Brown-Forman is a diversified producer and marketer of fine quality consumer products. Brown-Forman’s current chairman and CEO, Owsley Brown II, is the great-grandson of the founder.
Brown-Forman employs 7,000 people worldwide. In fiscal 2003, the company reported net sales of $2.3 billion and net income of $245 million.
Brown-Forman has offices and/or joint ventures in 40 cities and 25 countries across the globe.
Brown-Forman’s major brands include Jack Daniel’s and its family of brands, Southern Comfort, Canadian Mist, Finlandia Vodka, Early Times, Fetzer and Bolla wines, Lenox tableware and giftware, and Hartmann Luggage.
Jack Daniel’s, the largest selling American whiskey in the world, is Brown-Forman’s largest and most important brand.
Products:
Wine: Still and sparkling wines from California and Italy Spirits: Bourbon, Cordial, Liquors, Rum, Scotch, Tequila, Vodka, Whisky
Product Origins:
Finland France: Burgundy Italy: Veneto Jamaica Mexico South Africa United Kingdom United States: California, Other States
Main Brands:
Bolla Wines, Bonterra Wines, Canadian Mist, Fetzer Wines, Finlandia Vodka, Jack Deniel's, Korbel California Champagnes, Sonoma-Cutrer Wines, Southern Comfort, Woodford Reserve