Why Does the Navy Stock Whiskey?

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The Navy has decided not to buy from a veteran's distillery. This got me to wondering. Why does the Navy even stock whiskey?

The agency tasked with stocking alcohol on Naval bases told the nation’s only disabled-veteran-owned distillery it would not stock their whiskey.

The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) told Travis Barnes it would not stock whiskey made by his company Hotel Tango after meeting with him to review the product. Barnes, who served three tours of duty in Iraq as a Recon Marine, said the decision came as a complete surprise to him. He said his meeting with a NEXCOM purchaser had gone well but months later he was told his company was too small to get in the door.

“That was kind of their weak sauce excuse, ‘you’re not national so we don’t think you can handle the volume.’ That was it,” Barnes said. “That was never brought up in any of the meetings. That was never brought up before or after. When we were in the meetings it was all sunshine and rainbows, ‘we love the product, love the taste, love the packaging, love that you’re a disabled-veteran-owned company.’ And then two month later we just get a flat no.”

“They love our product, loved our packaging, loved everything about it but they said that because we are not a national brand they are not going to take us on.”
Navy Won’t Stock Whiskey Made by Disabled Veteran

 

[irosie91]

The navy COMMISARY stocks whiskey -------and eggs-----and cookies-----its a GROCERY ITEM ------you may be thinking BARRELS OF RUM for the british navy

 

[rightwinger]

Having worked DOD for almost 40 years I would not put much stock in the distillery being owned by a disabled veteran, woman, minority or any other disadvantaged class

It was common to put up a figurehead owner to qualify for Government contracts

Playing the "I'm a disabled vet" card seems to support that

 

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The Navy has decided not to buy from a veteran's distillery. This got me to wondering. Why does the Navy even stock whiskey?

The agency tasked with stocking alcohol on Naval bases told the nation’s only disabled-veteran-owned distillery it would not stock their whiskey.

The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) told Travis Barnes it would not stock whiskey made by his company Hotel Tango after meeting with him to review the product. Barnes, who served three tours of duty in Iraq as a Recon Marine, said the decision came as a complete surprise to him. He said his meeting with a NEXCOM purchaser had gone well but months later he was told his company was too small to get in the door.

“That was kind of their weak sauce excuse, ‘you’re not national so we don’t think you can handle the volume.’ That was it,” Barnes said. “That was never brought up in any of the meetings. That was never brought up before or after. When we were in the meetings it was all sunshine and rainbows, ‘we love the product, love the taste, love the packaging, love that you’re a disabled-veteran-owned company.’ And then two month later we just get a flat no.”

“They love our product, loved our packaging, loved everything about it but they said that because we are not a national brand they are not going to take us on.”
Navy Won’t Stock Whiskey Made by Disabled Veteran

Because Barry is commander in chief...

 

[irosie91]

Having worked DOD for almost 40 years I would not put much stock in the distillery being owned by a disabled veteran, woman, minority or any other disadvantaged class

It was common to put up a figurehead owner to qualify for Government contracts

competitive bidding? could that be the issue? disabled veteran-----well?---don't tell anyone-------a 10% is kinda more like a general discharge

 

[rightwinger]

“Stocking decisions are made based on national selling data and internal NEX selling data, if applicable,” Stirling said. “For a new brand, we look at the breadth of distribution and the marketing efforts presented by the supplier. If we decide not to carry a particular brand because of insufficient brand identity in the marketplace, we often ask the vendor to continue to keep us informed of their successes and to submit their product again the following year.”

Looks like they do not want to stock something that will not sell