There is a vast difference between ‘beer’ and the ‘business of beer’. Almost all mainstream media coverage of beer actually relates to the business or marketing of it rather than what’s in the bottle. That’s because mainstream beer is a multi-billion dollar industry and the craft industry – the part of the industry that actually… Read more →
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The economics of microbrewing redux
Another microbrewer adds their voice to Neil Cameron’s Economics of Microbrewing article featuring their own breakdown of costs…
The economics of microbrewing
It’s the dream of many home brewers and beer lovers to open a brewery, and how can you miss when beer costs upwards of $65 a case? But as brewer Neal Cameron discusses, microbrewing isn’t the path to riches many believe…
Increased competition squeezes Foster's results
Foster’s Group yesterday posted its half year results which showed that Australia’s largest brewing company had continued to lose its share of the lucrative Australian beer market. Wine was again the major drag on the company’s results, with the beer business showing a 5.7 per cent increase in revenue despite a 1.1 per cent fall… Read more →
Coopers sales continue to climb
Coopers Brewery says exceptional growth in interstate beer sales in the past six months has enabled it to finish the 2009 calendar year in record territory. And it is predicting that records will continue to tumble in 2010, with beer sales expected to exceed 60 million litres for the first time. Coopers Managing Director, Dr… Read more →