Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc..
CASK.US | Distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits
Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc. is a craft distillery company that produces and markets a variety of distilled spirits. Their product line includes whiskeys, vodkas, gins, rums, and liqueurs. The company operates distilleries and tasting rooms where they offer tours, tastings, and retail s...Show More
Better Health for All
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The company's principal goods are distilled spirits. Alcohol consumption is a major risk factor contributing to over 3 million deaths globally annually and over 5% of the global burden of disease and injury, indicating severe, widespread health damage with no redeeming health benefits.
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The company's business model is dependent on alcohol, which has a high addiction potential. There is no evidence of significant product modifications or comprehensive support for those affected by addiction from the company. The company's core products are not health-related, so KPIs regarding price accessibility and vulnerable reach for health products are not applicable. The company does not hold healthcare-related patents or produce food/nutritional products.
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc. is a craft distillery that produces and markets spirits.
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The company's core business operations do not involve offering lending, deposit, or other financial services to consumers.
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Therefore, all Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) under the 'Fair Money & Economic Opportunity' value, which are designed to assess financial institutions and their impact on financial inclusion, are not applicable to this company based on the provided information. No evidence was found to score any of the financial services-specific KPIs.
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Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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Employee reviews indicate an overall employee rating of 1.9 out of 5 stars (38%), and only 18% of employees would recommend working at Heritage Distilling.
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The company's voluntary employee turnover rate is 70%. Executive officers and directors failed to timely file their Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 3 by the effective date of the registration statement on Form S-1, which is a compliance issue.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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No evidence available to assess Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc. on Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing.
Honest & Fair Business
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No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles for any of the 'Honest & Fair Business' KPIs. explicitly states 'No data available' for all relevant metrics.
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Articles
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mention the availability of general corporate governance documents like a Code of Conduct and committee charters, but do not provide any details on their content, strength, enforcement, or specific metrics required for scoring any of the KPIs.
Kind to Animals
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No evidence available to assess Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc. on Kind to Animals.
No War, No Weapons
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No relevant information or specific data points regarding CASK.US's association with arms manufacturing, military contracts, conflict facilitation, or peace initiatives were found in the provided articles.
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Therefore, no KPIs can be scored against the 'No War, No Weapons' value.
Planet-Friendly Business
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No specific, quantifiable data points were found in the provided articles to assess CASK.US against the 'Planet-Friendly Business' ethical value. While one article mentions that regeneratively grown grains typically save approximately 170,000 gallons of water per barrel produced,
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this relates to responsible sourcing in the supply chain, which is explicitly excluded from this value category. General statements about being subject to federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations were noted,
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but no specific compliance records, emissions data, renewable energy usage, waste diversion rates, or other relevant metrics were provided for CASK.US.
Respect for Cultures & Communities
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The company has established formal partnership agreements with four indigenous or local community groups: the Stillaguamish, Chehalis, Tonto Apache, and Coquille Tribes.
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These partnerships include a distillery and tasting room with the Stillaguamish Tribe, a brewery and distillery with the Chehalis Tribe, and planned developments with the Tonto Apache and Coquille Tribes.
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Heritage Distilling also successfully lobbied to repeal a federal ban on liquor production in Indian Country, which facilitated these partnerships.
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Safe & Smart Tech
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No evidence available to assess Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc. on Safe & Smart Tech.
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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No specific, quantitative data points were found in the provided articles to assess CASK.US against any of the 'Zero Waste & Sustainable Products' KPIs. While mentions the company uses organic and regenerative processes for grain sourcing where possible, and that regeneratively grown grains save water, this information is not quantifiable against the provided rubric's KPIs.
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Other articles discuss general sustainability trends in the distilling industry or practices of other companies, but do not provide specific data for CASK.US.