Perche’ guardare FOster? E’ il secondo conglomerato nel mondo del vino (per quanto ne so). Questi signori vendono 39m di casse da 9 litri (cioe’ 3.5m di hl) di vino nel mondo (in particolare in USA 48% e Oceania 32%) e possiedono 16500 ha di vigna, per la maggiorparte in Australia e Nuova zelanda (70%). Hanno 25 cantine e 7 centri di confezionamento.
I think we need to look at Foster’s because it is the n.2 winemaker in the world. This company sells 39m 9liter cases of wine (3.5m hl) with a global footprint (although US is 48% of sales and Oceania 32%) and owns 16500ha of vineyards, mainly in Australia and New Zealand (70%). They have 25 cellars and 7 packaging centers.

I loro marchi?
Australia: Penfolds, Rosemount, Wolf Blass, Lindemans
Altri Paesi: Beringer, Castello di Gabbiano, Matua Valley (NZ), Yellowglen.
Their brands are:
Australia: Penfolds, Rosemount, Wolf Blass, Lindemans
Other countries: Beringer, Castello di Gabbiano, Matua Valley (NZ), Yellowglen.
(1 Euro = 1.63 AUS dollari) I loro risultati. Foster’s e’ una societa’ molto profittevole, nel segmento vino fa AUS2.2bn di fatturato (il 45% del totale, resto principalmente birra) con un margine operativo del 19% a AUS431m. Il fatturato in verita’ non cresce molto, con un +1.8% nei volumi nell’anno finito a giugno 2006 e un +1.1% del fatturato.
(1 Euro = 1.63 AUS dollari) It is a very profitable company. In the wine business it generates AUS2.2bn of sales (45% of consolidated, the remaining being mainly beer) with an operating margin of 19% at AUS431m in 2006 (year to June). The revenues are in fact quite stagnant, with a +1.8% in volumes and +1.1% in sales.
What is their size? Well they are roughly half the size of Constellation Brands in terms of wine sales, USD1.7bn vs. USD3.2bn, but they are slightly more profitable with a 19% EBIT margin vs. 16%. To have a comparison I also put CAVIRO, which is one of hte major Italian wineries in order to visually show the size gap.


