Melbourne beer hops into Chinese market

Original article by Claire Heaney
Herald Sun – Page: 35 : 28-Nov-17

Shares in beer maker Broo rose 30.5 per cent on 27 November after it released details of a distribution agreement with Beijing Jihua Information Consultant. The distribution deal relates to Broo’s Premium Lager, will run for seven years, and is of exclusive nature. Broo stated it estimated the deal will result in "distribution revenue" of about $A120 million over its seven years. Broo is in the process of developing what it claims will be "the world’s greatest brewery" in the Victorian city of Ballarat.

CORPORATES
BROO LIMITED – ASX BEE, BEIJING JIHUA INFORMATION CONSULTANT, HENAN LIQUOR, ASX LIMITED – ASX ASX, MILDURA BREWERY

Caterpillar’s sales crawl backwards hits Seven

Original article by Sarah-Jane Tasker
The Australian – Page: 18 : 29-Jan-15

The profit for the final three months of calendar 2014 at US mining machinery manufacturer Caterpillar has fallen 25%, prompting it to also predict declines of 9% and 22% respectively for sales and earnings per share in 2015. The slump due to the ending of the resources boom will have a negative impact on Australian-listed conglomerate Seven Group Holdings as well. It owns the WesTrac distributor of Caterpillar products in parts of Australia and China

CORPORATES
SEVEN GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX SVW, CATERPILLAR INCORPORATED, WESTRAC HOLDINGS PTY LTD