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Australia’s Coopers Brewery family business has fortitude on tap against the coronavirus

May 13, 2020

Australia’s family-owned Coopers Brewery is demonstrating its resilience against the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic by continuing to manufacture and distribute its products while supporting supply chains and the hospitality sector, and protecting its workforce and philanthropic grants.

Since the Covid-19 outbreak, the sixth-generation family business has grappled with major changes in how it operates, in tandem with difficulties among commercial partners and fluctuating customer demand in an uncertain market.

How the fourth generation of the Coopers Brewery family business in Australia almost became its last

October 18, 2019

Fifth generation members of the Cooper brewing dynasty were urged to forge their own careers by their fourth-gen father when their Australian family business was struggling to survive in the 1970s.

Fifth generation members of the Cooper brewing dynasty were urged to forge their own careers by their fourth-gen father when their Australian family business was struggling to survive in the 1970s.

Melanie Cooper (pictured), 58, finance director at Coopers Brewery and chairwoman of the Coopers Brewery Foundation, said entering the family business was something she and her brother Tim Cooper (pictured), 63, now managing director, aimed for when growing up.

“We grew up opposite the brewery,” Melanie told CampdenFB.

Coopers Brewery ferments next generation in restructure

October 4, 2019

Australia’s leading family of brewers has restructured its senior management to enable the fifth generation to transfer from commercial to custodial roles while the upcoming sixth generation learns the business.

Coopers Brewery said the organisational restructure was designed to provide additional support for Dr Tim Cooper (pictured), fifth-generation managing director, and to provide a more effective and efficient engagement with customers. The changes included the appointment of a general manager and the recruitment of a national marketing manager.

Asia's titans: 10 Asian family businesses you should know about

October 31, 2013

Asian family businesses are not only making a difference to the sectors they operate in, but are also influencing the evolution of the family business model in Asia. CampdenFB takes a look at some of the fastest growing and most exciting.

Bakrie & Brothers
• FAMILY: Bakrie
• SECTOR: Commodities, telecommunications and property
• COUNTRY: Indonesia

Coopers named top Australian family business

August 29, 2012

Coopers Brewery, which was last year voted the top international family business by CampdenFB readers, has claimed another award.

The Adelaide-based brewer, known for its pale and sparkling ales, was named Distinguished Family Business of The Year 2012 at an awards ceremony hosted by Family Business Australia at the weekend.

Coopers turns 150 and launches new beer

May 21, 2012

Is there any better way to celebrate an anniversary than organising a week-long party and drinking a cold beer? Probably not, at least for Coopers Brewery, the Australian beer maker which is controlled by the eponymous family.

The Adelaide-based brewery, which was established in 1862 and is now the country's largest Australian-owned beer producer, is getting ready to celebrate its 150th anniversary and will launch a new ale to mark the occasion.

Family business roundup: Morrell family sells while Coopers Brewery expands through acquisition

April 24, 2012

The family behind US oil company Downeast Energy has sold the firm, while Coopers Brewery, the Australian beer maker controlled by the eponymous family, has expanded into the American market with a big acquisition.

Owned by the Morell family, Maine-based Downeast Energy, whose operations span oil to propane and building materials, has been sold to Oklahoma’s NGL Energy Partners, according to a statement by the latter. No financial terms of the transaction were disclosed.

Beer in the blood

March 15, 2012

"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy," said Benjamin Franklin. Why do family businesses do so well in the brewing sector? CampdenFB finds out.

“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy,” said Benjamin Franklin. Leaving aside the theology, the cold, hard figures suggest that the age-old mixture of water, barley, yeast and hops does indeed put a smile on faces the world over. Global beer consumption has increased 3% a year over the past decade.

Coopers Brewery voted family business of 2011

December 21, 2011

Coopers Brewery, the Australian beer maker behind brands such as Dr Tim’s Traditional Ale, has been voted family business of the year by CampdenFB readers.