I'm going to translate his words into what he's actually saying:
"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 brew beer with rice instead of hops because it is cheaper, and our simpleton consumers don't give a shit about quality because they live in places where people drink our swill just because they think they should.
"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."
Boycotting us really means you are hurting your friends.
"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,"
See only good people drink our beer, not trannies or faggots.
""We never intended to be part of a discussion that divides people. We are in the business of bringing people together over a beer."
We absolutely intended to let this dumb bitch do whatever she wants because we can't fire her for reasons we don't want to get into, because it will DEFINITELY make you not want to support us.
This CEO hurt himself way, way more then he realized with this statement. All he had to say was "The bitch is fired and we apologize, this runs counter to our core values."
"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. Moving forward, I will continue to work tirelessly to bring great beers to consumers across our nation,"
A bunch of gay useless bullshit that means nothing but his lawyers thought it sounded good.
I'm going to translate his words into what he's actually saying:
"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 brew beer with rice instead of hops because it is cheaper, and our simpleton consumers don't give a shit about quality because they live in places where people drink our swill just because they think they should.
I'd be a bit more charitable, and translate that as [generic PR spin about how we're old, established, and famous.] It's not a direct insult to the customer, it's just meaningless PR spin.
Also, as someone who brews (not beer) occasionally, I'd never really thought about that; is Budweiser rice-based non-hopped beer? That's actually pretty interesting.
I will say, there's nothing inherently wrong with that, it just won't appeal to serious beer drinkers, which isn't their target audience anyway.
I'm going to translate his words into what he's actually saying:
We brew beer with rice instead of hops because it is cheaper, and our simpleton consumers don't give a shit about quality because they live in places where people drink our swill just because they think they should.
Boycotting us really means you are hurting your friends.
See only good people drink our beer, not trannies or faggots.
We absolutely intended to let this dumb bitch do whatever she wants because we can't fire her for reasons we don't want to get into, because it will DEFINITELY make you not want to support us.
This CEO hurt himself way, way more then he realized with this statement. All he had to say was "The bitch is fired and we apologize, this runs counter to our core values."
A bunch of gay useless bullshit that means nothing but his lawyers thought it sounded good.
I was expecting the best response the highest paid crisis PR can provide.
I am disappoint.
This shows some incredible mismanagement and poor decision making overall, I'm incredibly surprised that Budweiser is being so poorly run.
When craft beer and legal weed showed up across the country Budweiser needed to navigate the new market intelligently but this is shockingly poor.
They are digging their own grave.
I think that's exactly what you got, though.
Yeah, if I were running the place, it would be straight Monty Python.
I'd be a bit more charitable, and translate that as [generic PR spin about how we're old, established, and famous.] It's not a direct insult to the customer, it's just meaningless PR spin.
Also, as someone who brews (not beer) occasionally, I'd never really thought about that; is Budweiser rice-based non-hopped beer? That's actually pretty interesting.
I will say, there's nothing inherently wrong with that, it just won't appeal to serious beer drinkers, which isn't their target audience anyway.
Yeah most macro domestics use rice to save money.
I only looked a bit, but all the sources I found claim 30% rice in the mash bill, and hops are indeed added.
Oh yeah it isn't 100% rice, they just replace hops with it to save money.
Sorry I should have been more specific.
You have the gift, my child. Now do Hannity!
Thank you for your service. No way I was going to read CEO babble.