boujie place and I think we are in … Continue reading 5/22/19 Beer and Starbucks! →