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Sales of the company's energy brands, including Reign, were up 8.6% in the 13-week period. Net income decreased 6.7% to $294.2 million as compared to $315.2 million in the 2021 comparable quarter. In the first quarter of 2022, the company experienced significant increases in cost of sales relative to the comparative 2021, first quarter, primarily due to increased freight rates and fuel costs, including costs relating to the importation of aluminum cans, as well as aluminum can costs attributable to higher aluminum commodity pricing. With the 115th pick, the Chicago Bears . Wells Fargo (North Carolina & Arizona)Wells Fargos East Coast headquarters are in Charlotte and it is one of the largest employers in Arizona, making it an important player in both states. Second, we must demand accountability from the corporations bankrolling the politicians that are willing to subvert the will of voters (click here to sign our petition). According to Nielsen, for the 4 weeks ended April 23, 2022 sales, in dollars, of the coffee plus energy drink category, which includes our Java Monster line in the convenience and gas channel decreased 5.3% over the same period the previous year. According to Nielsen, in the 13-week period ending March 27, 2022, Monster's retail market shares in value as compared to the same period the previous year, grew from 25.5% to 27.1% in Denmark, from 31.9% to 32.1% in France, from 27.9% to 29.3% in Great Britain, from 27.2% to 27.6% in Norway, from 18.1% to 21.4% in Poland, from 36% to 37.8% in Spain, and from 14.9% to 15.9% in Sweden. I will now discuss our litigation with Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which I will refer to as VPX, the maker of Bang energy drinks. So the market will continue to grow. Net sales in Chile increased 28.4% in dollars and 45.5% in local currency in the 2022, first quarter. Ohio-based Kroger owns supermarkets across the country including grocery chains like Dillons, Food 4 Less, Fred Meyer, Frys Food Stores, Gerbes, Harris Teeter, King Scoopers, Marianos, QFC, Ralphs, Roundys, Ruler Foods, and Smiths. Through pricing actions during the quarter, the company was able to record positive pricing actions in excess of 3% in the United States and in EMEA. Rodney Cyril Sacks (born 1949) is a South African billionaire businessman, chairman, and CEO of Monster Beverage since 1990. In the United States, we anticipate seeing a reduction in cost of sales related to the use of imported aluminum cans in the latter half of 2022. This past August, Gilbert personally donated $50,000 to the Rock Holdings Inc State PAC, which gives primarily to Republicans. The company had sufficient can capacity and co-manufacturing filling capacity across all regions to address demand for April. He has also served as an economic adviser to President Obama. Honeywells PAC is a major donor to both Republicans and Democrats. In February of 2022, we grew Canada's Reign portfolio by launching Rain White Gummy Bear. The company continues to address challenges in its supply chain by sourcing cans and primary ingredients and blends, increasing its manufacturing capacity and increasing finished product inventories. Quicken Loans (Michigan)Michigan-based Quicken Loans donated $750,000 to Trumps Inauguration. Monster sales increased 28.9%. Hi, thank you. Net sales in Argentina increased 103.1% in dollars and 146.4% in local currency in the 2022, first quarter. Ford Motor Company (Michigan)Dearborn-based Ford is one of the largest employers in Michigan and a major power player in the state. Please. It's not something that's necessarily that price-sensitive and that made us kind of feel confident about our decision to take up pricing later this year. According to Nielsen, for the 4 weeks ended April 23, 2022, the company's market shares of the energy drink category in the convenience and gas channel, including energy shots in dollars, increased 0.4 of a point to 37.5%. NOS' sales decreased 12.8% and its market share decreased 0.4 of a point to 1.5%. This entire interview with director Rodney Sacks provides insight into the company's success, marketing strategy, history, and decision-making. And VPX Bang share decreased 1.2 points to 6.6%. Penske Automotive Group (Michigan & Pennsylvania)Founder and CEO Roger Penske is a major donor to Michigan Republicans and was awarded with a Presidential Medal of Freedom from Trump in 2019. Sales of 5-Hour decreased 1.2% and VPX Bang's sales decreased 8.1%. To ensure this doesnt happen in the future, please enable Javascript and cookies in your browser. According to Nielsen, in the 13-week period ending April 2, 2022, Monster's retail market shares in value as compared to the same period of the previous year, grew from 14.7% to 16.2% in Germany. Full Throttle sales decreased 14.9% and its market share decreased 0.2 of a share point to 0.05 share points. Jennifer Anderson, a Wells Fargo executive, was named one of the most influential women in Arizona business in 2015 and a top business leader of 2020 by AZ Big Media, and is the Treasurer of the Arizona Bankers Association and a former executive board member of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council. At ACRE, we have focused on a set of swing states with Repubican-controlled legislatures, specifically Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin. Page doesnt typically donate to candidates, but he has given money to campaigns in California supporting same-sex marriage and alternative energy. Monster's market share in value increased 0.8 of a share point to 28.3% against the comparable period the previous year. Conference has now concluded. But all the money goes to Republicans, including 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney, Sen. Please go ahead. When Bernie Marcus, the co-founder of Home Depot turned 90, Georgia business and civic leaders celebrated his birthday by raising $117 million in his honor. Greg Garland, Phillips 66 (PSX): 6.8C.This Houston oil CEO doesnt donate a lot, but hes earned his conservative stripes by contributing to Texas Reps. Pete Olson and Kevin Brady, Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah and Mitt Romneys 2012 campaign. And then turning to your second question about gas prices. They bought the . Voters defeated the measure. Management cautions that these statements are based on our current knowledge and expectations, and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside the control of the company that may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made during this call. And as we also said on this call is that April, we did not have a shortage of containers or product to any significant degree. She has contributed modest sums to Gov. So Dara, turning to your first question, there's always a disconnect between our sales, which are sales in the main to distributors and as well, we sell, obviously, to some direct accounts, including the untracked channels. Foreign currency exchange rates had a negative impact on net sales in U.S. dollars by approximately $32.9 million in the 2022, first quarter. So Cook didnt make our rankings. Company: Monster Beverage Corporation. The arbitrator also ordered VPX to pay MEC and Orange Bang an ongoing 5% royalty on all future net sales of Bang products. 1. Please keep in mind that the comparative 2020 sales were materially adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. First, major corporations are buying off our elected officials in the most expensive election cycle in the history of the country. I think we said at the time that we were building up inventories and that's what we've been doing. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Duke also praised Trumps decision last year to decline to set uranium production quotas. Complete Name: Rodney Cyril Sacks. Schlifske is a powerful political figure in Milwaukee and an officer of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce. Business Line: Manufacturer of energy drinks, sodas, and fruit juices. Rick Newmans latest book is Liberty for All: A Manifesto for Reclaiming Financial and Political Freedom. The company achieved record first quarter net sales of $1.52 billion in the 2022, first quarter, 22.1% higher than net sales of $1.24 billion in the 2021 comparable period. JSE-listed aviation company Comair [ JSE:COM] announced on Tuesday that Rodney Sacks, a long-standing non-executive director, has resigned with immediate effect. We estimate April 2022 sales including CANarchy to be approximately 6.7% higher than in April 2021 and 4.8% higher than in April 2021, excluding CANarchy. As in recent quarters, to meet increased demand for our products, rather than experience out of stocks for certain lines at retail, the company incurred operational inefficiencies in the United States and in various countries, resulting in increased costs. 87.10%. And we're seeing the following week, which is April 23, which is what we discussed on this call, convenience in that one week growing 7%. Menard was named to Trumps Great American Economic Revival advisory group for retail earlier this year. But anything that you're seeing within the business that gives you any concern about underlying demand. Operating expenses as a percentage of net sales for the 2022, first quarter were 24.8% as compared to operating expenses as a percentage of net sales for the 2019, first quarter pre-COVID, which was 27.7%. The decrease in gross profit percentage for the 2022, first quarter was primarily the result of the items mentioned previously as well as geographical sales mix. Both Ronald and Todd were also major donors to Scott Walker. And is that across -- great, and is that across all products and channels or balanced with RGM? Among the winning candidates Allen has contributed to: Sen. Joni Ernst and Rep. Linda Miller, both from Iowa. Editor's note: This story has been corrected to indicate that John Deere is based in Illinois, not Iowa. So we have taken pricing actions. [Operator Instructions]. Early life. Publix CEO Todd Jones is a member of Florida Governor Rick DeSantiss Re-Open Florida Task Force. He is the 418th richest person in United States according to the 2014 Forbes Magazine. 3. Public asset : 89,496,414 USD. CEO Craig Menear is also a major Republican donor. Brian Hard, who runs Penske Truck Leasing, a Pennsylvania-based joint-venture of Penske Automotive, is also a major donor to Republicans in Pennsylvania and elsewhere. He is not dating anyone. We also launched Monster Ultra Gold in Puerto Rico and Monster Mango Loco in Colombia. Coming on the heels of the Parkland school shooting earlier that year, Publix made its largest single political donation ever to Adam Putnams failed campaign for the Republican nomination for Governor in 2018, giving $670,000 to the self-professed proud NRA sellout. The left-to-right, 20-point scale ranges from 10L for extremely liberal to 10C for extremely conservative, with 0 representing somebody whos perfectly centrist. In -- the company is continuing to address the controllable challenges in its supply chain in EMEA. Co-Chairman Doug DeVoss brother, Dick, was the Republican nominee for Michigan Governor in 2006. Ideology score: 6.7C.The billionaire hedge-fund manager and CEO donates below his weight, with most donations ranging from $1,000 to $2,500. Eddie Lampert, Sears (SHLD). Northwestern Mutual (Wisconsin)Northwestern Mutual is a Fortune 500 financial services company based in Milwaukee. The company is also monitoring the opportunity for additional pricing actions internationally as well as in the United States. And obviously, price points are a big driver. And what we believe is fair and that the consumer will bear, that becomes a very big factor in assessing the price points and then, of course, assessing the extent of the price increase. It is also a major donor to Florida Republicans and Michigan Republicans, including PACs connected to both Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield and Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey. His father was also a respected businessman in Johannesburg, and his name was Wolfe Harry Sacks. However, the general stability for the full-year average obscures a dramatic shift over the . As this litigation and other pending proceedings with VPX are sub judicate, we will not be answering any questions on those matters in today's call. And if you think we've seen any demand impact so far from higher gas prices? And -- so I think that April, as we've always said, one month in isolation should not be construed as indicative of performance for a quarter or a longer period of time. And in recent quarters, that had been reversed with less -- lower driving through COVID and then you've got higher gas prices. According to Nielsen, for the 4 weeks ended April 23, 2022, sales in dollars in the energy drink category in the convenience and gas channel, including energy shots in dollars, increased 3.8% over the same period the previous year. In February 2022, we launched our newest brand nationally, True North Pure Energy Seltzer in 4, 12-ounce flavors through the Coca-Cola distribution network. So maybe touch on that for us, please? He has put his money behind President Obama, California senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer and many other Dems. P&G board member Nelson Peltz hosted a $10 million fundraiser for Trump in February, which the Washington Post described as the biggest Trump fundraiser since he took office in 2017. Founder and Chairman Dan Gilbert watched the returns of the 2018 midterm elections in the White House with Trump himself, who referred to Gilbert as a great friend. Gilbert, who is a major political power broker in Michigan, leveraged his friendship with Trump to get a special designation from the administration for his real estate holdings in Downtown Detroit, which allowed the billionaire to get a massive tax break. Gross profit in the first quarter was impacted by higher aluminum commodity pricing, increased freight for imported cans, increased raw material and ingredient costs, as well as airfreight costs. Sales in the OXXO convenience chain in turn can be materially influenced by promotions that may be undertaken in that chain by 1 or more energy drink brands during a particular month. First, we must demand that all states count and honor every vote. Our co-packing network is an integral part of the company's production model, which we intend to preserve. When Trump visited North Carolina in 2018 for photo-ops with Hurricane Florence victims, Good participated in an event with him. Gross profit, as a percentage of net sales, for the 2022, first quarter was 51.1% compared with 57.5% in the 2021, first quarter. If you could quantify that for us, that would be helpful. Previously held government jobs. So we're as well placed as we have been in the past to satisfy demand. The owner of 1 of the co-packing facilities with which we contracted located in Norwalk, California, announced earlier this year that they would be selling this facility and ceasing its operations at this facility. CEO Marvin Ellison was named to Trumps Great American Economic Revival advisory group for retail earlier this year. Furthermore, sales in Australia were also impacted by severe flooding in that country in the 2022, first quarter. Robert Iger, Walt Disney (DIS): 6.2L. Nooyi chooses her candidates carefully, but always chooses Democrats. He has donated lesser amounts to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Texas Sen. John Cornyn, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and, in 2012, Mitt Romneys campaign. Apple CEO Tim Cook, for instance, is a vocal supporter of gay rights, which suggests hes probably a political liberal. Bank of Americas Chief Technology Officer, Catherine Bessant, is a member of Trumps Presidents Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Monster's retail market shares in value as compared to the same period the previous year declined from 15.2% to 14.9% in Belgium, from 8.1% to 7.9% in the Netherlands, and from 28% to 27.9% in the Republic of Ireland. Mother's market shares in value decreased from 11.5% to 10.4% during the same period. According to IRI in Australia, Monster's market shares in value for the month ending April 10, 2022, increased from 13% to 13.6%, as compared to the same period the previous year. Disney (Florida)The California-based Walt Disney Company is a large media conglomerate that owns the major Disney brands, ABC, FX, ESPN, National Geographic, Pixar, Hulu, and other subsidiaries. We believe in the power of our brand, and we have strong brands, and we believe that this pricing action is justified. Gilbert also owns the NBAs Cleveland Cavaliers. And so far, we have not heard any rumblings from competitors about what they're doing and what they're not doing. Going forward, we demand that corporations stay out of politics altogether. Sales of the company's energy drink brands increased 11.6% versus a year ago. We are planning to continue additional launches of our Reign, Total Body Fuel high-performance energy drinks in additional international countries. As for donors, Crowdpac uses an algorithm to approximate their ideology, based on the scores of candidates and groups they donate to. ABC Supply (Wisconsin)Diane Hendricks, who is the co-founder, chair, and sole owner of this wholesale distributor of residential construction materials, is one of the wealthiest billionaires in Wisconsin. Your U.S. sales continue to come in very strong again this quarter and show a sustained decoupling versus the scanner data, implying obviously very strong growth in the untracked channels. So we had a dramatic increase in fuel prices, which we really didn't forecast. MEC and Orange Bang allege that VPX reached a 2010 settlement agreement with Orange Bang that restricted VPX's use of the Bang trademark to products that are creatine based or marketed and sold only in nutritional channels as well as claims at VPX infringed Orange Bang's trademark rights to the Bang marks. Diluted earnings per share for the 2022, first quarter decreased 6.8% to $0.55 from $0.59 in the first quarter of 2021. Trump added Hendricks to his economic advisory council in 2016 after Hillary Clinton criticized him for not having any women on it. Furthermore, the company experienced significant increases in distribution expenses, including increased fuel, freight and warehousing costs, which adversely impacted operating expenses. In June 2020, Monster Energy Company, which I will refer to as MEC and Orange Bang, Inc., a family-owned beverage business and the rightful owner of several trademark registrations to the Bang marks, initiated an arbitration against VPX. Tom Kelly will now read our cautionary statement. Monster's Energy continues to be the leading energy brand in value in Argentina. Sacks worked as a lawyer in South Africa, and was the youngest person to be made a partner of Werksmans, the country's largest corporate law firm. Here are the five most liberal CEOs, according to the firm's rankings: 5. We also launched Ultra Fiesta, Watermelon and Gold and Juiced Monarch, Chaotic and Pacific Punch in a number of countries during the 2022, first quarter. Fast Facts. Please consider making a donation to the Action Center on Race and the Economy. In this regard, we caution again that sales over a short period are often disproportionately impacted by various factors such as, for example, selling days, days of the week in which holidays fall, timing of new product launches, and the timing of price increases, and promotions in retail stores, distributor incentives as well as shifts in the timing of production, in some instances where our bottlers are responsible for production, and unilaterally determine their production schedules, which affects the dates on which we invoice such bottlers, as well as inventory levels maintained by our distribution partners, which they alter unilaterally for their own business reasons. In addition, increased commodity and raw materials costs, including aluminum, other ingredient costs and secondary packaging incurred during the quarter, amounted to approximately $45 million, and increases in freight rates and fuel impacted gross profits by approximately $6 million. The most egregious of all voter suppression tactics being discussed is the idea that legislatures in swing states should select a Republican slate of electors to send to the electoral college, regardless of the popular vote. Lowes (North Carolina)North Carolina-based Lowes is a major donor to Republicans, both nationally and in the state. If you have an ad-blocker enabled you may be blocked from proceeding. We'll continue to take pricing actions. Roy G. Saltman, who as the federal government's top expert on voting technology wrote a prescient but little-read report warning about hanging chads on punch-card ballots more than a decade . Liz, who is the companys CEO, is also an economic adviser to Trump. Yet the company is standing by two other men also embroiled in misconduct accusations and related lawsuits. Jerry Brown and Harris, the states attorney general. The market share of the company's energy drink brands was 41.5% down 0.7 points. Declaring those values and acting on them are two different things, and Glassman hasn't had a political office to demonstrate those principles. According to INTAGE in Japan, in the last month ending March 2022, Monster's market shares in value in the convenience store channel as compared to the same period the previous year, grew from 50.1% to 52.5%. CEO Bob Iger was a member of Trumps Strategic Policy Council. During the first quarter of 2020, we launched Monster Pipeline Punch in Singapore. Amway (Michigan)Amway is a multi-level marketing company owned by Michigans DeVos and Van Andel families. Andrew Cuomo of New York, Attorney General Kamala Harris of California and Andrew Pepper, who lost a 2014 bid to become attorney general in Ohio. Comcast also owns the NHLs Philadelphia Flyers. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. About Rodney Sacks. So anything preventing the company from buying stock back once the quiet period post the Q filing is complete? CEO Gregory Hayes was named to Trumps Great American Economic Revival advisory group for defense earlier this year. Traditionally, the convenience channel was growing more quickly for the energy category than the mainstream grocery and drug channels. Home Depot (Georgia)Atlanta-based Home Depot is a major political player in Georgia. His donations to both parties have shrunk considerably since then. We already took pricing up, as we mentioned, through pricing actions, and we will be taking pricing up effective September 1. SoulCycle was the target of boycotts in light of that fundraiser. Our two new suppliers of aluminum cans in the United States are now operational. Gross profit in this region, as a percentage of net sales, for the first quarter was 29.6% compared to 37.3% in the same quarter in 2021. What follows is a list of corporations whose political action committees and executives are major donors to Republicans in the swing states mentioned above. And we look at a whole bunch of factors, and there's a whole lot of factors that we take into account in determining where we should be. His family is one of the wealthiest in Florida and his daughter and grandchildren are major Trump donors. 27 out of 31 Goldman Sachs lobbyists in 2021 have previously held government jobs. We've seen gas prices moving up, and we've seen sales of energy drinks really staying the course. There will always -- all I can say is there will always be a disconnect.

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