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Lion Nathan Ltd
Type Public (ASX / NZX: LNN)
Founded 1923 New Zealand Breweries
1977 Lion Breweries
1988 Lion Nathan
Headquarters Sydney, Australia
Key people Chairman, Geoff Ricketts; CEO, Rob Murray
Industry Alcoholic beverages
Products Beer, wine, RTDs and spirits
Employees Around 1,800 Australians and 1,400 New Zealanders
Website www.lion-nathan.com

Lion Nathan is a publicly listed Japanese-controlled[1] Australasian alcoholic beverages company with operations in Australia and New Zealand. For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Australasia is a Region of Oceania: New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea, and neighbouring Islands in the Pacific The company was formed in 1988 with the merger of LD Nathan & Co and Lion Breweries,[2] and produces and markets a range of beer, wine, RTDs and spirits. Ready to drink is a term used to describe packaged Beverages that are sold in a prepared form ready for consumption

The company employs around 1,800 Australians and 1,400 New Zealanders, and is an ASX100 company. Lion Nathan ordinary shares trade on both the Australian and New Zealand Stock Exchanges ASX:LNN NZX: LNN. The Australian Securities Exchange ( ASX) is the primary Stock exchange in Australia. New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX is a Stock exchange located in Wellington, New Zealand. It is 46% owned by Kirin with the difference made up by Australian and New Zealand share funds. () is a Japanese company It is a member of the Mitsubishi core group of companies [3]

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History

With ties to Australia's first brewer, James Squire, who arrived in the colony as a convict on the First Fleet, Lion Nathan began in earnest with the formation of New Zealand Breweries in 1923. By the late 1980s, New Zealand Breweries had developed into one of New Zealand's largest corporate companies and in 1990, became an Australasian business when it established a major presence in Australia by securing management control of Bond Corporation’s brewing assets including the Tooheys Brewery in Sydney and Castlemaine Perkins in Brisbane.

In 2005, Lion Nathan made a takeover bid for the independent South Australian Coopers Brewery. Coopers Brewery is an Australian beer company publicly owned but not listed with a stock exchange The takeover was strongly opposed by the Coopers' management, and was rejected at an Extraordinary General Meeting when 93. 4% of the shareholders voted in favour of permanently removing the "3rd tier purchasing rights" of Lion Nathan, effectively preventing any current or future takeover bid.

Lion Nathan and Foster's Group together control 95% of the Australian beer market. Foster's Group is a beer group with interests in Brewing, Wine-making and Soft drinks.

Breweries

The company own nine breweries and one contract bottling plant in Australia and New Zealand. [4]

Castlemaine Perkins Brewery

Main article: Castlemaine Perkins

Located in Brisbane. Castlemaine Perkins is a Brewery located in Milton, Brisbane, Australia. Castlemaine's signature beer, XXXX Bitter (despite its name a lager), was introduced in 1924. The XXXX had been used for a sparkling ale since 1878.

Swan Brewery

Main article: Swan Brewery

Located in Perth. The Swan Brewery ( was founded in the centre of Perth, Australia in 1837 The brewery produces local brands such as Swan and Emu, as well as national brands Tooheys and Hahn.

South Australian Brewing Company

The South Australian Brewing Company was founded in 1859, and acquired by Lion Nathan in 1993. There were two breweries, one in the West End of the city of Adelaide (producing "West End" beers), and the other at Thebarton (pronounced Theb-ar-ton) on the banks of the River Torrens (producing "Southwark" beers). Thebarton (pronounced Theb-ar-ton located at, postcode 5031 altitude 31 m is a suburb of the city of Adelaide South Australia. The West End brewery was closed between the wars, and the operations consolidated with the Southwark brewery operations at the Thebarton site.

West End Draught is a 4. 6% abv pale lager, first brewed in 1859. Pale lager is a very pale to golden -coloured Beer with a well attenuated body and noble hop bitterness [5] The brand is actively involved with the SANFL, were the original sponsors of the "Showdown" in the Australian Football League and are one of the sponsors of the "Slowdown" charity football match. Clubs Several clubs share their nicknames with AFL/VFL clubs This is purely coincidental the teams are not named after each other The Showdown is a term used to refer to the derby match between local rivals the Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide in the sport of Australian rules The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest The West End Slowdown is an annual charity Australian rules football match run by the McGuinness McDermott Foundation to raise funds to combat childhood cancer The tradition of painting the Thebarton brewery chimney with the team colours of the SANFL premiership finalists began in 1954. [6].

Other beers brewed under the West End brand are West End Export,[7] West End Gold and West End Light.

Australian Beer Brands

Tooheys

XXXX

Hahn

James Squire Craft Beers

History of Australia's first brewer

James Squire Craft Beers [Limited Releases]

J. James Squire (1754 - 16 May 1822 a Convict transported to Australia, is credited with the first successful cultivation of Hops in Australia at the turn Boag & Son

West End

Southwark

Swan

Emu

Other Brands

New Zealand Beer Brands

Speight’s

Lion

Steinlager

Mac’s Craft Beers (McCashins Brewery)

Limited and seasonal release beers:

Mac's also produce home brewing kits to make:

Canterbury Draught

Canterbury Draught is a 4% abv pale lager. Speight's is a Brewery in Dunedin New Zealand. It is famous for its promotional branding based on being 'a real southern man' and being 'the pride of the south' Lion Red is a Lager -style beer brewed by Lion Breweries part of the Lion Nathan group Steinlager (sometimes known as Steinlager Classic is a Lager -style Beer brewed by Lion Nathan in Newmarket a suburb of Auckland New Zealand McCashin's Brewery is a Microbrewery based in Nelson, New Zealand. Pale lager is a very pale to golden -coloured Beer with a well attenuated body and noble hop bitterness When it was first brewed in 1854 it was called Ward's Beer after the brewer James Hamilton Ward. It was rebranded as Canterbury Draught in 1990, but the Ward's Beer name has been retained on the label.

The Canterbury Draught brand is associated with the Canterbury Cricket Association and the Canterbury Cup horse race through advertising sponsorship by Lion Nathan. A brand is a collection of Images and ideas representing an economic producer more specifically it refers to the descriptive verbal attributes and concrete symbols such as a The Canterbury Wizards are a New Zealand First class cricket team based in Canterbury New Zealand. [8]

Other Brands

International Brands (Brewed under licence)

Wines

In 2001 the Lion Nathan Wine Group (LNWG) purchased a controlling interest in Australian wine companies Petaluma and Banksia, adding New Zealand wine company Wither Hills in 2002. Waikato Draught is a bitter draught-style beer brewed by Lion Breweries part of the Lion Nathan group See also Heineken International Amstel Brewery (Amstelbrouwerij was a Brewery founded in 1870 on the Mauritskade in Amsterdam, The Netherlands DB Breweries is a New Zealand brewing company founded in 1930 by Sir Henry Kelliher and Morton W Beck's is a brand of the Brewery Brauerei Beck & Co in the north German city of Bremen. Birra Moretti was an Italian brewing company, founded in Udine in 1859 by Luigi Moretti Boddingtons is an English Beer, originally from Manchester, United Kingdom that has been brewed for more than 200 years Heineken is a Dutch 5% abv Pale lager, made by Heineken International since 1873 DB Breweries is a New Zealand brewing company founded in 1930 by Sir Henry Kelliher and Morton W () is a Japanese company It is a member of the Mitsubishi core group of companies Wine is an Alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of Grape juice

The Company also has distribution arrangements with some wine brands through Fine Wine Partners in Australia and Distinguished Beverages in New Zealand.

Lion Nathan-owned wine brands include:

Map of LNWG Winery locations

Spirits

References

  1. ^ NZ underperforming for Lion Nathan - 21 Nov 2007 - NZ Herald: New Zealand Business, Markets, Currency and Personal Finance News
  2. ^ Our History
  3. ^ http://lion-nathan.republicast.com/AnnualReport2006/Lion%20Nathan%20Annual%20Report%202006.pdf Lion Nathan Annual Report 2006
  4. ^ Locations and Contacts
  5. ^ West End
  6. ^ West End Draught
  7. ^ West End Export
  8. ^ http://www.lion-nathan.com/Great-Brands/NZ-Beer/Canterbury-Draught.aspx Canterbury Draught at Lion Nathan Website

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