Craft Exporter Accuses A-B of “Choking Off Critical Supply” of Kona and Other Brands

Dear Client: An international craft beer exporter of a suite of Anheuser-Busch-owned (and formerly owned) brands including Kona, Redhook, Widmer Brothers, Omission and Square Mile Cider claims in a lawsuit that A-B has interfered in its distribution relationships, threatening the “total destruction” of its business. CraftCanTravel (CCT) sued Anheuser-Busch, Tilray Brands and A-B owned-Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) in the Southern District of New York this week, alleging that CBA, now backed by “corporate behemoth” A-B, is violating its obligations to