Thursday, November 13, 2008

Trouble Brewing at the (other) FGBC

Oh no! Our brewmaster's gotten the boot. The president's pal Orest is now in charge.

Some quotes:
Brian Harris, CEO of Russell, said the move had nothing to do with Saville's skills as a brewmaster, but with a change in corporate philosophy.

Harris said the company is in the process of putting its money and marketing strength behind a number of "power" brands and some less-popular brands will likely be phased out.
Power brands? Sounds ominous. Next they'll probably decide to drop their eponymous cycling team. The script is all too familiar. Full story here.

1 comment:

the secretary said...

the article notes that the Fort Garry brand is staying.

in other (other) FGBC news, our Saskatchewan connection and FGBC shareholder has been forced into selling his shares. With his initial investment at around 10cents on the dollar, he got news from the broker he was shuffled to, that there would be new monthly fees that would come close to his whole investment. he is planning on spending the remainder of his lost investment on the sweet jersey he ordered and a few cases of FGD.