B-F Looking Beyond US Borders for Future Growth

Dear Client:  Brown-Forman chief Lawson Whiting and cfo Jim Peters took the stage yesterday at the Barclays' annual Global Consumer Staples Conference to give investors more color on their business priorities. It's been a big year for Brown-Forman, Barclays equity research analyst Lauren Lieberman observed at the top of the fireside chat. Aside from industry-wide pressures like rising costs, a softer spirits market and a quickly-changing distribution landscape, B-F in particular has gone through M&A speculation, hired a new cfo