JLL Perspectives podcast: Drinks giant Asahi doubles down on collaboration in its new Melbourne office

About this episode

The episode discusses Asahi Beverages' new Melbourne office and the importance of collaboration among employees.

For one of the most prolific drinks brands in Australia, growth is predicated on its employees coming together under the same roof. That’s what spurred Asahi Beverages, the name behind Cool Ridge, Peroni, Hard Rated, Solo, Allpress, Cottee’s and Carlton just to name a few, to break its office lease and move into a new regional headquarters – a five-storey 4,500 sqm office space at 2 Southbank Boulevard, within the Freshwater Place complex, in Melbourne. John Tortora, chief procurement and sustainability officer at Asahi Beverages joins Will Connolly, senior vice president in JLL’s hotels and hospitality group, pubs and motels, and Kate Pilgrim, co-head of tenant representation, JLL.

People in this episode

Guest: John Tortora

Topics covered

• collaboration
• office design
• employee engagement

Keywords

• Asahi Beverages
• Melbourne office
• Freshwater Place
• office lease

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Cool Ridge, Peroni, Hard Rated, Solo, Allpress, Cottee’s, Carlton

Places: Melbourne, Australia

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