The move comes after a recent survey commissioned by Brewbound and conducted by Nielsen found that ‘independent’ and ‘independently owned’ strongly resonated with more than 80 per cent of craft beer drinkers.
Read MoreThe new division will distribute brands including James Squire, Malt Shovel Brewers, Little Creatures, White Rabbit and Kosciuszko, as well as Lion NZ brands Panhead and Emerson’s.
Read MoreThe report argues water recovery has compounded the many other economic pressures facing rural and regional Australia
Read MoreIn a cruel twist, the young farmer would get her first solo lesson in the difficulties of running the business on the same day her father died.
Read More‘‘Fonterra wants to give the appearance that they are offering a more attractive price than any of the other processors at $5.70/kg MS, but it’s simply not true and Fonterra and BSC need to make that clear.
Read MoreFor the dairy industry ABARES has estimated milk production to rise by 4 per cent to 9.25 billion litres in 2017-18 in response to “farmgate milk prices and lower input prices”.
Read MoreIndependent Brewers Australia (IBA) – the association that supersedes the CBIA – has welcomed the support for its members shown by both major parties in a parliamentary debate this week.
Read MoreSingapore Airlines recently announced that Garage Project Hapi Daze Pacific Pale Ale was now available on flights to and from the brewer’s homeland of New Zealand
Read MoreThe Weekly Times asked some major southern processors about prices for the coming season. An interesting read!
Read MoreSUPPORT FOR THE SMALL independent operators comes from Mr Albanese, who has a craft beer named after him — Albo Corn Ale by Willie the Boatman at St Peters — is lobbying for the current two-tier beer tax regimen to be axed.
Read MoreThe Gouldings are now calling on Fonterra to lose their ‘good news’ PR spin and be honest with their suppliers, especially concerning opening prices
Read MoreTHE dairy industry is bracing for a major wave of change as farmers gear up to swap processors in their chase for better farmgate milk prices.
Read MoreDo Australia and China share a hard earned thirst for the fairer competition protections of the US?
Read MoreThe Attorney General alleged that the brewer, fined $USD2m for trade practice violations, had sold beer tap systems at below market and tried to hide the transactions by misleading descriptions on invoices.
Read MoreI'm explaining one way that this Misuse of market power / beer tap contracts Class Action case could be financed without brewers having to write cheques.
Read MoreThough often difficult to distinguish, the easiest way to differentiate between contract and gypsy brewing is to look at who’s doing what.
Read MoreThe case had been expected to recover $30m but ended with a lump sum settlement sum of $6.75m.
Read MoreFrom time to time I will post bits of information about class action process, so that Independent brewers considering the potential case understand how class actions work.
New Zealand dairy group Fonterra will spend NZD$20 million ($14.2 million) in expanding its Te Rapa factory to meet growing demand for butter and cream cheese in Asia.
Read MoreMURRAY Goulburn’s opening price of $4.70 a kilogram of milk solids for its southern suppliers next season has been met with shock and anger by dairy farmers.
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