The beer story angle was so good, I had to do a stand-alone post on the story.
MillerCoors was going to have to pull 39 brands of beer off the shelves and out of restaurants in Minnesota. 39 brands? How many brands are there in Minneapolis? A lot of micro-breweries in Michigan/Wisconsin, I suppose.
The charge is apparently per "label". Basically $30 per "label" for three years or $10 per "label" per year. A "label" is apparently like a UPC pricing bar code. Miller Lite, to give an example, might come in 12 ounce bottles or cans in six packs, 12 packs or cases of 24. That might be three each for bottles and cans. Larger cans each have their own UPC, one for individual and each "bundle". Kegs come in quarter, half and full (16,32 and 64 gallon). If they have a home disposable "keg" that is another UPC. Thus we could get up to a dozen just for Miller Lite.
The state basically compared the wholesale delivered UPC to the retail sales UPC. $10 per UPC per year seems a reasonable charge. Miller-Coors had no objection to paying it but some "just in time" accountant did not make the payment until it was nearly due.
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The beer story angle was so good, I had to do a stand-alone post on the story.
ReplyDeleteMillerCoors was going to have to pull 39 brands of beer off the shelves and out of restaurants in Minnesota. 39 brands? How many brands are there in Minneapolis? A lot of micro-breweries in Michigan/Wisconsin, I suppose.
The charge is apparently per "label". Basically $30 per "label" for three years or $10 per "label" per year. A "label" is apparently like a UPC pricing bar code. Miller Lite, to give an example, might come in 12 ounce bottles or cans in six packs, 12 packs or cases of 24. That might be three each for bottles and cans. Larger cans each have their own UPC, one for individual and each "bundle". Kegs come in quarter, half and full (16,32 and 64 gallon). If they have a home disposable "keg" that is another UPC. Thus we could get up to a dozen just for Miller Lite.
ReplyDeleteThe state basically compared the wholesale delivered UPC to the retail sales UPC. $10 per UPC per year seems a reasonable charge. Miller-Coors had no objection to paying it but some "just in time" accountant did not make the payment until it was nearly due.
Bruce, I usually comment as http://FourFiftyGas.com
Greg:
ReplyDeleteI updated the stand-alone post to include both your sites (I believe you have several sites) with fourfiftygas.com your main site.