Bacardi-Martini - Revision history

Claire Harkins at 11:10, 26 September 2012

2012-09-26T11:10:27Z

Claire Harkins: moved Bacardi Ltd to Bacardi-Martini

2012-09-16T23:09:04Z

moved Bacardi Ltd to Bacardi-Martini

Claire Harkins: /* Bacardi Ltd */

2009-09-21T20:33:32Z

Bacardi Ltd

Claire Harkins at 16:09, 21 September 2009

2009-09-21T16:09:11Z

Claire Harkins at 19:02, 11 November 2008

2008-11-11T19:02:59Z

Claire Harkins at 11:15, 26 August 2008

2008-08-26T11:15:37Z

Claire Harkins at 10:52, 26 August 2008

2008-08-26T10:52:58Z

Claire Harkins at 18:38, 25 August 2008

2008-08-25T18:38:43Z

Claire Harkins at 18:18, 25 August 2008

2008-08-25T18:18:26Z

Steven Harkins: /* Controversies */

2008-08-22T17:45:13Z

Controversies

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	In 1992 the company unified its five strategic operating units by forming Bacardi Ltd which was incorporated and headquartered in Bermuda. In 1993 Bacardi Ltd acquired Martini & Rossi. In 1995 Bacardi Imports was officially renamed Bacardi-Martini U.S.A., Inc. <ref> Bacardi Ltd Web site [http://www.bacardilimited.com/profile_about.html Bacardi Ltd Profile] Accessed Aug 2008 </ref>		In 1992 the company unified its five strategic operating units by forming Bacardi Ltd which was incorporated and headquartered in Bermuda. In 1993 Bacardi Ltd acquired Martini & Rossi. In 1995 Bacardi Imports was officially renamed Bacardi-Martini U.S.A., Inc. <ref> Bacardi Ltd Web site [http://www.bacardilimited.com/profile_about.html Bacardi Ltd Profile] Accessed Aug 2008 </ref>
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		+	==Affiliations ==
		+	[[Portman Group]] \| [[European Alcohol and Health Forum]] \| [[World Federation of Advertisers]] \| [[Wine and Spirit Trade Association]]

	== Brands ==		== Brands ==

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 {{Template:alcohol badge}} [[Image:Bacardi.jpg|right|thumb|Bacardi Logo]]
 == Bacardi Ltd ==
-Bacardi are one of the world’s largest wine and spirits groups. Bacardi produce a dozen varieties of its namesake rum and sell over 200 bottles a year in almost 100 countries. The company's brands include Bombay Sapphire gin, Martini & Rossi vermouth, Dewar's Scotch whisky, DiSaronno Amaretto, and B&B and Benedictine liqueurs. Other drinks by Bacardi include vodka, tequila, cognac, sparkling wine, and Hatuey beer. The descendants of founder Don Facundo Bacardi Masso own Bacardi.<ref> Bacardi Profile on Yahoo business profiles [http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/58/58530.html Bacardi Business Profile] Accessed Aug 2008 </ref>
+[[Bacardi Ltd|Bacardi-Martini]] are one of the world’s largest wine and spirits groups. [[Bacardi Ltd|Bacardi]] produce a dozen varieties of its namesake rum and sell over 200 bottles a year in almost 100 countries. The company's brands include Bombay Sapphire gin, Martini & Rossi vermouth, Dewar's Scotch whisky, DiSaronno Amaretto, and B&B and Benedictine liqueurs. Other drinks by Bacardi include vodka, tequila, cognac, sparkling wine, and Hatuey beer. The descendants of founder Don Facundo Bacardi Masso own Bacardi.<ref> Bacardi Profile on Yahoo business profiles [http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/58/58530.html Bacardi Business Profile] Accessed Aug 2008 </ref>
 Bacardi employ more than 6,000 people and own 31 plants around the world. Ten of these plants are for producing Bacardi Rum. Martini and Noilly Prat are created in five plants and two plants produce Dewar’s and William Lawson’s Scotch Whisky. There are also five additional Malt Distilleries and nine production sites covering a wide range of brands.<ref> Bacardi Plant Information [http://www.bacardilimited.com/profile_plant.html Bacardi Plant Information] Accessed Aug 2008 </ref>
 == History ==

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-[[Image:Bacardi.jpg|right|thumb|Bacardi Logo]]
+{{Template:alcohol badge}} [[Image:Bacardi.jpg|right|thumb|Bacardi Logo]]
 == Bacardi Ltd ==
 Bacardi are one of the world’s largest wine and spirits groups. Bacardi produce a dozen varieties of its namesake rum and sell over 200 bottles a year in almost 100 countries. The company's brands include Bombay Sapphire gin, Martini & Rossi vermouth, Dewar's Scotch whisky, DiSaronno Amaretto, and B&B and Benedictine liqueurs. Other drinks by Bacardi include vodka, tequila, cognac, sparkling wine, and Hatuey beer. The descendants of founder Don Facundo Bacardi Masso own Bacardi.<ref> Bacardi Profile on Yahoo business profiles [http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/58/58530.html Bacardi Business Profile] Accessed Aug 2008 </ref>
-Bacardi employ more than 6,000 people and own 31 plants around the world. Ten of these plants are for producing Bacardi Rum. Martini and Noilly Prat are created in five plants and two plants produce Dewar’s and William Lawson’s Scotch Whisky. There are also five additional Malt Ditstilleries and nine production sites covering a wide range of brands.<ref> Bacardi Plant Information [http://www.bacardilimited.com/profile_plant.html Bacardi Plant Information] Accessed Aug 2008 </ref>
+Bacardi employ more than 6,000 people and own 31 plants around the world. Ten of these plants are for producing Bacardi Rum. Martini and Noilly Prat are created in five plants and two plants produce Dewar’s and William Lawson’s Scotch Whisky. There are also five additional Malt Distilleries and nine production sites covering a wide range of brands.<ref> Bacardi Plant Information [http://www.bacardilimited.com/profile_plant.html Bacardi Plant Information] Accessed Aug 2008 </ref>
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 Prior to the Cuban revolution of 1959, Bacardi relocated the world registration of its trademark to the Bahamas. This made Bacardi a company without a national identity long before the days of transnational companies. By 1960 Bacardi had assets that totaled over $75 millon.  By 1978 Bacardi had become the number one selling spirit brand in the United States. <ref> Bacardi: The Hidden War, Hernando Calvo Ospina, Pluto Press, 2002 </ref>
-In 1992 the company unified its five strategic operating units by forming Bacardi Ltd which was incorparated and headquartered in Bermuda. In 1993 Bacardi Ltd acquired Martini & Rossi. In 1995 Bacardi Imports was officially renamed Bacardi-Martini U.S.A., Inc. <ref> Bacardi Ltd Web site [http://www.bacardilimited.com/profile_about.html Bacardi Ltd Profile] Accessed Aug 2008 </ref>
+In 1992 the company unified its five strategic operating units by forming Bacardi Ltd which was incorporated and headquartered in Bermuda. In 1993 Bacardi Ltd acquired Martini & Rossi. In 1995 Bacardi Imports was officially renamed Bacardi-Martini U.S.A., Inc. <ref> Bacardi Ltd Web site [http://www.bacardilimited.com/profile_about.html Bacardi Ltd Profile] Accessed Aug 2008 </ref>
 == Brands ==

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	== Bacardi Ltd ==		== Bacardi Ltd ==
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	Bacardi are one of the world’s largest wine and spirits groups. Bacardi produce a dozen varieties of its namesake rum and sell over 200 bottles a year in almost 100 countries. The company's brands include Bombay Sapphire gin, Martini & Rossi vermouth, Dewar's Scotch whisky, DiSaronno Amaretto, and B&B and Benedictine liqueurs. Other drinks by Bacardi include vodka, tequila, cognac, sparkling wine, and Hatuey beer. The descendants of founder Don Facundo Bacardi Masso own Bacardi.<ref> Bacardi Profile on Yahoo business profiles [http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/58/58530.html Bacardi Business Profile] Accessed Aug 2008 </ref>		Bacardi are one of the world’s largest wine and spirits groups. Bacardi produce a dozen varieties of its namesake rum and sell over 200 bottles a year in almost 100 countries. The company's brands include Bombay Sapphire gin, Martini & Rossi vermouth, Dewar's Scotch whisky, DiSaronno Amaretto, and B&B and Benedictine liqueurs. Other drinks by Bacardi include vodka, tequila, cognac, sparkling wine, and Hatuey beer. The descendants of founder Don Facundo Bacardi Masso own Bacardi.<ref> Bacardi Profile on Yahoo business profiles [http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/58/58530.html Bacardi Business Profile] Accessed Aug 2008 </ref>

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 * Cazadores Tequila
+'''Bacardi-Brown Forman Brands'''
 * Jack Daniels
 * Southern Comfort
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 * Woodford Reserve
-Agency Brands
+==Advertising==
 == Board of Directors ==

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 == Board of Directors ==
 *[[Facundo L. Bacardi]] Chairman of the board
-*[[Andreas Gembler]]    President & CEO
+*[[Andreas Gembler]]    President & CEO, retired as CEO 1st September 2008
 *[[Victor R Arellano, Jr.]]
 *[[Jaime Bergel]]

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 [[Image:Bacardi.jpg|right|thumb|Bacardi Logo]]
-Bacardi are one of the world’s largest wine and spirits groups. Bacardi produce a dozen varieties of its namesake rum and sell over 200 bottles a year in almost 100 countries. The company's brands include Bombay Sapphire gin, Martini & Rossi vermouth, Dewar's Scotch whisky, DiSaronno Amaretto, and B&B and Benedictine liqueurs. Other drinks by Bacardi include vodka, tequila, cognac, sparkling wine, and Hatuey beer. The descendants of founder Don Facundo Bacardi Masso own Bacardi.  {{ref|1}}
+Bacardi are one of the world’s largest wine and spirits groups. Bacardi produce a dozen varieties of its namesake rum and sell over 200 bottles a year in almost 100 countries. The company's brands include Bombay Sapphire gin, Martini & Rossi vermouth, Dewar's Scotch whisky, DiSaronno Amaretto, and B&B and Benedictine liqueurs. Other drinks by Bacardi include vodka, tequila, cognac, sparkling wine, and Hatuey beer. The descendants of founder Don Facundo Bacardi Masso own Bacardi.<ref> Bacardi Profile on Yahoo business profiles [http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/58/58530.html Bacardi Business Profile] Accessed Aug 2008 </ref>
-Bacardi employ more than 6,000 people and own 31 plants around the world. Ten of these plants are for producing Bacardi Rum. Martini and Noilly Prat are created in five plants and two plants produce Dewar’s and William Lawson’s Scotch Whisky. There are also five additional Malt Ditstilleries and nine production sites covering a wide range of brands. {{ref|2}}
+Bacardi employ more than 6,000 people and own 31 plants around the world. Ten of these plants are for producing Bacardi Rum. Martini and Noilly Prat are created in five plants and two plants produce Dewar’s and William Lawson’s Scotch Whisky. There are also five additional Malt Ditstilleries and nine production sites covering a wide range of brands.<ref> Bacardi Plant Information [http://www.bacardilimited.com/profile_plant.html Bacardi Plant Information] Accessed Aug 2008 </ref>
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 In 1910 the company began bottling rum in Barcelona and in 1914 they opened a distribution office in New York. Bacardi’s earnings between 1913 and 1917 increased from 175,422.83 to 416,900.00 pesos. By 1921 Bacardi has assets amounting to 6 million pesos. In 1929 the company began bottling rum in Mexico and in 1936 they built a factory in Puerto Rico. In the 1940s Bacardi’s business in Puerto Rico and Mexico overtook those based in Cuba.
-Prior to the Cuban revolution of 1959, Bacardi relocated the world registration of its trademark to the Bahamas. This made Bacardi a company without a national identity long before the days of transnational companies. By 1960 Bacardi had assets that totaled over $75 millon.  By 1978 Bacardi had become the number one selling spirit brand in the United States. {{ref|3}}
+Prior to the Cuban revolution of 1959, Bacardi relocated the world registration of its trademark to the Bahamas. This made Bacardi a company without a national identity long before the days of transnational companies. By 1960 Bacardi had assets that totaled over $75 millon.  By 1978 Bacardi had become the number one selling spirit brand in the United States. <ref> Bacardi: The Hidden War, Hernando Calvo Ospina, Pluto Press, 2002 </ref>
-In 1992 the company unified its five strategic operating units by forming Bacardi Ltd which was incorparated and headquartered in Bermuda. In 1993 Bacardi Ltd acquired Martini & Rossi. In 1995 Bacardi Imports was officially renamed Bacardi-Martini U.S.A., Inc. {{ref|4}}
+In 1992 the company unified its five strategic operating units by forming Bacardi Ltd which was incorparated and headquartered in Bermuda. In 1993 Bacardi Ltd acquired Martini & Rossi. In 1995 Bacardi Imports was officially renamed Bacardi-Martini U.S.A., Inc. <ref> Bacardi Ltd Web site [http://www.bacardilimited.com/profile_about.html Bacardi Ltd Profile] Accessed Aug 2008 </ref>
 == Brands ==
-Bacardi-Martini Limited Brands. {{ref|3}}
+Bacardi-Martini Limited Brands.<ref> Bacardi Web site [http://www.bacardi-martini.co.uk/home.html Bacardi Product Information] Accessed Aug 2008 </ref>
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 *[[Philip Shearer]]
-{{ref|8}}
+<ref> Bacardi Board of Directors [http://www.bacardilimited.com/profile_board.html Bacardi Board of Directors] </ref>
 == Controversies ==
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 [[Helms-Burton Act]]
-The Helms-Burton act is also known as the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 (Libertad). In congressional circles the legislation was known as the Bacardi Bill. [[Otto Reich]] was one of the key figures in the implementation of the bill and he had formerly worked for Bacardi’s lobbyists. {{ref|4}}
+The Helms-Burton act is also known as the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 (Libertad). In congressional circles the legislation was known as the Bacardi Bill. [[Otto Reich]] was one of the key figures in the implementation of the bill and he had formerly worked for Bacardi’s lobbyists. <ref> Bacardi: The Hidden War, Hernando Calvo Ospina, Pluto Press, 2002 </ref>.
-It is an act designed to “seek international sanctions against the Castro government in Cuba, to plan for support of a transition government leading to a democratically elected government in Cuba, and for other purposes.” {{ref|5}}
+On March 12th 1996, in response to Cuba’s downing of two American civilian aircraft. President Clinton signed the Helms-Burton act into law. The act contains controversial provisions that allow American citizens to recover damages in United States courts from foreign entities that own or benefit from American owned property in Cuba that has been expropriated by the Cuban government. <ref> Journal of Urban and Contemporary Law [http://law.wustl.edu/journal/54/Dunni_.pdf Journal Article on Helms-Burton] Accessed Aug 2008 </ref>
 Bacardi: The Hidden War
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 The book alleges that in the 1960s the head of Bacardi, [[Jose Pepin Bosch]] had planned to bomb Cuba’s oil refineries. The plan was abandoned after being revelaed in the New York Times. Bosch was also accused of financing attempts to assassinate Fidel and Raul Castro as well as Che Guevara.
-In 1981 directors and leading shareholders in Bacardi were instrumental in forming the [[Cuban American National Foundation]] (Canf). Canf was one of the main bodies coordinating efforts to overthrow Fidel Castro. Canf was also used as a conduit for the [[Ronald Reagan]] administration backed war in Nicaragua. {{ref|3}}
+In 1981 directors and leading shareholders in Bacardi were instrumental in forming the [[Cuban American National Foundation]] (Canf). Canf was one of the main bodies coordinating efforts to overthrow Fidel Castro. Canf was also used as a conduit for the [[Ronald Reagan]] administration backed war in Nicaragua. <ref> Bacardi: The Hidden War, Hernando Calvo Ospina, Pluto Press, 2002 </ref>

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	== Bacardi Ltd ==		== Bacardi Ltd ==
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	Bacardi are one of the world’s largest wine and spirits groups. Bacardi produce a dozen varieties of its namesake rum and sell over 200 bottles a year in almost 100 countries. The company's brands include Bombay Sapphire gin, Martini & Rossi vermouth, Dewar's Scotch whisky, DiSaronno Amaretto, and B&B and Benedictine liqueurs. Other drinks by Bacardi include vodka, tequila, cognac, sparkling wine, and Hatuey beer. The descendants of founder Don Facundo Bacardi Masso own Bacardi. {{ref\|1}}		Bacardi are one of the world’s largest wine and spirits groups. Bacardi produce a dozen varieties of its namesake rum and sell over 200 bottles a year in almost 100 countries. The company's brands include Bombay Sapphire gin, Martini & Rossi vermouth, Dewar's Scotch whisky, DiSaronno Amaretto, and B&B and Benedictine liqueurs. Other drinks by Bacardi include vodka, tequila, cognac, sparkling wine, and Hatuey beer. The descendants of founder Don Facundo Bacardi Masso own Bacardi. {{ref\|1}}

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 The book alleges that in the 1960s the head of Bacardi, [[Jose Pepin Bosch]] had planned to bomb Cuba’s oil refineries. The plan was abandoned after being revelaed in the New York Times. Bosch was also accused of financing attempts to assassinate Fidel and Raul Castro as well as Che Guevara.
-In 1981 directors and leading shareholders in Bacardi were instrumental in forming the [[Cuban American National Foundation]] (Canf). Canf was one of the main bodies coordinating efforts to overthrow Fidel Castro. Canf was also used as a conduit for the Reagan administration backed war in Nicaragua. {{ref|3}}
+In 1981 directors and leading shareholders in Bacardi were instrumental in forming the [[Cuban American National Foundation]] (Canf). Canf was one of the main bodies coordinating efforts to overthrow Fidel Castro. Canf was also used as a conduit for the [[Ronald Reagan]] administration backed war in Nicaragua. {{ref|3}}
 == Notes ==