Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Being the shrewd businessman that he is, Bill Gates has just invested a significant amount of money in one of the few products that people consume during both good times and bad: alcohol. Actually Femsa, the Mexican brewery in which Gates now owns a $392 million stake through his Cascade Investment LLC fund, does a lot more than just brew booze: according to Reuters, it's also the world's second-largest Coke bottler as well as operator of Oxxo, Latin America's largest convenience store chain. When asked how he felt about Gates moving in on his home turf, fellow billionaire