Whats you views on this then guys

[Loy Toy]

A mate from Bristol has the exclusive agency to brew, market and sell a new award winning British cider in Asia.

I cannot divulge the name of the product just yet but it has less then 4% sugar and will be brewed and bottled in Cambodia because he couldn't find anyone here in Thailand to support him.

[Looper]

In case none of you noticed at the time, Curries got fined millions of pounds for illegal trading, They were afraid of small traders undercutting the price of their Sony TVs so what they done was as good as blackmailed the Sony company with the threat of; Look here if you sell to these small traders we will stop buying your products altogether, so who do you want to lose, us or them. This resulted in small traders unable to buy sony TVs , Hence Curry's were creating a monopoly there

Not a valid comparison.

Sony has a UK operation so they don't need a UK distributor.

Curries is a retailer not a distributor.

Retailers can strike exclusive deals with product manufacturers if they have the muscle. It is still not a monopoly even though it is a different type of non-monopoly from your original non-monopoly.

[Zooheekock]

Well I have just emailed the Sun and the monopolies commission

Good idea. If I were you, I would also forward this thread to Bulmers without delay. When they see your commercial acumen and understanding of business law, I'm sure that Selena bitch will get the sack double-quick.

[sabang]

you're a better taffy than an expat. you're wasting your time.
lets say (snigger) you 'shamed' Bulmers into selling cider to you.
you still couldn't bring it into thailand, because there is an exclusive distributor here.
grey imports are shady at the best of times but in thailand, potentially fatal.

[Thormaturge]

UH as Maggie Thatcher stated, having more than one supplier for gas, water and electricity was supposed to be good for the customer

Margaret Thatcher.

He mentioned Margaret Thatcher.

Close to the end of her final term in office I attended a Conservative businessmen's meeting. I was already convinced that I would vote labour at the next election but, heck, it was a free meal.

At the end of the meal the party Agent reminded us that there was an election due shortly and informed us that the Party required additional funds to fight a strong Labour candidate. He "suggested" we all open our cheque books and donate £ 400 to party funds. That's each.

The most well-respected businessman in the room rose to his feet and informed the Agent that his grandfather had established his company throughout East Anglia and had died a happy and wealthy man. The company he founded had passed to that man's father who expanded it throughout the UK and, shortly before his death, he had passed the company to the man in the room, who had begun expanding the company throughout Europe.

..... but the Thatcher government had done more damage to his company than anything in the company's history, so he certainly had no intention of handing over £ 400 and would be voting Labour at the next election. You could hear a pin drop.

[boloa]

This company have been spamming the local forums lately

Cider

I'll stick to Leo

[Necron99]

This company have been spamming the local forums lately

Cider

I'll stick to Leo

I've just realized that I never realized the scots made beer. Never seen it sold anywhere.
Is it any good?

[FlyFree]

Isn't it always a good idea to try something you at least have some fuckin clue about? I'd imagine it helps?

[the dogcatcher]

how would a cider made from green mangos go?

Certainly sounds interesting!

Think the orange jobs might be better.
A sort of "pelley"

[the dogcatcher]

how would a cider made from green mangos go?

Certainly sounds interesting!

Think the orange jobs might be better.
A sort of "pelley"

Solly...
Perry.

[Necron99]

how would a cider made from green mangos go?

Certainly sounds interesting!

Think the orange jobs might be better.
A sort of "pelley"

Ripe you mean? Works with wine, but thought it would be too sweet for a cider.

[AntRobertson]

I don't know the process for cider making, can you use any/most fruits?

[Necron99]

^ Apparently so.

[nidhogg]

I don't know the process for cider making, can you use any/most fruits?

Just looked it up - apparently apples for cider is only "traditional".

The popular babycham is, in fact a pear cider.

never knew that.

[AntRobertson]

For some reason the idea of a watermelon cider is quite appealing to me.

[Zooheekock]

Booze made from sweet mango would be sickeningly sweet - like the 'wines' made from rambutan and lychee and the like, which is all vile stuff.

[Necron99]

^ there is a guy in Darwin who has a mango winery, not my cup of tea, but like a sweet white.

[draco888]

So what did The Sun and the monopolies commission say?


[QUOTE=expattaffy;2393271]

Anyone think that is illegal?

No

Looks like they have created a monopoly to me.

Engaging a single partner organisation to perform distribution of your product in an overseas market is not creating a monopoly. It is common business practise in many industries.

Free competition must exist between the product and other similar competing products in the target market but that is not an issue concerning distribution rights of the imported product.[/quote Well I have just emailed the Sun and the monopolies commission so we shall just have to wait and see what they say

[astasinim]

^
Something along the lines of.

[DrAndy]

You asked for advice and then refute all given to you. They have an agent its that simple.

exactly, and that happens in the UK too

a friend of mine was the sole importer for a type of brake pad, no-one else could import them

but he then resold them to many garages etc

normal practice; there is then competition between different manufacturers of that type of pad

[DrAndy]

Booze made from sweet mango would be sickeningly sweet - like the 'wines' made from rambutan and lychee and the like, which is all vile stuff.

not necessarily so

if you let the "must" ferment out, all the sugar gets turned to alcohol

same as the others; what they do is stop the fermentation to make a sweet wine

[DrAndy]

So what did The Sun and the monopolies commission say?

I wonder why those two were bracketed?

[astasinim]

exactly, and that happens in the UK too

a friend of mine was the sole importer for a type of brake pad, no-one else could import them

but he then resold them to many garages etc

normal practice; there is then competition between different manufacturers of that type of pad

A friend of mine did the same too. Only he was the sole supplier for a brand of hydroponics equipment manufactured in Canada. He had the sole licence to distribute for all of Europe.

[Necron99]

Seems pretty apparent then that the entire world is just full of illegal monopolistic distribution practices. Expect a big fuck off exposé in themSun Tommorow followed but he complete breakdown of retail trade.
Three cheers for expatfly Hip Hip..

[toslti]

Rearrange these words and letters into a well known phrase or saying

nothing on to hiding a