Fortune: Saved by Tequila and Bourbon

With a spirits portfolio heavy in tequila and bourbon, Beam Global managed to weather the economic downturn in fiscal 2008. The company as a whole provided somewhat disappointing results this morning, but its spirits category proved fairly resilient and managed to make-up for lacking numbers in the home and hardware sector. Chief Bruce Carbonari acknowledged that the company “can’t control the health of our markets” but will put its focus on things it can change, such as targeted investments, innovation,