Penfolds owner Treasury Wine Estates has hiked its dividend and signalled growing optimism in overseas sales while revealing a profit slide of 61 per cent.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Simon Taylor, Terry Hill, Deena Shiff, David Flanagan, Patrick Walsh, Margaret (Margie) Tannock, John Mullen, Tim Marney, Steve Martin and Steve Thomas.
Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud has rejected the basis of anti-dumping duties imposed by China on Australian wine imports and said the Australian government would fight the claims.
Western Australia's largest wine producer has increased its dominance of the sector in a year when many producers were affected by extreme weather events.
About 30 small Western Australian food and beverage businesses have made the big leagues, winning contracts that contribute to $150 million committed to suppliers across five years at Optus Stadium.
Perth-based IT firm Velrada has announced a $10 million contract to support the expanding Pilbara operations of global facilities management company Sodexo.
FEATURE: Established wineries are setting their sights on longer-term goals as the sector recovers from the issues of the past decade, and faces new challenges.
THE challenging state of the wine industry has been illustrated by Ferngrove Vineyards' financial reports, which reveal the business has incurred losses totalling $14.1 million over the three and a
