Drinkers go premium despite inflation, says Treasury Wine boss
Treasury Wine boss Tim Ford believes consumers will continue to gravitate to more premium wines despite the rising cost of living.
Treasury Wine boss Tim Ford believes consumers will continue to gravitate to more premium wines despite the rising cost of living.
The bruising trade war with China has sunk sales of Penfolds, but its owner Treasury Wine Estates has seen strong demand for the luxury wine brand in other parts of Asia.
Treasury Wine Estates’ results are a sharp reminder of two factors in terms of Australia’s dealings with China.
The wine producer behind the iconic Penfolds brand says it is out of the “recovery” stage after being hit hard by China’s market “closure”.
Despite crippling tariffs and a crackdown on Australian wine by China, the pricey favoured drop is still finding its way into the country as Chinese drinkers miss Penfolds, CEO reveals.
ASX closed 1.1 per cent higher, driven by healthcare, real estate and financial stocks. Liontown surged on Tesla deal, CSL and Treasury Wine jumped on solid interim results and business credit demand bounced back.
Treasury Wine Estates is lobbying for the British government to reconsider a new tax regime for wine imports that threatens to wipe out any benefit from a free trade agreement.
Treasury Wine Estates has another high-profile celebrity as the face of its cult American wine 19 Crimes: Martha Stewart.
The present-day Australian wine industry is the result of a Game of Thrones saga that began in 1961.
Treasury Wine Estates boss Tim Ford has elevated the reopening of Australia to skilled labour as the key economic issue for 2022.
Treasury Wine’s support for its staff facing domestic violence lifts the minimum standards demanded of employers.
The maker of Penfolds and Wolf Blass has spent billions buying up wineries in California’s famed Napa Valley and has now bought its latest winemaker in the region.
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index stabilised despite further falls in banks, with Evolution up 9.7%, Telstra at a 4-year high, and Macquarie at a record. ANZ tips housing slowdown and CBA boosts Nick Scali stake.
Recovery from Covid-19 lockdowns in key markets has been weaker than expected, the Penfolds and Wolf Blass maker says.
Treasury Wine Estates has signed up to a pledge to switch to 100 per cent renewable electricity by 2024 across its global operations.
Treasury Wine Estates chief executive Tim Ford believes he can walk both sides of the wineshop aisle.
The ASX 200 closed 0.5 per cent lower, extending its losses for a fourth day in a row. Unemployment falls to 13-year low. Newcrest record profit. Treasury Wine ups dividend. Origin, S32 losses.
A German investment group has paid close to $100m for Treasury Wine Estates’ distribution facility in Adelaide’s north.
Tech start-up The Yield and Japan’s Yamaha Motor Co will trial a new unmanned vehicle in Treasury Wine Estates vineyards.
Treasury Wine Estates chief executive Tim Ford is determined to rebuild the winemaker’s growth credentials despite a shuttered Chinese market.
Penfolds admits it neglected its home market while chasing big profits in China. But will Australian wine lovers welcome its planned homecoming?
Treasury Wine Estates expects an additional $100m cash boost as part of a new licensing deal with US giant, The Wine Group.
Pernod Ricard, owner of brands such as Chivas Regal and Absolut Vodka, has been rumoured as a potential suitor for Treasury Wine.
The local sharemarket erased most of a spectacular 1.75 per cent early gain on Monday, ending the day just 29 points higher.
The ASX closed flat on an eventful day, with Penfolds’ owners hitting a six-month high, while an FMG cost blow out that claimed scalps.
The ASX 200 finished flat amid mixed trading, as Treasury Wine shares powered back and BoQ made a move on ME Bank.
As Australia’s ties continue to deteriorate, one company is proving to be a textbook case on dealing with China in 2021.
Treasury Wine Estates will split its operations into three and sell unwanted US brands, as China tariffs take their toll on profits.
Australia’s sharemarket fell for the first time in three days while Rio Tinto ended a bad year with a big profit.
The timing is perfect … with a trade war all but destroying wine sales to China, Penfolds is bringing the famed Napa Valley into the fold with a $950 Quantum leap.
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