Bloody Mary Recipe

George’s Beverage Company: Building a Bloody Mary Empire

Alex Esham, Greg David, Theda Bakis

By Alex Keown, I-95 Business

While working at Middleton Tavern in Annapolis, David was on a mission to develop the perfect bloody mary mix for customers. He tried variations of multiple recipes before settling on one that everyone seemed to enjoy. They enjoyed it so much, David received requests to supply local customers and golf tournaments with his mix. With an eye for opportunity, David’s fiancée, Theda Bakis and her sister, Alex suggested he bottle the bloody Mary mix and sell it commercially.

“I told her I work 80 hours a week. Who has time for that? If they wanted me to start selling the mix, they could create the LLC to do so,” David fondly recalls. In about a week, the two women showed up with the appropriate documentation, and in 2011 George’s Beverage Company was born.

David named the company after his father, FINISH READING HERE

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