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Japanese beverage giant buys Kiwi coffee business Allpress 7 May, 2021 05:33 AM 4 minutes to read Allpress supplies more than 1500 tonnes of coffee beans to cafes and restaurants each year. Photo / Allpress Allpress supplies more than 1500 tonnes of coffee beans to cafes and restaurants each year. Photo / Allpress Kiwi coffee business Allpress Espresso is said to have sold for upwards of $50 million. The mainly wholesale business, which also operates cafes and roasteries in five market...

Asahi acquires Allpress, maintains all full-time roles April 30, 2021 10:41 Japanese beverage company Asahi has completed the acquisition of Allpress in its first venture into the coffee market. CEO of Asahi Beverages Group, Robert Iervasi, said: “Asahi Beverages and Allpress are a great fit. We’ve been impressed by their premium branding, commitment to flavour, quality customer service and track record of growth – attributes that Asahi Beverages shares.” The coffee outlet was founded ...

Press Release – Asahi   Kiwi premium fresh coffee business Allpress is set to continue its global expansion after being purchased by Oceania’s leading beverages company Asahi Beverages. The move will accelerate the growth of the homegrown success story, which will remain headquartered in Auckland. The purchase also marks Asahi Beverages’ entry into New Zealand’s $200 million fresh coffee market as it expands its portfolio to meet the needs of more consumers as well as strengthening its...

Michael Allpress to stay on as company ‘ambassador’. Iconic Auckland-based coffee company Allpress Espresso is to be acquired by Asahi Beverages and run as a standalone business, the Japanese drinks company’s first inroad into coffee. The deal, for an undisclosed amount, will see Allpress remain headquartered in Auckland, where it was launched by Michael Allpress and his coffee cart in 1989.  Allpress will remain as ‘ambassador’ for the brand, which has expanded into Australia, J...

Friday, 30 April 2021, 9:06 am   Kiwi premium fresh coffee business Allpress is set to continue its global expansion after being purchased by Oceania’s leading beverages company Asahi Beverages. The move will accelerate the growth of the homegrown success story, which will remain headquartered in Auckland. The purchase also marks Asahi Beverages’ entry into New Zealand’s $200 million fresh coffee market as it expands its portfolio to meet the needs of more consumers as well as strengthe...

Asahi acquires New Zealand coffee business Allpress Asahi will enter New Zealand’s premium fresh coffee market with the acquisition of Auckland’s Allpress. Allpress was founded in 1989 by Michael Allpress with a coffee cart in Victoria Park. It has since expanded into Australia, Japan, Singapore and the UK. The company sells more than 1,500 tonnes of coffee beans annually worldwide (around 120 million cups) to boutique cafes and restaurants: a figure Asahi pledge...

Beverages behemoth Asahi has acquired Melbourne coffee company Allpress Espresso, marking its first foray into Australia’s booming  $1.3 billion coffee market.

Beer giant Asahi into coffee with Allpress buy Share Japanese beverages giant Asahi, which paid $16 billion for the Carlton & United Beverages beer business last year, has made its first foray into coffee with the acquisition of Australasian brand Allpress. Group chief executive of Asahi Beverages Robert Iervasi said the expansion into coffee would fill a gap in the group’s portfolio of non-alcoholic drinks, which includes the Schweppes soft drinks brands. Robert Iervasi, group CEO of Asahi B...