Stuart Gregor News Today

Barely two days into the new financial year, two of Australia’s biggest ASX-listed food companies are on the takeover map, and there’s more action ahead.

Less than a decade after its humble beginnings, Four Pillars Gin has transformed from a little-known craft distillery in the Yarra Valley to an international award-winning household name.

Sydney-based beverage company Lion has taken ownership of Australian spirits producer Four Pillars for an undisclosed sum.

He will also look after the international trade business

Dani Valent is a food writer and restaurant reviewer.

Dani Valent is a food writer and restaurant reviewer.

Squealing Pig will join Wolf Blass and Lindemans with no-alcohol versions, as Four Pillars unveils no-alcohol gin after two years of toil.

Expect a bar partly made from waste pineapple fibre, a "chai river" and G&Ts on tap when Four Pillars opens its new-look distillery next week.

Looking for the ultimate day out? A distillery visit should be at the top of your bucket list. Heres why.

Good Foods Sydney team reveals what they will be getting stuck into just as soon as they can.