date:Oct 13, 2012
n the quiet but growing scrum between big brewers and their wholesalers over consolidation of the nation's Prohibition-era distribution system. A-B InBev in particular sees the potential for big profits from its wholesale network, but those profits would come out of the hides of its 600-plus independent distributors. Gumming up a $20 billion merger could be one way to push back.
NBWA is committed to ensuring that the independence of beer distributors is maintained, not weakened, as a result of