Following several years of strong growth, Asahi Beverages has announced the Green Beacon brewery in Geebung in north Brisbane will cease operating in roughly ten weeks.
The closure is part of Asahi Beverages' plan to continue Green Beacon's strong growth trajectory by increasing brewing capacity across multiple sites.
Asahi Beverages will invest in Green Beacon’s original site at the brewpub in Teneriffe to add brewing capacity, but most Green Beacon brewing will transfer to Asahi Beverages' other Fire & Earth Ventures sites including Pirate Life in Port Adelaide and 4 Pines in Brookvale, NSW. Asahi Beverages says these sites are capable of managing Green Beacon’s growth.
The closure of Geebung will result in the loss of three full-time and two casual positions. The remaining Geebung employees will transfer to the Teneriffe brewpub.
Green Beacon GM Richard Shrosbery said: “Geebung has been our home for more than six years and has driven much of our recent success; however, we are experiencing significant growth and have now outgrown the site. Today’s announcement means Green Beacon can continue its growth trajectory by unlocking capacity constraints, which will help ensure we continue to get it to lovers of Green Beacon everywhere.
“We will still have a strong presence in Brisbane with the upgraded Green Beacon Brewpub in Teneriffe. And, under the watchful supervision of our chief brewer, all Green Beacon beers will retain their distinct and award-winning flavours.
“The team at Geebung have been tremendous, and I am very proud of the contribution they’ve made to Green Beacon’s success.”
Asahi Beverages will provide career transition to employees who are impacted by redundancy. A process is also underway to identify if there are suitable alternative roles within Asahi Beverages.
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