April 2013
1 post
GMT First Placements!
Hey everyone,
It’s been a little while since we posted. All of us have gotten deep into our four month projects and are working hard to complete them in our last month.
During this time, we all learned of where we’ll be for our first positions though! Here’s the list of where everyone will be heading:
March 2013
10 posts
F.I.L.A
Supposedly it is spring, but there is snow today in Atlanta! I think the snow must have followed me back from Colorado where I vacationed last weekend. According to Epix Mix, we skied 59,196 vertical feet between Beaver Creek and Vail… which meant plenty of room for beers after the slopes each day!
Not exactly roughing it at Beaver Creek.
Look who came to meet up with us at...
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Here We Go
Hey everyone, this is Jon checking in from Dallas. One of the things that makes sales pretty awesome is that there are always lots of cool promotions and events to attend. Here are some pictures from a few events that I was fortunate enough to attend recently:
Picture of Jagr from our seats behind home bench at the Stars v. Predators game on the 12th.
The view of the Muse Concert on the 13th...
Hellllo Sun!
The weather here is slightly different than what Lauren has experienced, as evidenced by the title (special thanks to her for the inspiration) and the picture below. It’s more than warm enough to jump in…I’ll allow it.
Not a bad way to unwind after work It’s Michael here, checking in from good ol’ Van Nuys once again. My project on slim can complexity has been...
Life in Denver
Howdy Friends,
Kyle here reporting from Denver. It has been quite an adventure the last few months and I am glad to have landed here for the last portion. My project is going well and I am learning a ton about our response to the craft beer segment. I recently did some market visits in Portland and Seattle to get a better feel for the shifting beer market. It is a different world up there no...
Hellllo Snow!
Hey Everyone!
It’s Lauren from Fort Collins, CO. I’ve been having a blast here enjoying both my project and the outdoors. I’m nearing completion on my maintenance project and have the opportunity to work on a couple of other ones so I’m really excited! I’ve learned so much in this role; probably more than any other rotation. Working in-depth with SAP, BW, and...
WatchJay Leno was also at the excellence meetings!! Great surprise.
-Madeline
Viva Las Vegas!
Hey all, it is Madeline checking in from St. Louis. One of the really exciting events that I was able to participate in this past week was the Las Vegas Excellence Meetings. At these meetings our company celebrated 2012 results and honored those who went above and beyond last year. The excellence meetings included the supply, sales and marketing departments and all of our wholesalers so in...
Hello avid follwers!
I just wanted to give you guys some reading material for the weekend. A few cool articles just came out this week. Gizmodo, a science and technology website, published a very interesting read on light beers and how difficult they are to brew. It’s an interesting read that promotes our quality standards, and sheds light on the history of the light beer and how it has...
(French) Canadian GMT Update
Our colleague, Renaud, was kind enough to give us an update about his experiences up north since the end of January. Unfortunately, it looks as though he has settled in quite well in Quebec and has gone back to speaking French. Fear not, I used Google Translator to translate the post back to English so our non-French speakers may enjoy it as well.
Bonjour à tous!
J’aimerais vous donner un petit...
The Great White North
Greetings from The Great White North, and no I don’t mean Canada — I’m talking about Boston. Ben here, and I’ve finally finished digging my way out from the multiple snow storms to hit the area since I arrived. I’ve got a lot to share, but I wrote more than enough essays going through school, so I will not be writing one here. To keep it brief, I’m working in...
February 2013
10 posts
C'ville For The Win!
Hey guys,
It’s Josh reporting from the Cartersville Brewery in Georgia. One month into my project and I’m having a blast back here in the South. We had a Friday afternoon happy hour in the office last week and tapped a keg of Goose Island Mild Winter. Guess who got to take home the leftovers… THIS GUY!
It’s awesome getting to take home your work.
My buddy Gopal,...
Live Free or Die
Hey everyone, this is Anthony checking in from New Hampshire, the state with what’s probably the best motto in the U.S., “Live Free or Die.” I have made the opposite transition that J.T. has made, moving from our largest brewery, St. Louis, to our smallest brewery, Merrimack. This has given me an excellent opportunity to learn about packaging in an environment where the scale is...
West Coast Way of Life
Hi everyone. Chris checking in from sunny (and perhaps slightly smoggy) Los Angeles. I’m out here at the brewery in the San Fernando Valley with Michael whose working in packaging. Max is also in LA, just up the 101 from us working in the region office. I’m personally working in the brewing department helping out with a major capital project starting up this spring. If you haven’t been living...
Anonymous asked: Do the trainees receive salary and do you accept people from other countries not living in usa.
Life in the Lou!
Howdy Folks!
J.T. tuning back in from the STL.
This is the third week I’ve spent here in the operations department. My supply rotation was in Merrimack, NH, our smallest U.S. brewery. Needless to say, things are a bit different on this end of the spectrum. It is amazing how much beer we produce and package every day! I’ve been spending most of my time thus far shadowing the...
St. Louis Auto Show
Everyone keeps writing about work, so I am going to write about all the fun stuff we get to do outside of the office because we have a WORK LIFE BALANCE!!!!
Last weekent, I headed down to the St. Louis auto show at Edward Jones Dome to check out what the car manufacturers have been up to.
The trucks were incredibly unimpressive from an innovation standpoint. Other than some basic improvements...
Back home in ATLANTA, not hotlanta.
Like Josh, I also am back home in the great city of Atlanta. However, contrary to popular thought outside of the state (and apparently Josh), Atlanta does not like to be referred to as hotlanta. There was even a campaign started by a local radio station in 2009 to get people to stop using the phrase when talking about our city. Seriously. Don’t do it.
Moving on, I will be spending the next...
Cerveza en Los Angeles
Well I’ve already made it back to California! Michael here, reporting from the LA brewery (I was at our Beach Cities distributor for a good chunk of November and December). Apparently I couldn’t get enough of the sunny weather, carne asada tacos, and an almost unlimited variety of things to do outside of work. This time I’m up in the San Fernando Valley with Chris, and despite what you may have...
Super Bowl Zythology: Food and Beer Pairing Recap
Goose Island Sofie | Assorted Cheeses and Fresh Fruit
Budweiser Black Crown | Buffalo Chicken Bites
Widmer Brothers SXNW | French Onion Crostini
Goose Island Pepe Nero | Cheddar Sliders Guac Aioli and Peppered Pig Candy
Budweiser | Deep Fried Wonton Pierogi and Baked Potato Dip
For recipes or pairing inquiries contact Anthony.Rotio@Anheuser-Busch.com
Edit: A great question...
40 Miles From Denver
Howdy ho neighbors! Kyle, coming in from the mile high city. I started my 4 month project here on Monday in the region office. Denver is full of everything you could possibly ask for. I am working on a project in response to the growing craft beer market, specifically in Washington and Oregon. I will be making trips out there soon to get a full feel for the market. Its a totally different dynamic...
January 2013
11 posts
Welcome to Fort Collins, CO!
Hey everyone,
I’m very excited to be placed in supply for my 4 month project assignment! I just arrived in Colorado on Sunday so I’m quickly adjusting to the brewery and weather (it’s not so bad with the sun out!). Everyone at the brewery has been extremely welcoming and has made the adjustment here really easy. My project assignment is to optimize the preventative maintenance program. I will...
Looking Forward to Super Bowl XLVII
Good Morning! This is Rotio checking in from the Merrimack Brewery in New Hampshire. I’m getting settled in here in my first week and starting to learn the ins and outs of the packaging end of the business. Packaging/Operations encompasses everything from the end of the brewing process to the point where the cases/kegs are loaded onto the trucks ready to go to our wholesalers. Looking at thousands...
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The Beer Market in Dallas
Hi everyone,
This is Jon, checking in from the Region 6 sales office in Dallas. I just started here this week for my 4-month project assignment and I’m already learning a lot.
Since every market is very unique, and the DFW area is no different, I am spending my first week riding around with Key Account Managers (KAM’s) and District Managers (DM’s) to get a sense for how the...
Anonymous asked: I'm studing to get my B.S.B with a concentration in Global Management and I have to say that joining the GMT would be great. I still have about 2 years left. My main question is do we have to have a college degree to apply for this program in September.
Back home in HOTlanta!
Hey guys,
It’s Josh reporting from the Cartersville brewery. We all just started our 4 month rotation and I’m excited to be back in my home town of Atlanta. The crew here seems awesome and I’m already deep into my project. The Cartersville brewery has a lot more complexity than some of the other breweries because they run so many different sized cans, bottles, and packaging...
Hopped off the plane at LAX
Hello everyone,
It’s Max checking in from sunny California. We got in late Friday and actually saw some rain. I’m hoping that I won’t see any more while I’m out here. I got settled into my apartment in Westlake on saturday, and its pretty awesome. There are mountains all around me and I don’t have to get on the highway to go to work so I’ve yet to experience...
Zone Training
Hey everyone! It is Madeline checking in from our last week in zone headquarter training in St. Louis. In the last couple of weeks we have learned about a lot of the different departments in our company that complement our sales and supply rotations. Some of these departments include legal, marketing, government affairs, procurement and logistics. Yesterday we were able to explore information...
Not Your Typical Wednesday
I don’t know about you, but when I was thinking about what working life would be like, I never though I’d spend hump day watching molten blobs of glass fly around or talking with our Zone President for hours on end. But last week, we got to do both of those in the same 8 hour work day.
In the morning, we heading out to Pevely, MO to the Saint Gobain glass bottle plant, who makes...
Kicking off the New Year
Howdy Folks!
J.T. reporting from Zone Training in St. Louis. Hope y’all had a wonderful holiday season. I got the much needed chance to go home and sleep for about 24 straight hours after the flight from California. After getting all caught up on sleep, I spent a whole lotta time doing nothing, which is exactly how I had hoped my break would go. On New Year’s Eve, though, I went to...
Goodbye Tulsa, Hello St Louis!
Kim here, checking in from St. Louis! Prior to here, I spent two weeks in Dallas, TX training at the regional sales office followed by four weeks in Tulsa, OK at the WOD. While in Tulsa, Kyle and I worked on analyzing the heavy hitters causing supply chain loss (SCL). The two main causes of SCL are breakage and beer becoming out of code (similar to a sell by date for most groceries). We went out...
Anonymous asked: Hello, My name is Johnny Escamilla is there anyway of me finding out how to apply for the 2013 program?
December 2012
10 posts
Adios California
Michael checking in from Beach Cities one last time. We’re spending the week finishing up our projects and presenting them to the branch. J.T. has taken charge of the out-of-stock product analysis while I am making recommendations for the branch to follow in the Santa Monica area. We just got our spring project assignments, so we have a handful of new breweries and region offices to show...
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A Trip to Brussels
Hi everyone, this is Jon checking in from Denver. Two weeks ago, I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Belgium to meet with the Board of Directors! Six of the newer employees, from around the globe, had this chance to sit down with Board members and talk about ourselves, the company, and our aspirations. The board members are an awesome group of people and it was great to be able to meet with...
Last Week in Sylmar...
Hey Everyone! It’s Lauren from Sylmar, CA. I’ve really enjoyed my sales training in North Los Angeles and am sad to leave everyone in a week. Josh and I have had some awesome experiences, including sales rep ride-withs, driver ride-withs, merchandiser ride-withs, and some fun activities/promotions on the weekends which include…
Setting up a bar outside of the Major League...
New York State of Mind
Whats up everyone! Max checking in from New York City. So far Chris and I have been living dream. We pretty much live in Madison Square Garden. We’ve been there for a Neil Young concert, watched Trout win the belt, and hosted a Knicks game. The box at the garden is pretty awesome and is filled with tons of free beer.
We also got to go to the Jets Cardinals game with some of our friends...
A Typical Weekend in Denver
Hey all, Ben checking in from Denver. Our work at the sales office and WOD has been plenty fun, however the real fun to be had in Denver is in the mountains. This past weekend was jam-packed — I visited the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, went hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park, and broke in my new snowshoes in Vail, in addition to some shorter excursions around downtown...
Boston Adventures
Greetings from Boston! Rotio and I have been working at the Boston WOD for about 2 weeks now and it has been really fun learning about beer sales in the Northeast. So far we have delivered beer with truck drivers, built displays with merchandizers, and sold in new products with sales reps in addition to attending some company sponsored promotional parties. While it has been fun being out in the...
Anonymous asked: Is the GMT geared toward specific majors? I graduated last year and am very much interested in the program, but most of your profiles show that the desired background is engineering. Do you accept advertising/marketing backgrounds as well? Or is that more for the sales program? Thanks!
Anonymous asked: I saw a recent post that said that this program is for "recently graduated" college seniors. What are the qualifications to join this trainee program and how do I gain more information? I received a B.S. in Dec 2011. Is this only for graduates? Is an undergraduate acceptable? Am I no longer "recent"? Thanks for your time.
Craft in Boston
Hey Everyone! It’s no secret that craft beer has been making a big splash in the beer industry, especially in metropolitan areas like Boston and New York. At the Boston Wholly Owned Distributor, Madeline and I have been able to witness this first hand. Going to school in the area, I already knew of the popularity of local brands like Harpoon and Sam Adams but the Craft landscape in the...
Delivery Boy
Hey guys,
This is Josh checking in from Los Angeles in the Sylmar WOD. Last week I got to ride along with a delivery driver, supplying all of our retailers with fresh product. What a blast. It was nice to get out of the office and get some exercise on the job, but it was actually a lot of work. I have a new respect for these guys.
My Chariot
My driver, John Garcia, took me to some of his...
November 2012
7 posts
Empire State of Mind
Chris checking in from the Big Apple. Max and I arrived here on Sunday after spending a week at the region office in Boston. While we’re here, we’ll be working in various roles at our company owned wholesaler, known as a WOD.
The biggest surprise so far is how different the Boston and New York markets are. In Boston, sales reps and merchandisers drive to mostly independent package liquor stores...
Straight Outta Seal Beach
Howdy Folks!
J.T. and Michael checking in from the Beach Cities WOD. We just finished up our second and last week at the region sales office with Lauren and Josh and now we’re up at Beach Cities for the next month or so.
Standard view in SoCal
We’ve already discovered that our project will involve visiting and surveying accounts in Santa Monica and selling-in initiatives and products....
Guest Update: Western Europe GMTs
What are WE up to!
After two months working at AB InBev Western Europe GMT’s are more and more convinced that we love our job. One month after St. Louis’ awesome experience, we had a great local induction, with a lot of learning, partying and sharing not only with GMT’S, but also with the commercial and supply chain trainees!
Once the magic of the inductions was over, we headed to our varied...
Anonymous asked: Hello there, from the blog things look like fun! I am a mid level manager in a restaurant in NYC and I want to make a jump into a career that is a little more stable and not as demanding (hours). Do you think the GMT would be a good fit? Also, my biggest concern is the pay I am making a decently living and I have heard that some of these training programs offer an entry level salary, what is the...
Hey there!
It’s Lauren from Dallas, Texas checking in. Currently, I’m working in northern LA and am reporting to the Westlake Village region office for my sales training. Sunny California has been fun so far…lots of warm weather (I got a sunburn and it’s mid-November!) and lots of traveling! One of the awesome events that Michael, Josh, and I were able to attend was the...
The Wild West
Hey there — Ari, Ben, and Jon checking in. Since last checking in, we enjoyed some time in St. Louis, capped off by a weekend spent shopping for cowboy boots and Carharts, enjoyed some delicious food at an apple butter festival, and spent our last night in town at a backwoods bonfire overlooking the Mississippi. In Chicago, we enjoyed SAMCOM, as well as visiting local landmarks and our...
Chicago - FTF!
Kim here, resting up from an incredible week in Chicago. The annual sales and marketing conference for AB InBev (SAMCOM) was hosted last week in the windy city and our theme was FTF (Fuel the Future)!!!
Along with learning about our sales and marketing strategies for next year, we also revealed some exciting innovations… get excited for your coolers, they are going to be packed with some...
October 2012
13 posts
