Man Fieri and Sammy Hagar’s tequila enterprise took a significant hit after two of their freight vans carrying $1 million in merchandise had been stolen.
The celeb chef, 56, and the previous Van Halen singer, 77, are the co-owners of the tequila model Santo Spirits. A consultant for Hagar informed Fox Information Digital that the vans had been hijacked over the weekend of Nov. 9 in Laredo, Texas.
The lacking vans had been carrying 24,240 bottles of Santo Blanco and Reposado in addition to a specifically made Additional Añejo, which was created over the course of 39 months.
Hagar’s rep stated “it seems this was an organized crime effort the place the vans had been illegally double brokered to totally different carriers who transferred the product to their vans” after they crossed over the border from Mexico to Texas.
“For a rising firm like Santo, it is actually a disgrace for one thing like this to occur in the midst of our strongest yr thus far and proper earlier than the vacations!” Hagar stated in an announcement to Fox Information Digital.
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“Anybody that is aware of enterprise is aware of that this can be a large setback for any firm in a massively aggressive market,” the “I Cannot Drive 55” rocker added. “However Man and I’ll survive. Most of all, we’re glad that no person was damage throughout this crime.”
In an interview with Individuals Journal, Fieri stated that he and Hagar discovered of the heist on Nov. 14.
“We have labored so exhausting,” the Meals Community star stated. “That is our greatest yr we have ever had in Santo. We simply had all this momentum, and now no matter’s on the shelf is all individuals are going to get.”
Fieri informed Those who staff at their Mexican distillery had been “on a 24/7 schedule proper now” to switch the stolen tequila.
Nevertheless, Fieri stated that it was unlikely that they’d be capable to totally replenish their tequila provide in time for the vacations, throughout which Santos Spirits sometimes sees its highest quantity of gross sales.
The “Final Recipe Showdown” alum informed Those who “somebody could possibly be making an attempt to interrupt the momentum” that their tequila enterprise had gained within the market.
Fieri additionally expressed his shock that two vans had been focused by the thieves.
“I imply, one is one. However now you have to have double the quantity of individuals to drag off the double heist,” Fieri stated. “It simply appears a lot riskier to take two vans.”
Santo Spirits president Dan Butkus informed Those who he was frightened about how the theft of the overall 440 circumstances of tequila would influence their distillery and their staff.