Trade can now order the award-winning Flying Brick Cider range from within New South Wales after the brand recently appointed Sam Lockyer as its local Account Manager and established a warehouse base in the state. The natural cider range was already available in its home state of Victoria, as well as Queensland and South Australia, where it has grown year on year since its launch in 2010. In fact, Fl...

Dynamic, privately owned wine and cider company,  The Sharp Group , has appointed Sam Lockyer as NSW Account Manager. Located in the heart of the spectacular Bellarine Peninsula – and with more than 100 acres of vineyards - The Sharp Group stable includes some of the finest and most sought after viticultural and craft cider offerings on the Australian market: Jack Rabbit Vineyard ...

The Drinks Industry Show is set to return for its second year at Luna Park, Sydney this June with an action packed program that will give on and off-premise professionals the opportunity to meet new suppliers and learn all about the latest products, trends and issues. The show in 2017 will feature a series of seminars and panels run by leading industry experts on topics such as the power of media ...

Applications close in just over two weeks to the inaugural Women in drinks Mentoring Program 2017. Interested mentors and mentees have until March 31 to apply. The structured Mentoring Program for the Australian drinks industry is backed by ten leading companies and aimed specifically at women looking to progress their careers to  leadership  level. The six-month experience will include interactive ...

drinks' panel of judges recently tasted and reviewed over 150 shiraz wines from across the country. A total of 32 were selected to put forward as recommended wines for venues and retailers to stock, each offering fantastic value, flavour and quality. Many of these drops don’t retail for a cent over $30. Below are the pick of the top ten South Australian shiraz wines. Click here to view all o...

Why are gender diversity and female participation on Australian boards and at senior leadership levels so rare? Why after my experience of 23 years in executive recruitment has the gender landscape across senior management not expanded? By Simone Allan, Founder/Director of Mondo Search , a recruitment agency that  specialises   in the drinks industry Australian women have  equal...

the drinks association and Women in drinks group has enjoyed another successful year with the annual International Women’s Day Network Event and Lunch. A total of 450 industry people turned out for the day, with tickets selling out three months in advance. The event aims to drive empowerment of women in the drinks industry, with the gap on gender equality still needing to be closed. This year the...

As part of the Women in drinks 2017 International Women’s Day Network Event and Lunch, a panel of four industry leaders came together to address issues of diversity and inclusion in the Australian drinks industry. The conversation looked at where the responsibility lies for promoting greater  gender diversity in leadership roles, cultural barriers, and how companies can empower women to lead...

On Monday 27 March, the Wine Communicators of Australia (WCA) will host its first event of 2017, ‘Taste the State’, at the new International Convention Centre (ICC). Located in Sydney, the evening will provide guests with an opportunity to taste and learn about hero varietals from New South Wales’ award-winning wine regions. From the Hunter Valley’s world-renowned  semil...

The Awards were created to promote the growth of premium beverage representation and consumption while inspiring service professionals to continue to build on their standards and knowledge, with recognition given to the representation of not only all wines but also aperitifs, digestifs and beers. Entries will once again be judged by our panel of impartial, highly qualified wine experts. They ...