Lion Nathan National Foods today announced its intention to change its company name, and those of its wholly-owned business units, to Lion. While no formal business names will be used other than Lion, category and geography will be employed informally to distinguish between business units as required: Beer, Spirits and Wines, Australia (formerly Lion Nathan… Read more →
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Killing beer softly…
Australia’s biggest brewers are so scared of losing market share they would rather see the beer market whither while tying hotels to exclusive tap contracts…
Malt Shovel up in smoke
The Malt Shovel Brewery has released the first details of their pending summer limited edition beer. The Lion-Nathan owned brewery has announced they have brewed “a unique version of an Australian lager”. “Not the pale golden easy quaffing standard fare, but a beer that captured the essence of an Australian summer,” Head brewer Tony Jones… Read more →
James Boag’s recall
Lion Nathan-owned James Boag and Son Pty Ltd is undertaking a voluntary recall of certain batches of 375ml bottles within the best before date range of 23 June 2011 to 12 August 2011 ONLY: Boag’s Draught, 375ml bottles Boag’s Draught Light, 375ml bottles James Boag’s Premium, 375ml bottles James Boag’s Premium Light, 375ml bottles Boag’s… Read more →
Royal Queensland Food & Wine Show results
The inaugural Royal Queensland Food and Wine Show beer competition was held in Brisbane yesterday with a local brew picking up the trophy for Champion Beer of Show. Gold Coast-based Burleigh Brewing collected the gong for their Bavarian-inspired hefeweizen, Burleigh Hef, which also collected the Trophy for Champion Queensland Beer of Show. Other big winners… Read more →