This week the team discuss Akasha’s $2M fundraiser, better conditions for brewery employees and how to match beer with food.
BWS
Private label brands: Just another competitor?
As the growth of Endeavour Group’s Pinnacle Drinks continues, we discuss with competition expert Rob Nicholls the issues surrounding private-label brands in the beer market.
Private label boosts Endeavour Group
Endeavour Group has reported rising earnings and highlighted the role of its private-label business Pinnacle Drinks as retail sales climb to $10.2 billion.
Growth slows at Coles Liquor and Endeavour Drinks
Coles Liquor’s latest quarterly results show solid if tempered growth, whilst Endeavour Drinks said it expects sales in the next two months to decline.
Quarterly sales up Endeavour Drinks
Endeavour Drinks has seen sales grow 20 per cent on the same quarter last year, as IRI reports that new buyers are fuelling craft beer growth at bottleshops.
Brews News Week #292 Disco Phase
This week on the podcast the team discuss where the gains in the U.S. seltzer market are coming from and who wins in BWS local listing campaign.
Breweries win BWS local listing campaign
Bottleshop chain BWS has announced a host of breweries among the winners of its Local Luvva campaign, which it launched to source and range more local brands in stores.
Endeavour Drinks local initiatives pay off
COVID-19 has a silver lining for Endeavour Drinks, owner of BWS and Dan Murphy’s bottle shop chains, as “overwhelming” number of Australians support locally-made brands.
Brews News Week #281 Have Some More Thoughts
It’s a big week for the beer podcast as debate overshadows a breakthrough in gluten-free barley and excise rises are paused for the first time in 37 years.
BWS launches multi-million dollar local campaign
BWS is undertaking a nationwide multi-million dollar campaign to promote 92 Australian local independent breweries, distilleries and wineries.