Coca-Cola Amatil has strengthened its position in beer and cider by securing a 28-year distribution agreement with Abro, the global brand owner of Rekorderlig Cider, and expanding its marketing department to assume full responsibility for the promotion and marketing of the brand in Australia.
First launched in Australia in 2010, Rekorderlig is the number one flavoured cider in Australia, accounting for nearly 10 per cent of the total cider category sales value of $520 million. It plays an important role in Amatil’s beer and cider portfolio, leading growth in fruit-flavoured cider and driving premiumisation in the category.
Shane Richardson, Managing Director of Alcohol & Coffee Shane Richardson said Amatil would also welcome two marketers from Chilli Brands (Australia), with whom Amatil previously shared Rekorderlig’s Australian marketing responsibilities. “The opportunity to consolidate these additional marketers from Chilli’s Rekorderlig team into the Amatil family further builds our marketing capability and experience,” Richardson said.
“It also creates a stronger beer and cider team, which is well-positioned to work directly with the brand’s global owner Abro.” Chilli Brands (Australia) owner Kieron Barton said he was hugely proud of what the brand had achieved so far. “Flavoured cider didn’t really exist in Australia before Rekorderlig but consumers took the brand to their hearts instantly and as a result, Rekorderlig established a strong foothold in the market,” Barton said.
“We firmly believe the brand has the potential to become an even bigger player in the Australian cider category and that with this new structure and talent, Coca-Cola Amatil has a huge opportunity to accelerate this progress.” Rekorderlig has been part of the Amatil portfolio for five years.