Carlton & United Breweries is an Australia

Australia

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n brewing company based in Abbotsford

Abbotsford, Victoria

Abbotsford is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Yarra. At the 2006 Census, Abbotsford had a population of 4,327....

, a suburb of Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

, Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

. In 1983 it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Elders IXL and CUB was delisted. In 1990, Elders IXL renamed to the Foster's Group

Foster's Group

Foster's Group is a beer group with interests in brewing and soft drinks. Foster's Group is the brewer of the Foster's Lager. Foster's Group Limited is a publicly-listed company on the Australian Securities Exchange and is based in Melbourne, Victoria...

, and in July 2004, CUB changed its name to Carlton and United Beverages. In February 2009, Foster's announced the decision to separate the Australian Wine division from the Australian Beer, Cider & Spirits (BCS) division, and rename BCS to Carlton & United Breweries.

CUB produces many of Australia

Australia

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's most successful beverages, including Australia's best selling beer

Beer

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, Victoria Bitter

Victoria Bitter

Victoria Bitter is one of the many iconic beers manufactured in the Australian state of Victoria. VB currently maintains the highest market share of all beer sold in Australia, both on tap and packaged...

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History

The history of Carlton and United Breweries / Beverages or CUB began when Carlton, Fosters, Victoria, Shamrock, Castlemaine

Castlemaine, Victoria

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 and McCracken breweries formed into a cartel

Cartel

A cartel is a formal agreement among competing firms. It is a formal organization of producers and manufacturers that agree to fix prices, marketing, and production. Cartels usually occur in an oligopolistic industry, where there is a small number of sellers and usually involve homogeneous products...

 known as the Society of Melbourne Brewers in 1903. Emil Resch played a significant role in enabling the amalgamation. Resch also went on to become the first general manager of CUB. The merge allowed CUB to raise prices and remain profitable in what had been an unprofitable market.
In 1907 this group merged into a single company known as the Carlton and United Breweries. The company became public in 1913 with the issue of 100,000 shares.

Over time it has bought out many other brewers, such as Abbotsford Co-operative Brewery in 1924 (a company set up by independent hoteliers to combat the anti-competitive nature of the Society of Melbourne Brewers.) Their first interstate acquisition was Northern Australia

Northern Australia

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n Breweries and the Cairns

Cairns, Queensland

Cairns is a regional city in Far North Queensland, Australia, founded 1876. The city was named after William Wellington Cairns, then-current Governor of Queensland. It was formed to serve miners heading for the Hodgkinson River goldfield, but experienced a decline when an easier route was...

 Brewery in 1931. Further acquisitions were the Ballarat Brewing Company, Queensland

Queensland

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 Brewery Ltd, Thos McLauchlin & Co Pty Ltd, Richmond Brewery and Tooth & Co

Tooth and Co.

Tooth and Co. was the major brewer of beer in New South Wales, Australia. The company owned a large brewery on Broadway in Sydney from 1835 until 1985, known as the Kent Brewery...

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In 1983 as an ironic twist of fate, CUB was wholly bought by Elders IXL, a giant Australian diversified conglomerate with Pastoral, Financial, Materials and Food interests.
Elders Brewing Group (as it then became known as) continued to acquire brewing companies in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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, Canada

Canada

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 and the United States

United States

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Finally in 1990 Elders Brewing Group changed its name to Foster's Group, to reflect the name of their most internationally recognised product.

In July 2004, Carlton and United Breweries changed its name to Carlton and United Beverages (retaining CUB acronym), citing the company's diversification into pre-mixed drinks, juices, ciders and non-alcoholic drinks.

In February 2009, Foster's announced the outcomes of a review of its global wine business, including the decision to separate the Australian Wine division from the Australian Beer, Cider & Spirits (BCS) division, and rename BCS to Carlton & United Breweries.

Products

CUB Beers
Beer	ABV Alcohol by volume Alcohol by volume is a standard measure of how much alcohol is contained in an alcoholic beverage .The ABV standard is used worldwide....	Available
Victoria Bitter Victoria Bitter Victoria Bitter is one of the many iconic beers manufactured in the Australian state of Victoria. VB currently maintains the highest market share of all beer sold in Australia, both on tap and packaged...	4.6%	Tap, 250ml Bottles, 375ml Bottles, 375ml Cans, 750ml Bottles
Carlton Draught Carlton Draught Carlton Draught is a 4.6% pale lager made in Australia by Carlton & United Beverages.-Description:Carlton Draught is a pale lager which is sold on tap in its home state of Victoria as well as in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, and is one of Australia's most...	4.6%	Tap, 375ml Bottles, 375ml Cans, 750ml Bottles
Corona Corona (beer) Corona Extra, better known as Corona and labeled as Coronita in Spain, is a brand of pale lager owned and produced by Cerveceria Modelo at a number of breweries in Mexico. It is one of the best-selling beers in Mexico and is one of the top-selling beers worldwide... (distribution only)	4.6%	Tap, 330ml Bottles
Melbourne Bitter Melbourne Bitter Melbourne Bitter is a beer brewed by Carlton & United Beverages, a subsidiary of Foster's Group. While originally having an ABV of 4.9%, it has since been reduced to 4.6% ABV. Melbourne bitter is available in 375 mL bottles "stubbies", 375 mL cans "tinnies" and 750 mL bottles...	4.6%	375ml Bottles, 375ml Cans, 750ml Bottles
Carlton Cold	4.0%	375ml Bottles, 375ml Cans
Carlton Midstrength	3.5%	Tap, 375ml Bottles, 375ml Cans
Carlton Black	4.4%	Tap, 375ml Bottles
Crown Lager Crown Lager Crown Lager is a 4.9% premium Australian beer originally made by Carlton & United Breweries .Crown Lager was originally brewed in 1919 as "Fosters Crown Lager" and was initially only available to visiting dignitaries that visited Australia...	4.9%	Tap, 375ml Bottles, 700ml Bottles
Carlton Sterling	2.5%	Tap, 375ml Bottles, 375ml Cans
Pure Blonde	4.6%	Tap, 355ml Bottles, 375ml Cans
Sheaf Stout	5.7%	375ml Bottles, 750ml Bottles
Abbotsford Invalid Stout	5.2%	375ml Bottles
Crown Pilsner Crown Pilsner Crown Pilsner is a 5.4% Australian beer made by the Carlton & United Beverages.Crown Pilsner was first brewed in 2006 as Foster's Group sought to extend its beer market share. Initially, this beer was only available at selected restaurants in Australia...	5.4%	355ml Bottles
Reschs Pilsener (Sold in NSW New South Wales New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales... only)	4.4%	355ml Bottles, 750ml Bottles

External links

• History of the Foster's Group, Fosters.com