BF-B Brown-Forman Corporation — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

Brown-Forman Corporation, along with its subsidiaries, operates globally within the alcoholic beverage industry. The company is actively involved in the production, distillation, bottling, international trade (importing and exporting), marketing, and sale of a diverse portfolio of alcoholic products. Its extensive offerings encompass a wide variety of spirits, wines, and whiskey products, including specialty whiskey spirits and flavored whiskey liqueurs. The range also features convenient ready-to-drink and ready-to-pour options, pre-mixed cocktails, vodkas, tequilas, champagnes, brandy, bourbons, and other liqueurs. These beverages are primarily marketed under prominent brands such as Jack Daniel's, Reserve, Old Forester, Coopers' Craft, Herradura, el Jimador, New Mix, Korbel Champagnes, Sonoma-Cutrer, Finlandia, GlenDronach, Benriach, Glenglassaugh, Chambord, Slane, and Fords Gin. Beyond beverage sales, Brown-Forman also engages in the sale of used barrels, bulk whiskey, and wine, in addition to offering contract bottling services. The company's distribution model involves reaching retail customers and end consumers through independent distributors or state governments, while directly supplying retailers, wholesalers, and provincial governments. With a history dating back to its founding in 1870, Brown-Forman Corporation is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, and conducts substantial operations across the United States, Germany, Australia, the United Kingdom, Mexico, and numerous other international markets.