Posted on 09/27/2017 9:05:55 AM PDT by abb
Lafayette beer company says it's pulling NFL, Saints branded items over anthem protests
Advocate staff report Sep 27, 2017 - 9:56 am (0)
Another Louisiana company has said it will no longer promote the NFL or New Orleans Saints brand after league-wide protests during the national anthem last week.
Schilling Distributing Company, based in Lafayette, said it plans to pull all of its Bud Light "point of sale" material featuring the league and team's logo.
"With all the negative attention the NFL is receiving right now due to these protests, we do not feel it is appropriate to associate our brand with them in the marketplace at this time," said VP Charles Schilling in a Facebook post. "These sponsorship deals are made at a national level, and while Bud Light has been an official partner of the NFL and New Orleans Saints for years, there is no need for us to ask our retailer partners to promote such controversial organizations to help sell product."
The company bills itself as bring "locally veteran-owned" since 1950. Schilling joins multiple restaurants and bars who have vowed to stop showing Saints games due to the protests. The company serves as the official beer distributor of UL-Lafayette, and sells Ragin' Cajuns Genuine Louisiana Ale.
Other blowback has included legislators calling for the cutting of state funding to the Saints. The Krewe of Poseidon in Slidell also said it has disinvited Saints players Alex Okafor and Kenny Vaccaro from serving as grand marshals during their January parade.
Schilling said it will offer alternative programming in the meantime, including material featuring message like "proud to serve those who serve," and "this Bud's for you, Louisiana," according to a Facebook post.
Bud and Dr. Pepper would be nice.
They’re violating their first amendment right to violate an employment agreement. Why, next thing you know, you won’t be able to call your own wife a nasty word without getting stuff thrown at you. It’s all Trump’s fault./s
ping
Good for them. Now where I can I buy some of their beer?
I heard on the radio this morning that Budweiser and USAA were going to speak with the NFL about “consumer concerns”. The NFL is about to feel what its like to get bitch slapped.
http://www.schillingdistributing.com/#/home
http://www.schillingdistributing.com/index.php/liquidfinder#/home
Our Territory
Our core territory covers the following parishes: Lafayette, Acadia, Iberia, St. Landry, St. Martin & Vermilion. There are a few exceptions and additions:
The city of Eunice is divided between St. Landry Parish and Acadia Parish
Schilling services accounts that lie within the Eunice city limits in Acadia Parish
Southwest Beverage services accounts that lie within the Eunice city limits in St. Landry Parish
St. Martin Parish has a southern piece (lower St. Martin) that is separated from its main territory
Schilling services the main territory
Buquet Distributing services lower St. Martin
In addition, Schilling does service some accounts in the St. Landry portion of Eunice and within Evangeline Parish and St. Mary Parish for some of our Non-Alcohol portfolio.
I am going through an auto claim with USAA currently and as a 34 year member, I am voicing my concern.
Schilling you say? Any distant relationship to Curt? That would be nice revenge.
Great!!!!!
Oh... the company is “veteran owned”. Looks like the NFL pissed off another company. Good.
Thanks! I’m a bit of a beer hobbyist. I’ll hit them up when down that way and keep an out for Lafayette in specialty stores and tap rooms up my way
Old college football cheer:
“Hit ‘em again, hit ‘em again, harder, harder!”
People power is going to sack the NFL for a _big_ loss.
Ping
These companies will prosper while the hangers on will suffer.
The Nancyboy Faggots League has no idea what they started.
I do banking with them, insurance is elsewhere but I did let them know my insurance business will stay elsewhere if they don’t stand with America and Americans.
And my banking is to be decided depending on how they respond.
Dem Cajun’s dey done got mad.
Who is it who continues to support these filthy rich ball players while they defecate and disrespect the American National Anthem and our traditional national ceremonies?
Begs the question, how it is these super wealthy jocks get a national platform to broadcast their political views, yet I and millions of others were never afforded that kind of political platform to broadcast our views while at work!
Based on this alone, eff these anti-American AH’s.
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