Bruce Carbonari: Consumers “Traveling in the Right Direction”

Dear Client: The consumer environment is getting better "certainly as the economy strengthens," said Beam Global ceo Matt Shattock yesterday at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2011 Consumer Conference. That means pricing and promotions will likely improve this year. "But it is going to take awhile for the consumer confidence to fully recover," he said. "The advantage we have in our portfolio is if you look at our core categories, for example, bourbon or tequila, we have a portfolio