Life in the Enviro-Friendly Lane
Kollaras is excited to announce the upgrade of their on-road fleet of company cars. The decision to go with Volkswagen's Golf model was a calculated and considered choice. The Kollaras Group has always been environmentally minded when it comes to minimising our emission footprint and endorsing practices that promote sustainability. The addition of the Eco-Friendly VW Golf cars honours the Kollaras Group's Green Policy, as both companies continuously endeavour to research and implement sustainability in various aspects of their production and delivery. The Group is confident that this upgrade may serve as a catalyst for other companies to consider following our example in environmental mindfulness, as our branded VW Golfs zip around town with a clean conscience. Date: 02/06/2011
Kollaras' very own MasterChef
The Kollaras Group is proud to announce that our resident Wine Specialist, Simon Hurford, is to be a contributor to a celebrity cookbook! The book is to be comprised of a compilation of recipes from the who’s who of the Australian celebrity scene, including Dr Chris Brown, Scott Prince, Gina Jeffries and Diesel to name but a few! Simon has parted with his beloved secret recipe for Thai Curry Lamb Shanks to raise money for the hospital, and even imparts – as we could expect – some helpful pairing notes to bring out the flavours of his undoubtedly delicious curry. The book is set to launch on the 1st June 2011, with proceeds going to the Children’s Wing of the Wollongong Hospital. The Kollaras Group would like to congratulate Simon for his efforts in fundraising for a worthwhile cause, as the Group has always prided itself on supporting important community causes. Date: 17/05/2011
Singapore Successes
The Kollaras Group is proud to announce that – along with Lion Nathan – the company is in the final stages of appointing a distributor to manage and distribute the Lion Nathan beer portfolio in Singapore. Singapore is one of the world’s most cosmopolitan cities: a hub for international business and a melting pot of ethnic culture. This appointment is a huge stepping stone in further developing the Kollaras / Lion Nathan footprint within the greater Asia region, and the Group looks forward to formally announcing this new appointment in the not too distant future. Date: 10/05/2011
Announcement of Property Development
The Kollaras Group is pleased to announce its latest project through the Kollaras Group’s property arm, Kollaras Property Holdings. The 16-Storey ‘Harbour Apartments’ development has received all required approvals to move forward into construction in 2011. This 42 apartment complex will be a significant development within the region and the Group is looking forward to a pre-sales launch early June. Date: 05/05/2011
Tosti Cellars Makeover
The Tosti Cellars outlet in Port Kembla has received a facelift. 10 new signs approximately 3.5m x 4m have been erected across the front of the store, with more signs featuring the Tosti logo soon to be erected. The Tosti Port Kembla store boasts the largest floor space of any retail outlet in the region and holds one of NSW’s oldest liquor licences. This makes Tosti Cellars in Port Kembla a destination store for both its continued exceptional service as well as its impressive range of products across all categories. The Kollaras Group Marketing Department have done a fantastic job improving the appearance of the building and indeed the enhancement of the Tosti end of Wentworth St, for which loyal Tosti customers and locals are very appreciative. Date: 17/04/2011
Massive March
Traditionally, the start of the year is always a little quiet, with both customers and suppliers taking it easy after the festivities (and indulgences) of the Christmas season. This year however, the Kollaras Group is pleased to report that we have seen some fantastic results. The Domestic Wholesale team has had a bigger month in March than they did at Christmas; and our Export team - despite trading against a high Australian dollar – has delivered a record sales month in March also. With trading for March up over an incredible 66% on March last year, the Group is very much looking forward to what new heights can be reached this year. Date: 10/04/2011
We Will Sell Wee Willem!
The Kollaras Trading Company is excited to announce it has been appointed exclusive distribution rights for Wee Willem Cigars. Distributorship was recently awarded to the company by Phillip Morris and is a welcome extension to our range of tobacco products, which we currently provide to the entire Australia and New Zealand market. Wee Willem Cigars is a popular and established brand and the Kollaras Trading Company is looking forward to seeing some promising results for our Duty Free division. Date: 23/03/2011
Sri Lanka Rollout
The Kollaras Trading Company is pleased to announce that the first order of Lion Nathan beers has been placed for sale into Sri Lanka. During the Trading Company’s last visit to Dubai, discussions with key players concentrated around the Lion Nathan Australian beer portfolio and the potential for the Group’s centre to be appointed as the official distributor on behalf of the KTC in the Sri Lankan market. Since that time, they have placed their first container order for Lion Nathan beers and Kollaras now looks forward to working with our new customer on other products from our portfolio for sale into Sri Lanka. Date: 16/03/2011
V8 Abu Dhabi Event
The Kollaras Group has proudly sponsored the main V8 Event in Abu Dhabi for a second year, and what an event it has proven to be! With Lion Nathan beers having been launched just over 12 months ago and Dubai launching in December 2010, the build-up and awareness of the Kollaras brands was massive. Working with the Dubai and Abu Dhabi distributors, Kollaras hosted 120 trade and consumers at the Yas Hotel Palms Garden located in the middle of the race track. The area was transformed with bars, umbrellas and signage into a XXXX Gold theme, known and promoted as the ‘V8 Retreat’. Guests were treated to views of multiple sections of the track, including the fastest straight and slowest chicane, as well as food and beverages sponsored by Lion Nathan Australia. Date: 16/02/2011
Chrisco Annual Awards Dinner
In 2010 the Kollaras Group began fulfilling a major supply contract with Chrisco Hampers through the Kollaras Trading Company. In the first year, the Group has achieved some significant results. Michael Kollaras recently attended the Chrisco Annual Awards Dinner where the Kollaras Group received the runner up award for Supplier of The Year. This is a very exciting achievement for which the company has the dedicated teams of employees at the Group and Chrisco to thank. Date: 09/02/2011
Victoria Wholesale Commencement
Under the watchful eye of Geoff Schwind, the Kollaras Trading Company is pleased to announce that trading in Victoria commenced in November, 2010. With a dedicated team of new and enthusiastic representatives, the Victorian contingent is out on the road and already seeing great results. The Southern Region looks forward to playing their part in making the Kollaras Trading Company’s vision of adding to the successes of this truly global beverage company. Date: 31/01/2011
High Hopes for our 51st Year!
The end of this year marks the conclusion of the Kollaras Group’s 50th year of operation. This milestone gives the company a chance to reflect on our humble beginnings as a small fruit shop and consider where we are today; a truly global organisation with international reach, servicing customers on all the world’s continents and employing over 200 people. As we wave goodbye to 2010 after another enormously successful year, we can’t help but express our anticipation and excitement for what successes the next 50 years may have in store for the Group! Date: 24/12/2010
Launch of Daily's Cocktails
We are pleased to announce the very positive reception of Daily’s Cocktails, an exciting addition to our exclusive brand portfolio. Retailers have received the wide selection of RTD cocktail flavours with impressive enthusiasm. Tosti Cellars in Port Kembla recently held a Daily’s Cocktail party, with local radio station Wave FM in attendance to help promote the event, featuring the Daily’s range of products and tastings held across the weekend. Kollaras Group also secured the sponsorship of the Australian Open tennis players’ official party at Crown Casino, Melbourne – where Daily’s Cocktails was the drink of choice for the pros! Further to this, Daily’s non-alcoholic range has also been successfully introduced into Target stores around Australia. As our contribution to the liquor category that is experiencing marked growth domestically, we are very excited about the innovative and exclusive advent of the Daily’s Cocktails range. Date: 06/12/2010
Sale of Tosti Cellars Outlets
The sale of Tosti Wollongong and Woonona to the Coles Group has been finalised and the store’s last trading day was Sunday 28/11/2010. The Kollaras Group would like to thank all the staff who moved across to Liquorland for their hard work and effort given to Tosti Cellars over their employment, and hope they all settle in and continue their careers successfully in the liquor industry. Meanwhile, Tosti Cellars at Port Kembla continues to trade strongly, with great and promising aspirations for 2011, including making grounds on becoming the leading independent liquor outlet in the region. Date: 29/11/2010
Launch of Lion Nathan Distribution in Dubai
Discussions have been recently finalised to appoint a distributor as the official Lion Nathan Australia supplier in Dubai. November 21st marked their official launch into the Dubai market, held at the highly awarded “Barasti” beachside bar in Dubai. This is a milestone for the Kollaras Group, considering that it was not so long ago that alcohol was totally prohibited in some Middle Eastern countries. To date the Kollaras Trading Company has successfully launched the Lion Nathan Australian portfolio in Abu Dhabi, Northern Emirates, and now Dubai; with distribution, awareness and availability of the portfolio continuing to grow substantially. Date: 22/11/2010
Launch of Domestic ABABCO
The Kollaras Group is excited to announce the launch of the Domestic ABABCO division. By replicating the successful International ABABCO model here in Australia, the Domestic arm has been formulated to focus and service the thousands of international Embassies and Consulates that are based here in Australia. Domestic ABABCO is very much looking forward to the prospect of building relationships with and catering to this new channel of customers. Date: 10/11/2010
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