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Barry Chouinard

Remembering Barry Chouinard

July 19th would have been Barry Chouinard’s 68th birthday. We mourn his passing and most of us remember him pretty damn fondly. He lived a full life, touched lots of people, and nobody would say he got cheated. So I pose the question, “Did you ever meet Barry Chouinard?” The only possible answers would be…

R.I.P. Barry Chouinard

Barry Chouinard died last night of a massive heart attack while awaiting heart surgery.  He was a good friend and I’ll miss him, and he was a good friend to lots of folks that will miss him. He sold his company Comfort Colors to Gildan about a year ago and was working on all kinds…

La compañía Comfort Colors de Vermont es hoy parte del imperio Gildan

Menuda noticia, la compañía Comfort Colors de Vermont es hoy parte del imperio Gildan. Barry Chouinard, emprendedor y personaje peculiar, dueño de la compañía será capaz de comprar un poco más  de sidra de manzana esta semana después de vender Comfort Colors por 100 millones de dólares al gigante Gildam.  consta que que Gildan perdió más  de…

Gildan Buys Comfort Colors!

Holy Cow, Vermont company Comfort Color is now part of the Gildan empire. Entrepreneur and genuine character Barry Chouinard (owner of Comfort Colors) should be able to buy a little more apple cider this week after selling his company for $100 million to industry giant Gildan. Reported as well was that Gildan lost over $40…