INTERVIEW WITH JOE THOMPSON OF IBG

Joe Thompson of Independent Beverage Group of Hilton Head is a veteran consultant who represents buyers and sellers of distributorships during acquisitions. He sat down with Beer Business Daily recently to discuss the state of affairs of the beer industry M&A market. JOE ON WHY DEALS HAVE SLOWED DOWN: "I think a combination of things. One, I think the low hanging fruit has been picked. I think there's not enough pain. One of the things it takes, I've always said