Hi Neighbor! We at Narragansett Beer are celebrating our 120th Anniversary in 2010. As part of the year-long
celebration, we encourage all of our fans to take the pledge to buy ‘Gansett in 2010. Send us a message to
loyalty@narragansettbeer.com telling us how many cases of Gansett you plan to drink this year in order to “drink
your [...]
Yet another global mega-brewer recently announced that their sales in 2009 were down while their profits were up. How do you do that? Price increases were one of the ways, but read more here: Businessweek.com. Like most small businesses, we’re focused on building sales and are thankful that over 1,000 bars now carry ‘Gansett!
In a nod to the GO Lean cereal, A-B and its consultants named their latest job cut plan Project Kashi. This latest round of job reductions are expected to slash employment to approximately 4400 jobs, do from roughly 6,000 prior to Inbev’s acquisition. Interesting to note that January sales are down some 12.2% for the [...]
After the big changes and record profits resulting from A-B’s sale to Inbev two years ago, a Belgian politician has called for greater societal responsibility from ABI’s CEO, Carlos Brito. ABI, the world’s largest brewer and over 50% of the US beer business, is headquartered in Belgium. Read more here.
Starting February 1st, Beer Wars will be available to rent or buy to anyone in the US and Canada who has a TV or computer (or gaming console). So finally the movie will be widely available to a mainstream audience. http://beerwarsmovie.com/
Thanks everyone for drinking their part and helping Gansett to another great month in January. Sales were up everywhere from NH to FL and up a fabulous 57% in total for January vs last year.
In what seems to be an acknowledgment of people’s desire for local products and variety, Wal-Mart announced that they are splitting the country into regional zones “to fine-tune the mix of products sold to suit local tastes.”
In the year since InBev, a Belgian-based brewing company, bought Anheuser-Busch, Boulevard has not only gained bragging rights as Missouri’s largest home-based brewery but has seen its grocery sales increase 26 percent in the St. Louis market.
I just read about the attached new incentive program in Providence, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. CLick HERE to read the article.
I’m pleased to report that I had a very positive meeting with Congressman Langevin (RI) and his staff this week to discuss Congressman Neal’s (MA) proposed legislation to help small brewers.
