The Challenges We Face

January 31, 2014Dear Client: Independent Beverage Group chief Joe Thompson always has insightful predictions for wholesalers and beer in general. Those he made at our BBD Beer Industry Summit Monday might want to make you drown in your beer. Or at least sell more of it. VOLUME DOWN 1% A YEAR. "I think moving forward, volume is going to be down. Margins will be up but at a slower rate," Joe said. He predicts a 1% decline per year to