Foster's Group
Foster 's Group is an Australian beverage company, which operates in the fields of brewery, spirits and soft drinks.
This company acts as Foster's Group Limited, listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, the Australian Securities Exchange and is headquartered in Melbourne. The Group is well known for its beer brand Foster's Lager, which is brewed under license in Europe, North America and Asia.
History
1886 sailed the Irish brothers William M. Foster and Ralph R. Foster from New York to Melbourne and founded two years later a brewery on the Rokeby Street, Collingwood. In November 1888, she began to brew the first beer and taste for the first time publicly on February 1, 1889. Just a few months later they sold the brewery to a local syndicate and returned to the United States.
The new owners of Hart, Thomas and Turner left the company on November 13, 1889 under the name of Foster 's Brewing Co. Ltd.. entered in the commercial register in Melbourne. In August 1903, the Society of Melbourne Brewers was founded and the brewery whose member.
In order to increase their competitiveness, the Society of Brewers announced in April 1906 Zusammnenschluss of all its members ( Carlton Brewery Ltd.. , McCracken 's City Brewery Ltd.. , Castlemaine Brewery Co. (Melbourne ) Ltd. , Shamrock Brewing and Malting Co. Ltd.. ,. the Foster 's Brewing Co. Pty. Ltd and the Victoria Brewery Pty. Ltd. ) to a company.
The new company by the name of Carlton & United Breweries (CUB ) was registered on May 8, 1907, and signed the contract on June 30, 1907. 1908 Foster's brewery on the Rokeby Street was closed and the Foster's name was almost lost. Cubs brewed Foster's Lager only reason further because they were forced by laws of the states of Queensland and Western Australia do so.
1983 Carlton & United Breweries acquired the Elders IXL, a major Australian company, and called Elders Brewing Group. In 1990, the company was then renamed to Foster's Group, according to the internationally known beer brand Foster's Lager. In 2005, the Foster 's Group Australian winemaker Southcorp and obtained the rights to the well-known brands Penfolds, Lindemans and Rosemount.
Breakdown
The end of May, 2010, Foster's announced that the Group would be split. For this purpose, the wine division " Foster 's Wine Estates " from the beer business, and should be listed as a separate company on the stock exchange.
On 10 May 2011 the announced splitting has been completed and the wine division went under the new name " Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. " to the Australian Stock Exchange.
Takeover by SABMiller
On September 21, 2011, SABMiller announced that it has reached an agreement with the Australian Foster 's Group on a takeover. SABMiller is now offering for a Foster's share 5.10 AUD. Thus, the market valuation of Foster 's is located at AUD 9.9 billion. The suspension of trading of Foster's Group Limited on the ASX was on Dec. 2 2011, which delisting on 20 Dez. 2011. Previously SABMiller had failed in August with a hostile takeover attempt.
Drinks
- Beer brands: Ballarat Bitter, Carlton Cold, Carlton Draught, Cascade Draught, Cascade Premium Lager, Crown Lager, Fiji Bitter, Foster's Lager, Foster's Special Bitter, Melbourne Bitter, Pure Blonde, Sterling, Victoria Bitter.
- Spirits and ciders: 42 Below, blackjack, Cougar Bourbon, Karloff, Karloff Vodka, Kirov, Mercury Cider, Pearl, Skyy Vodka, Strongbow Cider, The Black Douglas whiskey, The Tall Blonde
Subsidiaries
- Carlton & United Beverages
- Matilda Bay Brewing Company