Beverage Industry

Key alcoholic beverage producers include Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD) (ABI.BR), SABMiller (SBMRY) (SAB.L), Diageo (DEO) (DGE.L), Brown-Forman (BF.B), and Bacardi, and Constellation Brands (STZ). 

Bud Light is the leader among the major beer brands, with 18% share of the beer market based on the 2013 total beer industry shipments of 211.7 million barrels. Coors Light, Budweiser, and Miller Lite have a market share of 8.7%, 8.4%, and 7.2%, respectively.

Of the top ten brands based on US shipments, six (Bud Light, Budweiser, Natural Light, Busch Light, and Busch) belong to Anheuser-Busch InBev. Two of the brands in the top-ten list, Coors Light and Miller Lite, are owned by MillerCoors.

Constellation Brands (STZ), through its Crown Imports division, owns rights to Corona Extra in the United States. Corona Extra is one of the best selling imported beers in the United States.

Money in Gambling (1)

Nevada’s State Gaming Control Board recently released gaming revenues for the month of January 2015 for Nevada and Las Vegas. Revenues increased by 7.75% to $953 million year-on-year. For the fiscal year to date from July 1, 2014, through January 31, 2015, gaming win decreased by 2.1%.

The Las Vegas Strip, which generates more than 50% of Nevada’s gaming revenues, soared above 15% year-on-year to $577 million for the month of January, 2015.

    Consumer spending accounts for two-thirds of US economic activity. 

Chipotle & McDonald

"Wow, you are eating fresh tomato!" I exclaimed, noticing my 15-year old boy busy with his Tacos filled with the stuff, including a big pile of tomato (Salsa, okay). Fresh ones!

Why surprised? He tried a bite of fresh tomato, vomited. That was when he was 3. Ever since, no! Thank you tomatoes; except the sauces on Pizza.

"Oh, it is goo..." Obviously, he is too busy to pay attention to his mom.

"Nice!" I told myself quietly. Chipotle, I will give you more money, for sure! Every time in the order line for In&Out burgers, I felt being robbed. Both my kids will demand, "no tomato, please" That was at least 15% of my bill being gone, volunteered by the lovely kids!

McDonald? It hasn't been their business for many years already. Both the kids have been avoiding that place like plague, disclaiming, "I don't want to be fat!"

Do something,  the Big Arch! And better do it quick, before my grandkids arrive :-)

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Reh Digest 03/09/2015 Jobs No More

All is good about Apple watch, except one:

In order to use the watch in a non-watch way, the watch needs to be paired with an iPhone!

Think about this for couple minutes; why will anyone use the tiny watch screen when an crispy iPhone is in couple feet's reach? I would not. (Right now, I am typing on a 19-inch Mac Book, with my iPhone6s lying nearby. Bigger is always better when it comes to meet the eyes. At least, that is my case as I am getting closer to wear a bi-focal. )

Reh Digest 03/01/2015: Buffet 2014 Shareholder Letter

The letter was released over the weekend. I have been trying to digest it in past days.

It has so much wisdom, from both Buffet and Charlie, that makes me wanting to read it again and again so that I can digest it well .

I am kind of feeling sad realizing that Buffet is actually getting old and will be eventually retire and be gone. In my mind, there is no second person in this world that can have his level of wisdom, especially in the sense of business.