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The parent company, (Brown-Forman Corporation), of American alcohol producers such as Jack Daniel's whisky and Woodford Reserve bourbon says sales to Canada dropped 62 per cent during the latest fiscal quarter compared to a year ago, as American alcohol remains off the shelves in many provinces.
After U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Canadian goods in early March, a number of provinces retaliated, pulling American alcohol from store shelves. Alberta and Saskatchewan have since lifted the ban.
During a conference call with investors Thursday, officials with Brown-Forman — the parent company of brands such as Jack Daniel's and Woodford Reserve — noted other pressures, but said the boycott is causing a "significant impact."
Brown-Forman Corporation
Brown-Forman Corporation is an American family-controlled publicly traded company, one of the largest in the spirits and wine business. Based in Louisville, Kentucky, it manufactures several very well known brands throughout the world, including Jack Daniel's, Old Forester, Woodford Reserve, GlenDronach, BenRiach, Glenglassaugh, Herradura, Korbel, and Chambord. Brown-Forman formerly owned Southern Comfort and Tuaca before selling them off in 2016.
As of fiscal 2024 the company had gross sales of $5.32 billion and net sales of $4.178 billion.[2] The roughly 40 members of the Brown family, cousins that are descendants of founder George Garvin Brown, control more than 70% of the voting shares[3] and in 2016 had a net worth of $12.3 billion.[4]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown-Forman#Illegal_subsidization_in_China
It's not about the tariffs, yah dimwits. It's about the threat of annexation by an obvious megalomaniac.
I've held on to boycotts of companies like Nestle and Sony for decades, and the US is on the list now. I don't care if they manage to get rid of that shithead, they're staying on there for being fucking idiots.
Yeah. The damage is done. This seems to be something Americans dont get.
'We didnt all vote for him!'
'Im in a blue state'
'We'll vote him out soon!'
Doesnt matter. The country has squarely proved that it cannot be trusted. The judgement of its people cannot be trusted. Why would we ever go back now? Fuck em.
they don't seem to understand that electing him a second time was blowing their second chance, and everything else is just bonus bullshit
What did Sony do? Sure, Sonic Stage was ass software, but...
There was the time when playing any audio CD from Sony automatically installed a rootkit on every PC to intentionally and permanently break it.
There was the time they promised to sell you a full computer and then just decided a few years later fuck you never mind it’s a brick now.
They have perpetrated so many comically evil lawsuits against average joes that I can’t even compile a list that would fit in an internet comment.
I forgot about that rootkit thing.
I haven't.
I haven't bought anything by Sony in maybe 20 years, because they don't make anything I need. And back when they did, I was tired of their tendency to ignore standards and make up their own. I liked their shiny things like MiniDisc and DAT.
Aion't that Nintendo's playbook?
This is getting out of hand, now there are two of them!