A-B and PepsiCo Strike Procurement Deal

Dear Client:It's all about scale, folks. Just moments after having candid discussions with distributors about how close AB InBev is with PepsiCo, it was announced by the two companies that they have agreed to jointly purchase certain "indirect goods and services" in the United States and used primarily for their U.S. operations, "such as information technology hardware; office supplies; travel and facilities services; transportation; and maintenance, repair and operating supplies." The agreement allows them both to buy "more efficiently at