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Coopers holds about 5% of the Australian beer market, making them the largest independent brewer in the country with an annual production rate of 100 million bottles and 60 million cans of beer. This article offers a detailed look at how the brand has maintained family ownership in the face of takeover bids by industry giants. An encouraging story of how shareholders and family members come together to fight against big business, valuing heritage and brand identity over dividends. #familybusiness #takeover #independentbusiness

Tilray is set to acquire eight beer and beverage brands from Anheuser-Busch in a cash deal worth $85 million. The brands include Shock Top, Breckenridge Brewery, Blue Point Brewing Company, and more. Tilray's CEO sees this as a major step in their diversification strategy, targeting revenue and cost synergies. This move follows Tilray's previous acquisitions in the alcoholic beverage sector, positioning it as the fifth-largest craft beer producer in the US. The acquisition is expected to be finalized by September 2023, and Tilray's shares rose over 12% in pre-market trading after the announcement. #TilrayAcquisition #BeerBrandDeal #DiversificationStrategy #CraftBeerConsolidation #TilrayGrowthMove #smallcaps #TheDeepDiveCa #SmallCapSteve #dailynews

Outback Steakhouse's parent company, Bloomin' Brands, is fending off an aggressive challenge from an activist investor, according to a regulatory filing. Hedge fund Starboard Value, which currently owns 9.9% of Bloomin' Brands' shares, has previously engaged in several proxy battles with restaurant companies such as Darden, owner of Olive Garden, and Papa John's. In those cases, the firm aggressively cut costs, streamlined kitchen operations and sought to grow high-margin alcohol sales. Starboard's challenge to Bloomin', which also owns the Bonefish Grill and Carrabba's Italian Grill brands, comes amid declining sales growth at the chain. #foodtiktok #food #foodie #hedgefunds #business #commentary #businesstiktok #restaurants #stocks

We are proud this #FamilyBusinessFriday to publish the fifth in our series of six brilliant future-looking family business leaders, forming our #FamilyBusinessWeek - ‘Ones to Watch’. Perhaps working just a mile from Dorset’s Jurassic Coast helps foster a different sense of time, but Emily Palmer Ramus, Chief Executive of Palmers Brewery, clearly has a long-term perspective. Named CEO only recently, Emily is the fifth generation descendent of John Cleeves and Robert Henry Palmer, brothers who bought an existing brewing company back in the late 19th Century. There has been beer brewing on site non-stop since 1794. Dorset-based Palmers employs 50 people directly, and their 52 pubs (all tenanted) employ a further c1,000. While the selection of beers Palmers produces may evolve, The Dorset Pale craft keg was added a few years back, the heart of the business has remained the same. “People and custodianship are always at the heart and have been for generations”, Emily explains. Staff service is measured in decades at Palmers. Half of the staff have been there over 10 years, with many over 20, and some over 30. Emily says: “Long service creates the family atmosphere at the brewery, and means we have a workforce with a wealth of knowledge and breadth of experience as they’ve often held multiple roles.” Read more about Emily and her family business journey Palmers Brewery, in our "Ones to Watch" https://bit.ly/EmilyPra   Family Business Week is Sponsored by NatWest Business.   #nextgeneration #innovation #stewardship #familyvalues #familybusiness

Big Changes in the works at Renard's Cheese! 🧀 Read more about the multi-phase project first hand to get a glimpse into the journey and vision of growth. 🙌 #DoorCounty #DoorCountyWI #WisconsinCheese #Cheesemaker #Cheese #JourneytoGrowth #SmallTownBusiness #LocallyMade #MadeinWisconsin Blog ~ Renard's Cheese (renardscheese.com)

❗Exclusive Interview❗ The acquisition of Sticks'n'Sushi majority stakes by McWin Capital Partners made big waves last week. We spoke to Sticks 'n' Sushi CEO and #EFSS Board Member Andreas Karlsson. Check out an overview of our questions below. To read the answers, follow this link 👉 https://lnkd.in/ev4MdHEv 1. Andreas, first of all, congratulations on the new partnership. You’ve been searching for an investor for Sticks ‘n’ Sushi for a year. What finally tipped the scales for the deal with McWin Capital Partners? What sets McWin apart as an investor?   2. What role does your personal friendship with Henry McGovern play? Both of you were members of the European Foodservice Advisory Board for many years and have collaborated closely here. What does this mean for your business relations?   3. What changes will the new investors bring for the organization of Sticks N Sushi?   4. Comparing the recent growth of Sticks ‘n’ Sushi with that of Gail’s, in which McWin invested in 2021, Sticks has been growing rather slowly so far. Will that change in the future?   5. You mentioned France and DACH as further expansion targets. Are there any concrete projects in the pipeline? Potential partners, destinations, locations?   6. Besides expanding the restaurants, are there any other business areas you’d like to grow in? European Foodservice Summit dfv Conference Group FOOD SERVICE #mergersandacquisitions #bigdeal

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