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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://www.guildsomm.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/atom.xsl" media="screen"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en-US"><title type="html">James Tidwell</title><subtitle type="html" /><id>https://www.guildsomm.com/public_content/features/articles/b/james_tidwell/atom</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.guildsomm.com/public_content/features/articles/b/james_tidwell" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://www.guildsomm.com/public_content/features/articles/b/james_tidwell/atom" /><generator uri="http://telligent.com" version="13.0.1.31442">Telligent Community (Build: 13.0.1.31442)</generator><updated>2014-02-05T14:29:00Z</updated><entry><title>Buyers and Sellers: Building a Working Relationship that Works</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.guildsomm.com/public_content/features/articles/b/james_tidwell/posts/building-a-better-working-relationship-between-buyers-and-sellers" /><id>https://www.guildsomm.com/public_content/features/articles/b/james_tidwell/posts/building-a-better-working-relationship-between-buyers-and-sellers</id><published>2014-02-05T17:29:00Z</published><updated>2014-02-05T17:29:00Z</updated><content type="html">The power of buying wine and the politics of managing a beverage program make for odd business relationships. Sometimes these relationships can become contentious. Eleven years managing a complex on-premise wine account has caused me to realize that a partnership based on mutual benefit for my employer and my suppliers is the best outcome. Buying wine for a large property such as Four Seasons Resort and Club (my employer), or any establishment, is about finding “the best” for my guests and my employer...(&lt;a href="https://www.guildsomm.com/public_content/features/articles/b/james_tidwell/posts/building-a-better-working-relationship-between-buyers-and-sellers"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://www.guildsomm.com/aggbug?PostID=16526&amp;AppID=345&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>James Tidwell</name><uri>https://www.guildsomm.com/members/jamestidwell125</uri></author><category term="Business-Feature" scheme="https://www.guildsomm.com/public_content/features/articles/b/james_tidwell/archive/tags/Business_2D00_Feature" /></entry></feed>