Carlton & United Breweries aims to build on the momentum of the Great Northern trade mark by launching the full-strength variant nationally. Great Northern Original Lager was launched in Queensland in 2010 as ‘the beer from up here’ and has up ... Read more →
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Class action brewing on tap contracts
A Melbourne law firm is rallying small brewers to pursue a group claim against CUB and Lion, alleging their tap contracts with venues are in breach of competition law. The case is being prepared by David Burstyner of Adley Burstyner, a group claim ... Read more →
Pacific Ale disputes rumble on
AB InBev looks on solid footing to challenge any future usage of the word ‘Pacific’ by brewers, regardless of the outcome of trade mark battles between Stone & Wood and Thunder Road. The two independents met in Melbourne last week as the Full ... Read more →
Goose Island spearheads CUB craft
Carlton & United Breweries has confirmed its craft beer portfolio will soon be bolstered by several international brands owned by its new parent company, Anheuser-Busch InBev. Acquired by AB InBev in 2011, Chicago’s Goose Island Brewery will ... Read more →
Pubs trial CUB’s flavoured beer pods
Thirty venues in the eastern states have introduced Bond Brothers, CUB’s new flavoured pods system for beer. Bond Brothers comes in five natural flavours: Pink grapefruit, honey, lime, raspberry and apple. They are infused into a contemporary ... Read more →
Unions toast victory over CUB
Carlton & United Breweries’ backdown in the Abbottsford brewery dispute represents a “historic win” for the union movement, ACTU secretary Dave Oliver said today. As announced earlier, the 55 picketing maintenance workers have been invited to ... Read more →
CUB resolves bitter union dispute
Carlton and United Breweries (CUB), the ETU and AMWU announced today that they have reached agreement to immediately end the dispute with the maintenance workforce at the Abbotsford brewery in Melbourne, Victoria. As part of the agreement, all ... Read more →
Data tells all at CUB: Richard Oppy
Tracking all its campaigns against brand recognition metrics gives Carlton & United Breweries’ marketing team nowhere to hide, marketing director Richard Oppy has told marketing magazine CMO. Oppy spoke to the magazine after recently being named ... Read more →
CUB is number one: AB InBev
Carlton & United Breweries can officially claim its status as Australia’s number one brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev has declared, having taken control of the company on Monday. AB InBev also sought to clarify that Jan Craps, Zone President Asia ... Read more →
CUB’s new cider under fire
A new Tasmanian cider created by Carlton & United Breweries has been slammed as a copycat product by Willie Smith’s Organic Cider. Bonamy’s Apple Cider is produced by CUB-owned Tasmanian Cider Co (TCCo), the Mercury Cider maker located at the ... Read more →