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Sam Fischer, who has more than 30 years experience in beer and spirits, plus fashion through his directorship of British fashion icon Burberry, has been tasked to lead Treasury Wine into its ‘next era of growth’.
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Tim Ford doesn’t just want to pack product off to China never to be seen again; he believes his Treasury Wine Estates and Penfolds brand can be a driving force in that country’s wine community.
It is family-owned operators, rather than big corporate names, which are keen on scooping up Treasury Wine Estates’ non-core brands that the wine major is looking to offload.
Australia’s iconic Penfolds wine will have a new Chinese home after Treasury Wine bought a controlling stake in a 43-hectare luxury winemaker in China.
Australia’s luxury wine brand Penfolds has ‘real energy’ after re-entering the Chinese market following the end of crippling tariffs, Treasury Wine Estates boss Tim Ford says.
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Deal-makers are unsure who will acquire the commercial wine brands of Treasury Wine Estates after Pernod Ricard sold its Australian business to Bain Capital.
The Penfolds producer has long been confident about the potential of the Chinese market, but faces a very different China from the one that closed its doors to Australia four years ago.
Treasury Wine Estates boss Tim Ford says the company is in the ‘best position it has ever been’ as it sheds its low margin commercial wines to focus on the needs of luxury wine drinkers.
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In a bid to focus on luxury labels and stem a $354m hit to its 2024 results, Treasury Wine Estates will divest struggling commercial wines like Lindeman’s, Yellowglen and Wolf Blass.
Driverless forklifts, and robots which collect data and move barrels around – take a look at Treasury Wine Estates’ Barossa Valley facility following a $10m revamp.
Penfolds will soon have 200 staff on the ground in China as it aims to aggressively grow the recently reopened market, on the back of a record Australian vintage.
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The maker of Penfolds, 19 Crimes and Squealing Pig has restructured its key innovations arm in what could be a first step in splitting off its premium brands division.
The makers of Penfolds wine as well as a large portfolio of brands in Australia, China, Europe and the US says its previous earnings guidance is on track.
Treasury Wine Estates has not ruled out asset sales or a demerger, but market experts bet that shareholders will be waiting a while before they happen.
While Treasury Wine Estates is cautious about China lifting tariffs on imported Australian wines, overall the business relationship with our largest trading partner is getting better.
Penfolds maker Treasury Wine Estates stands to regain hundreds of millions of dollars in lost sales if China dismantles its tariffs, but getting hands on enough top shelf wine could be a challenge.