Beam Global Spirits & Wine Selects Benefitfocus

LAS VEGAS, and CHARLESTON, S.C., June 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Benefitfocus is pleased to announce that Beam Global Spirits & Wine has selected BENEFITFOCUS® HR InTouch for employee benefit enrollment, communication, education and wellness. The announcement was made at the SHRM 2011 Annual Conference & Exposition. A worldwide organization with more than 3,200 employees, Beam Global Spirits & Wine is the largest U.S.-based spirits company and is famous for such consumer-leading brands as Jim Beam® Bourbon, Canadian Club® Whisky, Sauza® Tequila and Maker's Mark® Bourbon.

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Before partnering with Benefitfocus, Beam was using a manual process to manage enrollment for a robust employee benefit package, including new hire enrollment, annual enrollment and life event changes. "We chose to partner with Benefitfocus to centralize our benefits management and integrate our enrollment and payroll systems because of their streamlined solution that provides user-friendly technology, which will be a tremendous time-saver for our employees," said Mike Charpentier, Vice President of Compensation & Benefits for Beam Global Spirits & Wine.

With HR InTouch, Beam employees log into one online portal and enroll in their benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, pharmacy, legal and long-term care. Employees will also have access to HR InTouch's wellness resources, HR Knowledgebase and a Video Library that contains more than 250 healthcare, benefit, HR and wellness topics. HR InTouch provides workflow management, a comprehensive reporting suite and employee communication tools allowing the focus to be on the employee, not on administration.

"Beam is a company with a long, rich history. Their dedication to providing quality brands goes back several centuries," shared Shawn Jenkins, Benefitfocus President and CEO. "That dedication to quality also extends to their employee benefits package. We are pleased that HR InTouch will help simplify benefits management for Beam and provide employees with the kind of sophisticated, multi-media technology they are accustomed to using in other areas of their personal and professional lives."

About Beam Global Spirits & Wine

Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc. ("Beam Global") is one of the world's largest premium spirits companies, encompassing a portfolio of nearly 100 brands (including 10 of the world's top-100 premium spirits brands), more than a dozen global operating and commercial facilities and 3,200 employees worldwide. Consumers from all corners of the globe call for our brands, including Jim Beam® Bourbon, Sauza® Tequila, Canadian Club® Whisky, Courvoisier® Cognac, Teacher's® Scotch Whisky, Maker's Mark® Bourbon, Laphroaig® Scotch Whisky, Cruzan® Rum, Hornitos ™ Tequila, EFFEN® Vodka, Larios® Gin, Whisky DYC®, DeKuyper® Cordials, Knob Creek® Bourbon and Skinnygirl® Cocktails. Growth through innovation is a key strategy at Beam Global, with Red Stag by Jim Beam® Bourbon, Cruzan® 9 Rum, Maker's 46™ Bourbon and Courvoisier® 12 Cognac and Courvoisier® 21 Cognac all being launched as new products over the past two years. Beam Global is part of Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE: FO), a leading consumer brands company. For more information on Beam Global, its brands, and its commitment to social responsibility, visit www.beamglobal.com and www.drinksmart.com.

About Benefitfocus

Benefitfocus is the largest healthcare and voluntary benefits software provider in the U.S. with 13,583,613 consumers, 304,463 employers, 60,210 brokers and 3,391 carrier representatives live on the Benefitfocus Platform. Benefitfocus offers a single Web-based platform for benefit shopping, enrollment, management and industry-standard data exchange. Benefitfocus – All Your Benefits. One Place. www.benefitfocus.com.

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