Havana Club was not a Bacardi brand, though Bacardi later bought the brand from the original owners, the Arechabala family, who had it seized from them by the Revolutionary Government without compensation.

Bacardi adverts in Spain, since 1966, had described a popular combination of rum and Coke as " rum and coke ".

Bacardi had employees in seven buildings across Miami-Dade County at the time.

Bacardi had offered to give the township $ 5, 000 for recreation projects in exchange for a sign placed on U. S. Route 40 commemorating the new name.

However, on 27 September 2006 the firm said it had received a takeover offer from Bacardi Ltd at 77 cents per share, valuing the company at NZ $ 138 million.

While the number of bowls had remained constant for three years, the NCAA approved three additional bowl games to be played in 2006-07, the most notable in Toronto, Ontario, called the International Bowl, which became the first post-season college football game to be held outside the USA since the Bacardi Bowl in Cuba ( last played in 1937 ); the

The Bacardi legacy lives on in Santiago and Havana through its grand buildings and its historic significance.

The Bacardi Building in Old Havana is regarded as one of the finest art deco buildings in Latin America.

Bacardi vacated its former headquarter buildings on Biscayne Boulevard in Midtown Miami.

The Bacardi buildings are exactly the sort that resonate with our consciousness of what Miami is about ".

In 2007 Chad Oppenheim, the head of Oppenheim Architecture + Design, described the Bacardi buildings as " elegant, with a Modernist combined with a local flavour.

Production and bottling of the drink is contracted out by Bacardi to G & J Greenall.

There is a Ford Motor Company plant, assembling Fiestas ( F-Series before 2010 ), and a Bacardi spirits factory.

The Bahamas has a few notable industrial firms: the Freeport pharmaceutical firm, PFC Bahamas ( formerly Syntex ), which recently streamlined its production and was purchased by the Swiss pharmaceutical firm Roche ; the BORCO oil facility, also in Freeport, which transships oil in the region ; the Commonwealth Brewery in Nassau, which produces Heineken, Guinness, and Kalik beers ; and Bacardi Corp., which distills rum in Nassau for shipment to the U. S. and European markets.

Founded on 4 February 1862, and family-owned for the past seven generations, Bacardi now employs nearly 6, 000 people, manufactures its brands at 27 facilities in 16 markets on four continents, with sales in more than 150 countries.

In 1912 Emilio Bacardi travelled to Egypt where he purchased a mummy for the future Emilio Bacardí Moreau Municipal Museum in Santiago de Cuba ,( mummy still on display ).

Bacardi has faced criticism and legal problems for supposedly attempting to falsely convince consumers they were purchasing rum made in Cuba rather than just marking its heritage.

Bacardi acquired the Cazadores blue agave tequila brand in 2002 and in 2004 purchased Grey Goose, a French made vodka, from Sidney Frank for $ 2 billion.

The distillery is operated by Dewar's for Bacardi.

Jones also appeared in a series of advertisements for Bacardi.

In 2004, Sidney Frank sold the brand to Bacardi for $ 2. 2 billion.

Grey Goose was sold in the largest ever single brand sale for $ 2 billion, in cash, to Bacardi.

This led to advertising campaigns for the likes of Armani, Puma, Bacardi and HSBC and Jake has accumulated various accolades along the way for his compelling work.

In Billy Connolly's " Casual Vomit " Sketch, found on The Best Comedy Album Ever, he suggests Bacardi and Tizer as the ingredients for an unpleasant drink

The Mexican free-tailed bat is the official state bat of both Oklahoma and Texas, and its image is the icon for the Bacardi rum brand.

In 1997, he introduced Grey Goose vodka, made in France, and was so successful in promoting it that he sold the brand to Bacardi for $ 2 billion in June 2004.

Kahn has directed commercials for Acura, Bacardi, BMW, Hewlett Packard, Gillette, Vodafone, Budweiser, ASICS, Renault, Mazda, Coors Light, NASCAR, Saab, Ford and PlayStation.

It was the first bowl appearance for Kentucky and the second for Villanova, which in 1936 tied Auburn 7-7 in the Bacardi Bowl in Havana, Cuba.

He began to sign each shipment of rum with a bold " Bacardi M " ( for Bacardi Massó ); in addition, he used the now iconic bat as the brand's image.

PES also directs TV commercials, including spots for Kinder Surprise ( 2011 ), Washington State Lottery ( 2010 ), Scrabble ( 2008 ), Sprint ( 2007 ), Sneaux Shoes (" Human Skateboard ", 2007 ), Orange Telecom ( 2006 ), Bacardi ( 2005 ), and Coinstar ( 2005 ).

*" Bass Bins ", " Mojito " for Bacardi ( Made to Mix campaign, 2007 )

She has also been in a commercial for Bacardi, Miller Lite, Go Daddy, and Cola.

Bacardi's transition into an international brand was due mostly to Schueg's " business genius "; Schueg " branded Cuba as the home of rum, and Bacardi as the king of rums " and expanded overseas, first to Mexico ( 1931 ), then to Puerto Rico ( 1936 ), under the brand name Ron Bacardi.

* Bacardi Office Building – Office Building, Mexico City

Pepin founded Bacardi Imports in New York City, and was named Cuba's Minister of the Treasury in 1949.

" Bacardi At The Park " will be open during the baseball season, but plans made the restaurant and bar a year-round establishment.

For example, a regular 275ml bottle of WKD contains 1. 4 units, whereas Bacardi Breezer and Smirnoff Ice both contain 1. 5 units of alcohol.

In Europe and Canada, alcopops tend to be pre-mixed spirits, including vodka ( e. g. Smirnoff Ice ) or rum ( e. g. Bacardi Breezer ).

There are, however, stronger ones that are simply pre-mixed spirits ( e. g. Bacardi Rum Island Iced Tea ), often containing about 12. 5 % alcohol by volume, that can be sold only where hard liquor is available.

Wine coolers gained popularity in the U. S. market in the 1980s when Bartles and Jaymes began advertising their brand of wine coolers, which were followed by other brands, including when Bacardi introduced the Breezer.

Bombay Sapphire is a brand of gin distributed by Bacardi that was launched in 1987.

Bacardi Limited ( ; ; ) is the largest privately-held, family-owned spirits company in the world.

Its brand portfolio comprises more than 200 brands and labels, including the eponymous Bacardi rum.

Bacardi Limited refers to the Bacardi group of companies, including Bacardi International Limited.