A Kinder, Gentler A-B

Dear Client:Anheuser-Busch revealed their three-year plan to wholesalers this week in St Louis in a half-day meeting, and as usual your editor lurked in the back under a Cardinals cap and sunglasses to bring you the details. First, the tone of this meeting seemed much more wholesaler-friendly than meetings in the past (no talk of being "insidious"). It's clear A-B is aware they've had a wholesaler relationship issue, and they seem to be at least trying to fix it. Their