Endeavour review could end in the break-up of Dan Murphy’s owner

Endeavour Group will consider breaking up the hospitality empire in a move that could separate the Dan Murphy’s and BWS liquor chains from a portfolio of pubs as part of a review kicked off ahead of the arrival of the embattled company’s new chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka.

Endeavour was spun out of Woolworths in 2021 and operates about 350 hotels and 1700 bottle shops, along with wineries. It is now without a permanent chief executive or chairman after the abrupt departure of Ari Mervis, who left on Monday, citing a disagreement with the board.

Source: https://www.afr.com/companies/retail/endeavour-exec-chairman-ari-mervis-exits-amid-clash-with-board-20250804-p5mk20