Western Australia’s Gage Roads has announced that it has been awarded the tender to continue to produce a number of exclusive brands for Pinnacle Drinks for another three years.
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Gage Roads to buy back Woolworths shares
Western Australia’s Gage Roads Brewery has announced a capital raising to buy-back Woolworth’s 25 per cent stake in the brewery with a view to “Returning to Craft”.
Gage Roads defends executive payrises
West Australian brewer Gage Roads has defended its move to supplement two executives’ salaries by $110,000 each at a time when the company is struggling to turn a profit.
Foster’s Classic hits retro mark: CUB and Woolies
The iconic Foster’s beer brand has been embraced by drinkers in its new guise, Foster’s Classic, according to Carlton & United Breweries and Woolworths.
A Beer Geek Goes Hahn
I’m not one of those beer geeks who judges a beer based on its maker. Drawing on my previous experience, there are certain brewers I like, and there are certain brewers I don’t like, and so obviously with every beer I try, those feelings swim around in my head and cloud my judgement. I am,… Read more →
Fosters to Dan: No VB for you!
News is breaking this morning that brewing giant Foster’s has invoked the provisions of Trade Practices Act to withhold supplies of some of its top-selling beers to retailers Coles and Woolworths to thwart plans to heavily discount its brands. ABC News is reporting that it withheld supplies of top-selling VB and other brands in February… Read more →
Woolworths kills off iconic WA brewer
Woolworths-owned hotelier, Australian Leisure and Hospitailty Group (ALH), has announced plans to close the brewery at Freemantle’s iconic Sail & Anchor Hotel. A spokesman for ALH, Luke Schepen, told Brews News that that the closure was a “commercial decision”. “We have made a commercial decision to close the brewery operation at the Sail & Anchor,”… Read more →