A-B Sells Stake in Oregon Distributor to Wine & Spirits House

In a unique twist, just 8 months after acquiring the stake, Anheuser-Busch is reportedly selling its majority ownership in big 6 million case distributor in Eugene, OR, Western Beverage, marking that A-B isn't necessarily married to its branch business in some markets. But it didn't sell the distributorship to a neighboring distributor, but rather to big wine and spirits house, Major Brands, which is based in .... wait for it: St. Louis. That's a major departure from what what we've