Business Chief US+CAN Magazine February 2018 | Page 14

“ The majority of Americans will be able to get their hands on a bottle of Bogart ’ s in 2018 ”

– Robbert de Klerk , CEO , Humphrey Bogart Estate
LEARN MORE AT : HUMPHREYBOGART . COM for example , that would exist for a year or two , and we would be out of the market in that category . Any other brand would say , ‘ we ’ re not interested ’. We wanted to build our own brand . And when you ask a partner to build a brand with you , and to invest in doing it the right way , they need to know that you ’ re committed for the long term .”
So , having spent a prolonged period scouring the industry for a collaborator who shared their vision , the Bogart Estate went top-shelf . A partnership was inked with billionaire Patrón Tequila co-founder John Paul DeJoria and his company ROK Drinks , which is led by UK entrepreneur Jonathan Kendrick . The ROK website bears
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