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I manage several hundred million in procurement and it was from a large vendor. We have a written rule about gifts that tends to be treated pretty loosey goosey by many but this one is a little too high profile with too high profile a carrier and wouldn't look good.
Oh, that's understandable. Did you ask for an exception from compliance and they said no, or you just decided it wasn't even worth asking?
Not worth asking. Technically I 'm supposed to file paperwork for it even being offered.
What I'm saying is, every big company has debt, and Beam has actually reduced their long-term debt from $4.7 billion in 2008 to $2.0 billion in 2012 (2013 full-year numbers not due yet). In the same time period they've shown steady sales growth, and though you can't see 2013 full-year yet, the first nine months of 2013 were up y-o-y as well.
Best sporting event I've ever attended. I can't imagine any football game, SB included, comparing to a Conf Championship in the stadium of the team you're a fan of.I got tickets in a suite at the 50-yard line with pre-game sidelines passes for the NFC championship between the Bears and Saints a few years ago. Same year, also got tickets to the Bears-Colts Super Bowl from a different vendor. Compliance approved both.
Best sporting event I've ever attended. I can't imagine any football game, SB included, comparing to a Conf Championship in the stadium of the team you're a fan of.I got tickets in a suite at the 50-yard line with pre-game sidelines passes for the NFC championship between the Bears and Saints a few years ago. Same year, also got tickets to the Bears-Colts Super Bowl from a different vendor. Compliance approved both.
It was fantastic. The energy in the place for something like that is incredible.
He's no Remi Gaillard.
No offense, but that Bears team has got to be the worst team to ever reach the Super Bowl.Best sporting event I've ever attended. I can't imagine any football game, SB included, comparing to a Conf Championship in the stadium of the team you're a fan of.I got tickets in a suite at the 50-yard line with pre-game sidelines passes for the NFC championship between the Bears and Saints a few years ago. Same year, also got tickets to the Bears-Colts Super Bowl from a different vendor. Compliance approved both.
i just misread the article and assumed they had accumulated excessive debt beyond assets and thus the reason to sell. Just a brain fart.
Fair point. Still sucks that yet another bourbon company is owned by a foreign company... kinda takes some of the shine off the storyCheap, bad Bourbon (Beam) has fallen out of favor and Maker's is at too high a price point to compare with comparably priced and higher quality competitors.
i wonder how much the parent company will impact distribution? will they take some of the cases that would normally be sent to distributors in the US and send them overseas? That would really suck.
still not sure how you have big name brands like Beam and Makers and end up in debt given the rise in popularity of Bourbon in recent years. is that from capital investments to increase throughput to meet demand?
have you ever had suntory whisky? sounds like they make some pretty impressive aged versions
'79 Rams say hiNo offense, but that Bears team has got to be the worst team to ever reach the Super Bowl.Best sporting event I've ever attended. I can't imagine any football game, SB included, comparing to a Conf Championship in the stadium of the team you're a fan of.I got tickets in a suite at the 50-yard line with pre-game sidelines passes for the NFC championship between the Bears and Saints a few years ago. Same year, also got tickets to the Bears-Colts Super Bowl from a different vendor. Compliance approved both.
85 Patriots down?No offense, but that Bears team has got to be the worst team to ever reach the Super Bowl.Best sporting event I've ever attended. I can't imagine any football game, SB included, comparing to a Conf Championship in the stadium of the team you're a fan of.I got tickets in a suite at the 50-yard line with pre-game sidelines passes for the NFC championship between the Bears and Saints a few years ago. Same year, also got tickets to the Bears-Colts Super Bowl from a different vendor. Compliance approved both.
yeah, looked up their balance sheets and saw that.What I'm saying is, every big company has debt, and Beam has actually reduced their long-term debt from $4.7 billion in 2008 to $2.0 billion in 2012 (2013 full-year numbers not due yet). In the same time period they've shown steady sales growth, and though you can't see 2013 full-year yet, the first nine months of 2013 were up y-o-y as well.
Goodfellas down?
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Fair point.'79 Rams say hiNo offense, but that Bears team has got to be the worst team to ever reach the Super Bowl.Best sporting event I've ever attended. I can't imagine any football game, SB included, comparing to a Conf Championship in the stadium of the team you're a fan of.I got tickets in a suite at the 50-yard line with pre-game sidelines passes for the NFC championship between the Bears and Saints a few years ago. Same year, also got tickets to the Bears-Colts Super Bowl from a different vendor. Compliance approved both.
Even Tony Eason was better than Rex Grossman. Can't argue against Vince Ferragamo, though.85 Patriots down?No offense, but that Bears team has got to be the worst team to ever reach the Super Bowl.Best sporting event I've ever attended. I can't imagine any football game, SB included, comparing to a Conf Championship in the stadium of the team you're a fan of.I got tickets in a suite at the 50-yard line with pre-game sidelines passes for the NFC championship between the Bears and Saints a few years ago. Same year, also got tickets to the Bears-Colts Super Bowl from a different vendor. Compliance approved both.
Oh, didn't know Grossman was the entire roster.Even Tony Eason was better than Rex Grossman. Can't argue against Vince Ferragamo, though.85 Patriots down?No offense, but that Bears team has got to be the worst team to ever reach the Super Bowl.Best sporting event I've ever attended. I can't imagine any football game, SB included, comparing to a Conf Championship in the stadium of the team you're a fan of.I got tickets in a suite at the 50-yard line with pre-game sidelines passes for the NFC championship between the Bears and Saints a few years ago. Same year, also got tickets to the Bears-Colts Super Bowl from a different vendor. Compliance approved both.
It's trueOh, didn't know Grossman was the entire roster.Even Tony Eason was better than Rex Grossman. Can't argue against Vince Ferragamo, though.85 Patriots down?No offense, but that Bears team has got to be the worst team to ever reach the Super Bowl.Best sporting event I've ever attended. I can't imagine any football game, SB included, comparing to a Conf Championship in the stadium of the team you're a fan of.I got tickets in a suite at the 50-yard line with pre-game sidelines passes for the NFC championship between the Bears and Saints a few years ago. Same year, also got tickets to the Bears-Colts Super Bowl from a different vendor. Compliance approved both.
'98 Falcons say 'hello'.85 Patriots down?No offense, but that Bears team has got to be the worst team to ever reach the Super Bowl.Best sporting event I've ever attended. I can't imagine any football game, SB included, comparing to a Conf Championship in the stadium of the team you're a fan of.I got tickets in a suite at the 50-yard line with pre-game sidelines passes for the NFC championship between the Bears and Saints a few years ago. Same year, also got tickets to the Bears-Colts Super Bowl from a different vendor. Compliance approved both.
I saw a game 7 conference final at home in the NHL. Unreal.Best sporting event I've ever attended. I can't imagine any football game, SB included, comparing to a Conf Championship in the stadium of the team you're a fan of.I got tickets in a suite at the 50-yard line with pre-game sidelines passes for the NFC championship between the Bears and Saints a few years ago. Same year, also got tickets to the Bears-Colts Super Bowl from a different vendor. Compliance approved both.
Yeah, come to think of it I enjoyed even more the Stanley Cup final game I went to at the United Center when the Blackhawks won their first Stanley Cup since before Tanner was born. I'm much more of a Blackhawks fan than a Bears fan, though, and Chicago was just insane over that team.I saw a game 7 conference final at home in the NHL. Unreal.Best sporting event I've ever attended. I can't imagine any football game, SB included, comparing to a Conf Championship in the stadium of the team you're a fan of.I got tickets in a suite at the 50-yard line with pre-game sidelines passes for the NFC championship between the Bears and Saints a few years ago. Same year, also got tickets to the Bears-Colts Super Bowl from a different vendor. Compliance approved both.
Weren't they like 15-1 in the regular season?'98 Falcons say 'hello'.85 Patriots down?No offense, but that Bears team has got to be the worst team to ever reach the Super Bowl.Best sporting event I've ever attended. I can't imagine any football game, SB included, comparing to a Conf Championship in the stadium of the team you're a fan of.I got tickets in a suite at the 50-yard line with pre-game sidelines passes for the NFC championship between the Bears and Saints a few years ago. Same year, also got tickets to the Bears-Colts Super Bowl from a different vendor. Compliance approved both.
I wouldn't even put them in the Top 6 worst.'98 Falcons say 'hello'.85 Patriots down?No offense, but that Bears team has got to be the worst team to ever reach the Super Bowl.Best sporting event I've ever attended. I can't imagine any football game, SB included, comparing to a Conf Championship in the stadium of the team you're a fan of.I got tickets in a suite at the 50-yard line with pre-game sidelines passes for the NFC championship between the Bears and Saints a few years ago. Same year, also got tickets to the Bears-Colts Super Bowl from a different vendor. Compliance approved both.
no way'98 Falcons say 'hello'.85 Patriots down?No offense, but that Bears team has got to be the worst team to ever reach the Super Bowl.Best sporting event I've ever attended. I can't imagine any football game, SB included, comparing to a Conf Championship in the stadium of the team you're a fan of.I got tickets in a suite at the 50-yard line with pre-game sidelines passes for the NFC championship between the Bears and Saints a few years ago. Same year, also got tickets to the Bears-Colts Super Bowl from a different vendor. Compliance approved both.
Agreed. They cheated to get there (filming Titans practices from across the highway). ####### Raiders.
