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Alcopops on Woolworths' shopping list

WOOLWORTHS is rumoured to be looking at the country's biggest alcopops maker, Independent Liquor Group, as part of a plan to secure a supplier for its fast-growing private-label beer business and reduce its reliance on Foster's Group and Lion Nathan.

Outlook not so sweet for honey giant

AUSTRALIA'S biggest commercial honey group, Capilano Honey, has warned it will lose about $2 million in the first half of the financial year, a slide back into the red that could jeopardise its attempts to meet a $10 million debt deadline in March.

Bacardi Lion breezily shrugs off alcopops tax

BACARDI MARTINI and Lion Nathan's joint venture spirits business has extracted a 9 per cent sales increase from its suite of rum, gin, vodka and ready-to-drink mixes despite the Federal Government's alcopops tax and the growing popularity of premium beer.

Lihir Gold pays dividends

HEALTHY cash margins and confidence in hitting its annual production target of up to 1.2 million ounces gold has prompted Lihir Gold to resume dividends payments and consider a capital return to shareholders.

600 jobs to go as Bridgestone bows out of Australia

MORE than 40 years of tyre production in Adelaide will end next year when Bridgestone closes its manufacturing facility, with 600 jobs axed.