Town Hall on Brands and Innovation

The Winter Town Hall featured a brand showcase with one on one advising sessions with our Food’nBev Connect subject matter experts and a conversation over dinner with Steve Rust, President Reserve and New Business, Diageo, facilitated by Tim Brown, a member of the Executive Advisory Panel and President, TB Ventures.  The dinner was hosted by Crowne Plaza Stamford Hotel.  A big thank you to Marcum LLP for sponsoring the Town Hall and to Votto Vines, our evening’s beverage sponsor.

“For the last 10 years Steve has been the primary driver of business development,” introduced Tim Brown. “He is responsible for cultivating new brands and concepts, and acquiring new brands for their portfolio. He is on the front line of innovation in spirits – relevant to all of us here.”

The conversation was focused on the process of growing new brands at Diageo.