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Lion Nathan Ltd
Type	Public (ASX / NZX: LNN)
Founded	1923 as New Zealand Breweries; in 1977 was renamed Lion Breweries; in 1988 was merged to become 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 an Australasian alcoholic beverages company with operations in Australia and New Zealand. They produce and market a range of beer, wine, RTDs and spirits.

They operate in a virtual duopoly in the Australian beer market, competing against Carlton & United Beverages (Producers of Fosters and Victoria Bitter). Together the two companies control 95% of the market share. This has been widely cited by Australian beer aficionados as the primary reason for the comparatively poor quality of mainstream domestic beers.

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. It is largely owned by the Kirin Brewery Company Limited (46%) with the difference made up of Australian and New Zealand share funds.^[1]

Contents 1 History 2 Brands 2.1 Australian Beer Brands 2.1.1 Tooheys 2.1.2 XXXX 2.1.3 Hahn 2.1.4 West End 2.1.5 Swan 2.1.6 Emu 2.1.7 International Brands (Brewed under licence) 2.1.8 James Squire Craft Beers 2.1.9 Other Brands 2.2 New Zealand Beer Brands 2.2.1 Speight’s 2.2.2 Lion 2.2.3 Steinlager 2.2.4 Mac’s Craft Beers 2.2.5 Other Brands 2.3 Wines 3 Notes 4 External links

[edit] 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. 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.

[edit] Brands

[edit] Australian Beer Brands

[edit] Tooheys

• Tooheys New
• Tooheys Extra Dry
• Tooheys Extra Dry Platinum
• Tooheys Old
• Tooheys Pils
• Tooheys Maxim

[edit] XXXX

• XXXX Gold
• XXXX Bitter
• XXXX Special Brew
• XXXX DL Lager
• XXXX Draught
• XXXX Light Bitter

[edit] Hahn

• Hahn Super Dry
• Hahn Premium Light
• Hahn Premium

[edit] West End

• West End Draught
• West End Export
• West End Gold
• West End Light

[edit] Swan

• Swan Draught
• Swan Stout

[edit] Emu

• Emu Bitter
• Emu Export
• Emu Draft

[edit] International Brands (Brewed under licence)

• Amstel
• Beck's
• Boddingtons
• Heineken
• Kirin Ichiban
• Steinlager
• Tiger

[edit] James Squire Craft Beers

• James Squire Amber Ale
• James Squire Golden Ale
• James Squire India Pale Ale
• James Squire Pilsener
• James Squire Porter

[edit] Other Brands

• Knappstein Reserve Lager
• Southwark Bitter
• Southwark Premium
• Southwark Stout
• Carbine Stout
• Eumundi
• Gulf Lager
• Blue Bitter
• Gold Bitter
• Red Bitter
• Blue Ice
• Ice Beer

[edit] New Zealand Beer Brands

[edit] Speight’s

• Speight's Gold Medal Ale
• Speights Old Dark
• Speight's Pale Ale
• Speight's Distinction Ale
• Speight's Porter
• Speight's Pilsener

[edit] Lion

• Lion Red
• Lion Brown
• Lion Ice

[edit] Steinlager

• Steinlager
• Steinlager Premium Light

[edit] Mac’s Craft Beers

• Mac's Gold: a lager with mid-palate bitterness modified by a delicate caramel sweetness
• Mac's Black: a beer that is dark and rich and carries mellow hints of caramel
• Mac's Hoprocker: a golden lager with proper citrus aromas and pilsener-style bitter notes
• Mac's Great White: a Belgian witbier that imparts aromas of bubblegum, banana, Turkish delight and rose petals
• Mac's Sassy Red: an aromatic ale with nutty biscuitty flavours
• Mac's Spring Tide: a delicate, low-carbohydrate lager made with organic ingredients

[edit] Other Brands

• Waikato Draught
• Canterbury Draught
• Light Ice
• Castlemaine
• Black Ice
• Rheineck
• Tasman Bitter
• Castlepoint
• Greenstone Lager

[edit] Wines

In 2001 Lion Nathan purchased a controlling interest in Australian wine companies Petaluma and Banksia, adding New Zealand wine company Wither Hills in 2002.

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:

• Petaluma and Croser
• Bridgewater Mill
• Knappstein
• St Hallett
• Tatachilla
• Wither Hills
• Argyle
• Mitchelton
• Stonier
• Smithbrook

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• Lion Nathan Website
• Lion Nathan Wine Group Website