
Stone & Wood’s multinational backflip costly for indie beer
Stone & Wood Brewing Company is now Japanese-owned, following the shock sale of its parent company Fermentum to Lion, a subsidiary of Kirin Holdings.

Stone & Wood Brewing Company is now Japanese-owned, following the shock sale of its parent company Fermentum to Lion, a subsidiary of Kirin Holdings.

The Fermentum Family of Businesses and Lion have reached an agreement for the sale of 100% of the Fermentum Group including Stone & Wood Brewing Company.

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The inaugural Melbourne Whisky Week has been rescheduled to begin on November 19 and will now run across 18 days.

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