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CIDER CATEGORY-LEADING REKORDERLIG TALKS ‘OPPORTUNITY’ FOR AUSSIE SUMMER

Category-driving international cider brand Rekorderlig has unveiled summer tactics and on-premise engagement as popularity and ‘opportunity’ continue to grow. Leading the charge in flavoured and experimental cider beverages pronounced on-trend at the recent Cider Awards, the ‘Beautifully Swedish’ brand has delved further into innovative cider-based cocktail and punch recipes. Over the last two years, this […]

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MELBOURNE CUP PUB ANTICS STEP UP

Events - General / Clyde Mooney

As Australia counts down to the ‘race that stops a nation’, venues count down to one of the year’s busiest days, with pack-leading promotions set to take place throughout the country. One of the cheekiest, Nick Wills’ Balmain Pub Group is running “Horse Lotto” this year at the Greenwood Hotel, in North Sydney. A proven

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LANTERN FINE-TUNES WITH THREE PUB SALES

On the Market / Clyde Mooney

The new board of Lantern Hotel Group has begun its portfolio shake-up, announcing the divestment of three “non-core” assets from its books. The ASX-listed Lantern (LTN) released news yesterday it would be selling three of its 17 pub assets, amid its “strategic review of the business”. Two of the three pubs are freeholds: the Brisbane

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PUB ‘KING’ BUYS PADDINGTON ‘HOTEL’ – EXCLUSIVE

Property / Clyde Mooney

Prominent hotelier Ben May has bought a Paddington ‘hotel’, in which he and wife Lucy will live. The heritage-façade Windsor Castle Hotel, on Windsor Street, has been sold by Rita and Peter Polovin, following an extended project to turn the historic building into one of the Eastern Suburbs’ most prized residential assets. Speaking exclusively with

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SPEW SINKS – NOW AVAILABLE

Bush Telegraph - News / Clyde Mooney

At least one British venue is reviving the near-forgotten practise of public purging, with specialised flushing vomit sinks installed into its toilets. Drawing on the tradition of spittoons – the usually brass receptacle commonly found in the early 20th century, into which chewing tobacco enthusiasts and victims of tuberculosis would spit – the sinks allow

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EXCHANGE HOTEL CHANGES HANDS BETWEEN PUBLICANS

Property / Clyde Mooney

Well-loved Goulburn pub the Exchange Hotel has sold to an established local publican, as regional assets continue to attract attention amid waning supply in Sydney. Built in 1872, the Exchange is one of the oldest pubs in the area and a popular stop for tourists, with 16 accommodation rooms and 15 EGMs, under two hours’

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AUSTRALIAN BREWERY POPULARITY GROWING OVERSEAS

General Business / Clyde Mooney

Sydney’s Australian Brewery (AB) is getting closer to its goal to be Australia’s internationally recognised craft beer brand, with big success and exports in 2015 and even more slated for 2016. Located in Rouse Hill, the Brewery forms part of the large format Australian Hotel & Brewery, which has become a family hub in the

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CRAFT BEER AWARDS TOAST TASTES OF THE FUTURE

Industry Supplier Awards / Clyde Mooney

The Craft Beer Industry Association’s awards night took place last Friday, with the big winners emanating from both east and west. The star of night was Western Australia’s rebellious family-run operation, Feral Brewing Co, which offered judges its sour brew Watermelon Warhead. This earned them both Champion Wheat Beer, and the top gong, Champion Craft

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NEWMARKET SALE OPENS DOOR TO MELBOURNE MARKET

On the Market / Clyde Mooney

Just two months after the leasehold business was sold to the booming Dixon Hospitality, Gerry Ryan’s Melbourne pub group is offloading the Newmarket Hotel freehold. Situated on a generous 1,000 m² block in bustling St Kilda, the hotel underwent an extensive refurbishment just three years ago, and is leased to Dixon for the next 25

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FIREHOUSE TO RAZE MARKET

NSW REGULATOR BACK IN THE GAME

CALLIGEROS GROUP: TUNING THE TALENT

HARVEST RAMPS UP INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

HEART OF COLLIE SELLS TO INTERSTATE NEWCOMER

PUB’S LEASE BATTLE HEATS UP