Keg rental company Kegstar has appointed Coca-Cola Amatil’s Stephen Hopkins as its new General Manager for Australia and New Zealand. Hopkins, who has over 20 years’ experience in the food and drinks industry, is […]

The spending habits of Australian shoppers during 2020 hold powerful insights for liquor growth in 2021, according to a new white paper released by IRI – Collaborating in a Brave New World: […]

Wine Australia and Australian Grape & Wine are seeking applicants for the sector’s professional development program, Future Leaders 2021. The leadership program is designed to equip the next crop of leaders with […]

A police operation in China has uncovered the biggest fake Penfolds operation in the country to date. Guangzhou police discovered a network of criminals have been selling counterfeit Penfolds wine over three […]

The owner of Stone & Wood has acquired Two Birds, Australia’s first female owned brewing company. The acquisition of the Two Birds business by Fermentum includes its brewery, tap room and brands. Two Birds […]

Having trouble getting your hands on bottles of Graham Norton and Sarah Jessica Parker’s wine brands? The desperate founders of Invivo, the New Zealand company that creates the ranges, staged a sea […]

GlobalData is predicting the Australian wine industry will grow from $11.3billion in 2019 to $12.7billion in 2024, despite the impact of punitive Chinese tariffs. The leading data and analytics company is confident […]

Younger, urban, and more affluent consumers who are relatively comfortable in the “new normal” COVID-challenged world are driving a global premium spirits boom. In the US alone, a demand surge has seen […]

Asahi Beverages’ divestment of Strongbow, Little Green and Bonamy’s ciders, plus beer brands Stella Artois and Beck’s, has received final regulatory approval from the ACCC and Foreign Investment Review Board. Asahi was […]