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Little Creatures Fremantle has announced plans to celebrate its 25th anniversary in style, after announcing plans for a new $10 million venue.

Little Creatures is set to expand beyond its Fremantle roots after signing a 25-year lease at the Nine The Esplanade tower at Elizabeth Quay.

Craft beer players know the value of local appeal.

Brewing giant Lion will go ahead with its purchase of Stone & Wood owner Fermentum after the competition watchdog found many more craft brewers will remain.

Increasing social stigmas could mean the end of beer and betting advertisements in sport.

Bega Cheese will buy food and beverage company Lion for $534 million and substantially bolster its product range and retail presence.

Western Australian beers Swan Draught and Emu Export will be brewed in NSW or Queensland after Lion announced the closure of its West End Brewery this morning.

From October 1, Western Australians will be able to exchange their used bottles for cash, but how will the scheme operate?

Australia's three biggest brewers have come up with a crafty budget fix that could put a smile on people's lips: slashing the tax on tap beer.

A company part-owned by the Chinese government has been blocked from controlling popular Australian brands like Pura, Dairy Farmers and Dare flavoured milk.

The company behind Masters dairy products is moving from Japanese to Chinese ownership, after the dairy heavyweight behind the $1.5 billion bid for organic infant formula maker Bellamy's Australia agreed to acquire Lion Dairy & Drinks.

The state government has selected a newly formed company owned by drink manufacturers Coca-Cola Amatil and Lion to run the state's container deposit scheme.

Australian company Lion Dairy and Drinks, which owns WA dairy business Masters, is up for sale by its Japanese owners following a month-long review.

National dairy products supplier Lion is divesting some of its land holdings in Bentley, including a 2.9-hectare site, following its recent consolidation of the Masters Dairy depot as parts of its three-year growth plan.

Brisbane-based Suncorp Bank is calling time on its sponsorship deal with Perth Arena, making it the first corporate partner to withdraw support since signing with the facility at its 2012 opening.

Craft brewers are maintaining WA's reputation as the premier beer-making state in Australia, but the challenges they face are as diverse as the breweries themselves.

The WACA is reaping rewards from a controversial sponsorship decision almost 12 months ago.

Beverages giant Lion has confirmed about a third of workers at its Bentley milk processing plant will lose their jobs after the company was dumped as Woolworths' milk supplier in Western Australia for rival Brownes.

A Morley-based importer has enjoyed rapid growth on the back of consumers' shift towards craft-brewed beer, but it hasn't always been smooth sailing.

A shake-up in Western Australia's dairy industry may be set to deliver for local stakeholders, but the broader sector is unimpressed with free trade commitments made with South Korea and Japan.

THE 2012 wealth creators' list would not be complete without acknowledging the fortunes generated by the development of the Little Creatures brewery and subsequent listing of Little World Beverages

Japanese brewing giant Lion has announced it will shut down its Swan Brewery in Canning Vale, with at least 80 workers set to lose their jobs.

WITH some experienced campaigners suggesting the current mergers and acquisitions market is the worst they have ever seen, there is plenty of finger pointing to overly exuberant deals of the past f

The corporate advisory market is in the doldrums as global forces restrain players.

The past two weeks have given plenty of encouragement to those of us who see an enterprising future for business in WA.

Shares in Little World Beverages have soared on the Australian Securities Exchange, after national beverages giant Lion launched a $380 million cash takeover bid for the Fremantle-based boutique br

In a climate where the state's microbrewery stocks are surging ahead and consolidating across Perth, it is worth noting that the Western Australia's most isolated brewery is quietly and efficiently going about its work.