Moa signs up for for Lewis Road Creamery's Chocolate Cream Liqueur
The sales and distribution agreement is the second such partnership
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Moa Group, the unprofitable Marlborough-based brewer, is to partner with Lewis Road Creamery as the dairy products marketer enters the liquor market with its Chocolate Cream Liqueur.
The sales and distribution agreement is the second such partnership after it announced last September a distribution deal with Wellington-based ParrotDog Brewing. At its 2016 annual meeting, Moa said it would consider distributing "a small set of complementary brands" to "build scale and breadth of offer." As well as distribution deals it would consider acquisitions, it said.
In September, the company forecast 2017 revenue of $9.5-11 million, excluding ParrotDog and predicted a wider gross margin, and "solid earnings improvements." Today it affirmed the revenue guidance and said it would provide a further update in April. Moa has posted annual losses the past three years, although the loss in 2016 of about $3 million was down from 2014's $5.8 million loss.
Moa shares last traded at 70c and have gained 24% in the past 12 months, outpacing a 17% gain in the S&P/NZX 50 Index.
(BusinessDesk)
Jonathan Underhill
Thu, 09 Feb 2017
Thu, 09 Feb 2017
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Moa signs up for for Lewis Road Creamery's Chocolate Cream Liqueur
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