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Lion to close iconic SA brewery West End as beer consumption falls – NEWS.com.au
Lion to close iconic SA brewery West End as beer consumption falls
Beverage giant Lion is shutting down its 160-year-old West End brewery in South Australia, saying the national beer market has been in long-term decline for the past decade as drinkers turn to other tipples like wine.Citing Australian Bureau of Statistics figures, the company said per capita beer consumption had plunged around 20 per cent over the past 10 years.
“Our input costs have continued to rise against this backdrop of declining volume, and a further drop in draught beer sales as a resul…
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