Lion has sold its UK operations to newly launched venture Odyssey Inns. The sale includes the Magic Rock and Fourpure beer brands, their the breweries and taprooms in London, Huddersfield and Holmfirth, […]
Lion sells its UK business
Endeavour adds Shingleback Wine to its portfolio
Endeavour Group has announced the acquisition of Shingleback Wine in McLaren Vale, South Australia. “We are thrilled to add Shingleback Wine to our Paragon Wine Estates as part of our strategy to […]
Coopers marketing guru retires
Coopers Brewery Director of Marketing and Innovation Cam Pearce has retired from the company after 13 years. Pearce will remain on the board of Coopers as a non-executive Director, a role he […]
Lion launches customer portal & app
Lion has launched a customer portal and app, designed to streamline its customer ordering experience. Lion Australia Managing Director David Smith said the first-in-market Lion Marketplace app showcased Lion’s focus on being […]
Your chance to own a piece of Monday Distillery
Port Fairy’s Monday Distillery is embarking on the next step in growing its non-alc drinks business and is looking to raise up to $1.2million. Monday Distillery founder Samantha Manning said: “We have […]
Alcohol growth predicted to favour value over volume
New IWSR data shows that alcohol pricing strategies by category, demographic and market will be more critical than ever for drinks companies’ 1–5-year business growth plans. The drinks market analyst warns that […]
LMG acquires loyalty marketing agency
Liquor Marketing Group Limited (LMG) has announced the acquisition of loyalty marketing agency Zen Global. Zen is an Adelaide-based company that specialises in providing data connectivity, loyalty, digital marketing, gift card solutions […]
Premiumisation trend grows in Aussie pubs
Quality is a key driver of repeat purchases for consumers as the premiumisation trend continues to grow in the Australian on premise. The latest consumer research from CGA by NielsenIQ shows this […]
Bad weather hits Campari results in Australia
Campari is celebrating strong performance in its HY2022 results, but its sales in Australia were hampered by poor weather. Globally, reported net sales were €1,256.9 million, up +25.6%, organic growth of +19.2% […]
Treasury Premium Brands appoints first CMO
Treasury Wine Estates has announced the appointment of Kjetil Undhjem as the first-ever Chief Marketing Officer for Treasury Premium Brands. The Treasury Premium Brands division was established in July 2021 as part of Treasury Wine […]
