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John Casella

June 2019

The owner of Yellow Tail has hired investment bank UBS to look at options after a number of overtures from potential buyers. Jacob's Creek, owned by Pernod Ricard is already up for sale.

Margin squeeze prompts M&A for mass-market wine brands

Shrinking margins and drinkers trading up is triggering M&A among big-selling commercial wine brands, with Jacob's Creek and Yellow Tail in the spotlight.

  • Simon Evans
John Casella and his brother Joe have steered the wine business their parents founded into an export success story. Now they are watching industry consolidation and considering taking part.

Yellow Tail wine maker Casella Family Brands courts buyers

Big wine brand Yellow Tail could be up for grabs as part of a $500 million-plus sale plan being considered. 

  • Sarah Thompson and Anthony Macdonald

May 2019

"Save your pennies when you have them," John Casella says.

Free advice from 7 Rich Listers

With a combined wealth of $6.5 billion, some of Australia's wealthiest people have valuable lessons to impart when it comes to business and beyond.

  • Jemima Whyte
The Yellow Tail brand has kept growing but parent company Casella Wines suffered a drop in profits in 2017-18.

Yellow Tail's Casella Wines profits bowled over by US ad spend

A heavy advertising blitz for the 2017 Super Bowl in the US was a drag on Casella Wines' latest annual profits but Yellow Tail is still selling 12 million cases a year.

  • Simon Evans

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