Brendan Whitworth Returns to the Summit Stage (and other Highlights)

Dear Client:  In his first presentation (outside of Anheuser-Busch meetings) in years, Anheuser-Busch CEO Brendan Whitworth swooped in for 30 minutes to talk to our Beer, Wine & Spirits Summit in San Diego ahead of SAMCOM in Los Angeles. Here’s a handful of the most compelling things we heard.  ON THE CONSENT DECREE: We’ll start toward the end of the conversation. Harry asked what could happen when the DOJ’s decade-old Consent Decree from the ABI-SABMiller deal expires in July [remember?