BIG BREWER BUILDS ‘BEER PLATFORMS’ AND NEW ON-PREM APPROACH
Lion is hunting its “biggest areas of opportunity” through a new global role and dedicated positions. PubTIC asked the big brewer how this will affect pubs around Australia. Following Matt Tapper’s recent appointment to the new role of managing director
‘LOCAL’ SOLUTIONS DRIVING DROPS IN VIOLENCE
Annual statistics released last week show the success of work by Safe Night Precincts and police in dramatically reducing alcohol-related violence. The Queensland Police Service’s annual statistics reveal an impressive nine per cent drop in assaults across Safe Night Precincts
UPSIDE SEES $773m BID FOR ALH LANDLORD REJECTED
The largest shareholder of the largest landlord to Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH) made an unsuccessful takeover bid on Wednesday. The ASX-listed ALE real estate investment trust (REIT) consists entirely of a $900 million portfolio of properties, exclusively rented to
HOT PROPERTY INNER-WEST PUB ENTICED TO MARKET
Another prized Sydney freehold has come up for sale, in direct response to market demand. In the heart of the trendy, inner-west suburb of Stanmore, the Salisbury Hotel has targeted “family-friendly”, with strong food and bev trade, gaming and TAB,
“LUCKY” GAMING PUB HITS MARKET
Budding top gaming pub the Lucky Australian is being sold by receivers amid the fallout from Court proceedings and other complications surrounding the divorce of one of the owners. The Lucky occupies a large, prominent block, with plenty of upside
CENTRAL’S AUSTRALIAN HOTEL FOR SALE AMID MASSIVE DEVELOPMENT
The next stage of the massive redevelopment of the old Carlton Brewery site is underway, with the vacant freehold sale of The Australian ‘Abercrombie’ Hotel coming to market. On the corner of Broadway and Abercrombie Street, the heritage hotel has
SA BEST BURGER BATTLE FOUGHT & WON
The battle for one of the benchmarks of pubs has been fought, with the Hurley Group taking the gong for South Australia’s best burger. Before an expert panel of judges including several professional food critics, eleven finalists competed for the
WAUGH’S PHMG SECURES ANOTHER EAST-SYDNEY PUB ICON
Mitchell Waugh’s newly-formed Public House Management Group (PHMG) has bought the first pub sold by the Ryan Family since 1992. Purchased by John and Sally Ryan in 2011 for around $15 million, the famous Woollahra Hotel – home of
AB INBEV SET TO SWALLOW WORLD’S SECOND-LARGEST BREWER
The merger & acquisition juggernaut rolls on, with SABMiller’s board accepting AB InBev’s juicy cash offer upon condition of a multi-billion-dollar failure fee. The second-largest brewer in the world (by revenue) is the product of British-based South African Breweries, established
VICTORIA LOOKS TO STREET CCTV TO ADDRESS PARTY PRECINCT CRIME
St Kilda’s Fitzroy Street will get a series of live CCTV cameras as part of the Victorian Government’s plan to improve security in crime hot-spots. Ten cameras will be installed along the entertainment strip, streaming directly back to St Kilda
