{"id":5509,"date":"2019-06-18T06:00:40","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T11:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beerbusinessunplugged.com\/?p=5509"},"modified":"2019-06-16T11:04:19","modified_gmt":"2019-06-16T16:04:19","slug":"careers-are-made-in-times-of-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beerbusinessunplugged.com\/?p=5509","title":{"rendered":"Careers are made in times of “crisis”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Last week\u2019s post highlighted the story of\nthe Mark Anthony Group. The account of Mark Anthony is not as much about their\nhot product, White Claw, as it is about how the company made a complete\nturn-around. This is a bit of an anomaly in the industry as most turn-around\nstories are about the brands themselves, not about the actual beer company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There have been a myriad of stories about\nSchlitz in these posts. A brand that could not have been saved despite the fact\nthat multiple leaders tried and millions of dollars were spent. Pabst is\nanother story, albeit one with an asterisk. Notwithstanding a small revival\nsome years ago, and multiple owners, Pabst is now struggling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many regional brands, long since departed,\nhave attempted comebacks under different ownership. None have succeeded, although\nseveral appear to be riding the proverbial roller coaster. Examples include Rainer\nand Lone Star, both of which are owned by Pabst, and both of which have managed\nto become more relevant in their regional markets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because crafts, many of which have not\nbeen existence for 10 years or more, have a shorter history, they do not fit\ninto this category of come-backs. Older crafts like Sierra Nevada, New Belgium,\nand Boston have either morphed their portfolio to ensure success, or have simply\nridden the ups and downs from year to year. The glaring exception is Yuenglng,\nwhich, under the same ownership, continues to excel regardless of how or what\nthe industry is doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wholesaler\u2019 degree of success is not relevant when discussing the topic of turnarounds because success is more directly tied to that of their suppliers. Even wholesalers, whose volume for decades consisted of brands like Schlitz or Pabst, survived if they could capture a brand like Constellations Brands or Heineken in their house. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Obviously, wholesalers who were not as\nfortunate to have afore mentioned vendors, have since sold out or closed. A\nwholesaler who finds themselves in a crisis is most likely in that position due\nto their portfolio; and in almost all cases it does not matter who is in\ncharge. Without the bullets, you are firing blanks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Importers are the one segment where a\nchange in leadership can and does make a difference. With the right leadership\na restructuring and direction change can turn a small to medium-size importer\naround. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The beer industry is not one of\nturn-arounds. This is an industry which needs the right product at the right\ntime; a product that will be supported and enabled to move in the right\ndirection with a clear understanding of who and what that product is.   Victory\nis never going to happen when a beer attempts to be something that it is not,\ncan never be, and prevents the brewery and the products from ever being successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spending resources in an attempt to be\nsomething that will never happen is a waste and a pathway to failure. A crisis\nin beer is not about leadership, it does not have to be a crisis if the proper\nleadership is in place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Careers are made in times of “crisis.”  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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