A-B Abruptly Loses Beyond Beer Chief

Dear Client: In a surprise move, Anheuser-Busch's Vice President of Beyond Beer, Randy Ornstein, notified wholesaler partners yesterday that his time at A-B has come to an end. Randy, who began his career at A-B in 2005 as the brewer's category space manager for Wal-Mart, was named the VP of A-B's Beyond Beer division less than a year ago. The email, which was sent from Randy's personal address, did not specify why he was departing the company, but did say