The provided text examines the strategic vulnerability of food and beverage companies when they rely too heavily on a single brand license or distributor. Using Carlsberg’s loss of the San Miguel brand as a primary case study, the author illustrates how a single point of failure can lead to collapsing margins and operational chaos. To combat this, the source outlines a comprehensive risk audit designed to identify any dependency representing more than fifteen percent of total volume. Businesses are encouraged to create hedging strategies, such as diversifying into soft drinks, to maintain leverage with retailers if a major beer contract ends. By establishing pre-written response scripts and clear trigger alerts, leadership can ensure that a localized setback does not result in a total organizational breakdown. Ultimately, the material argues that true growth requires protecting the business machine from unavoidable market shifts.If you like this episode make sure to follow this showFollow ⁠Akos⁠ for the latest strategic frameowkrs on LinkedIn. Contact us with any questions at: [email protected] our website at: ⁠https://www.zenithglobalcommercial.com

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