NORM WESLEY: “MOST CHALLENGING QUARTER” IS OVER

Fortune’s wine and spirits business helped make up for an overall sales loss due to its home and hardware section. But since we’re in the alcohol business, let’s zone in on Beam Global. All in all it was a profitable quarter for wine and spirits although down a little more than expected on Wall Street. But as chief Norm Wesley repeatedly mentioned, the first quarter is not a big money maker in the alcohol beverage business, which managed to grow