This week on the podcast, the team discuss rice lagers, 15 years of Burleigh Brewing and the quarterly reports from Coles Liquor.
Coles Liquor
Sales up at Coles Liquor despite last quarter decline
Coles Liquor, owners of First Choice and Liquorland bottleshops, has seen revenues increase to $3.5 billion despite declines in the last quarter.
Co-existence agreement ends Coles trademark feud
A co-existence agreement has ended the conflict between independent beer retailer The Beer Drop and Coles Liquor after a trademark dispute last year.
Private-label beer on the rise after AIBA win and investment
Private-label beer brands are going from strength to strength, after a major AIBA award win for Coles Liquor’s Tinnies, and investment by Endeavour Drinks in a new range of craft beers.
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.
Sales moderate at Endeavour Drinks and Coles Liquor
Sales growth at major bottleshop chain owners Endeavour Drinks and Coles Liquor is slowing after COVID-19 restrictions were eased.
DrinkWise and Retail Drinks partner for safe drinking campaign
DrinkWise and Retail Drinks Australia have announced a collaborative campaign to encourage safer drinking ahead of the holiday season.
Liquor sales up at Coles even as lockdowns ease
Owner of First Choice and Liquorland says that at-home consumption and trends toward bulk buying will continue as it posts its first quarter results.
Retailers invest in private label craft beer
Retailers Endeavour Drinks and Coles Liquor have been investing in private-label craft beer brands like Hughie as mainstream beer declines.
Coles exec joins Founders First
Former Coles Group exec joins the top team at Founders First as the craft accelerator and hospitality business shows “positive signs” of growth in the first quarter.