Posted on 04/14/2023 2:24:23 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
After alienating "fratty" customers and hiring biological male Dylan Mulvaney to promote Bud Light, resulting in a $5 billion loss over the past few days, Anheuser-Busch CEO Brendan Whitworth is finally weighing in.
"As the CEO of a company founded in America’s heartland more than 165 years ago, I am responsible for ensuring every consumer feels proud of the beer we brew, We’re honored to be part of the fabric of this country. Anheuser-Busch employs more than 18,000 people and our independent distributors employ an additional 47,000 valued colleagues. We have thousands of partners, millions of fans and a proud history supporting our communities, military, first responders, sports fans and hard-working Americans everywhere."
"We never intended to be part of a discussion that divides people. We are in the business of bringing people together over a beer," he continued. "My time serving this country taught me the importance of accountability and the values upon which America was founded: freedom, hard work and respect for one another. As CEO of Anheuser-Busch, I am focused on building and protecting our remarkable history and heritage."
"I care deeply about this country, this company, our brands and our partners. I spend much of my time traveling across America, listening to and learning from our customers, distributors and others," Whitworth concluded. "Moving forward, I will continue to work tirelessly to bring great beers to consumers across our nation."
Meanwhile, no word from Bud Light Vice President of Marketing Alissa Heinerscheid over her decision to destroy the brand.
Alissa Heinerscheid, Bud Light’s VP of Marketing, doubles down on her extreme woke strategy to promote the “declining” American beer brand to “young people”, while smearing her former customers as “fratty and out of touch”.
How’s that working out for you, lady? @budlight pic.twitter.com/zNYKbMnZnu— Old Row (@OldRowOfficial) April 9, 2023
Well put.
Ask Satan about pride.
I see, so the CEO of this sick disaster is a good guy because he was in the military prior to the CIA. Got it.
So you understand, just because someone was in the military, does not mean they’re a good guy with great character.
I agree.
Throwing around your veteran status is lame.
Good headline. No mention of "transphobia" or "hate" or "violence" or "extreme right wingers."
Brendan Whitworth’s goal is to “bring people together over a beer.” Great. One problem. No one wants a beer with phonies, pretenders, and freaks like Dylan M.
Anheiser-Busch CEO has now released a statement in which he addresses zero of the problems with hiring a man cosplaying as a woman to sell cheap beer to a predominantly male audience.
Good guess. Woke AB likely has to wait until the quarterly sales figures roll in to justify a firing...
Very lame. Yep.
Yuengling Black & Tan is my all time favorite American beer
unfortunately they do not sell it here
Reporting this as an “apology” is ridiculous.
Not once do they apologize for their actions, only that they never “intended” to be part of something “divisive”.
“Wave the American flag? Hell, the company is Belgian owned.”
My points exactly - I stated they (ABInBev) are a global company & his statement makes appeals to American beer drinkers, thus flag-waving.
Let’s go, Brendan!
Or maybe "Come on! Boys will be boys... oh, never mind. Let's all be nice girls now!"
Leftists get more demented over time, and they think we'll just take it. Offend us, then go broke.
Whenever an executive says the words “Moving Forward”, I am IMMEDIATELY suspicious that they are being dishonest. Maybe that’s just me. I find that phrase very insincere and irritating.
Not a boycott officially, but it’s happening organically. Same effect.
I don’t have the time or mental capacity to keep track of all the brands AB has. And even if we were to successfully avoid them all, they wouldn’t get the message. They would blame their failure on some other issue. I think it’s better to focus on the brand that did the deed. That makes the correlation between their wokeness and their failure as a brand much more obvious to them and to the left.
I could be wrong but that’s the way I see it. But in any case I agree that we need to drive this home. Budweiser is dead to me forever. There is no forgiveness here. The brand must die.
HOPE THEY GO BROKE
No joke, in 2001 there was a commercial that showed various things including the Space Shuttle landing.
It ended with:
“America, your pride is showing!”
I thought at the time, “Uh oh...”
Budweiser: The King of Tranny Fluids!!
Drink our Bud Light tranny fluid and your Big Johnson will shrink down to nothing but a nub in no time.
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