Assets and People

I had supper this evening in Houston, quite accidentally through a mutual friend, with a great family who owns beer distributorships and Coca-Cola bottlers in several states. I'll not reveal who they are out of respect for their privacy, but this family clearly has a significant vested interest in the wholesale beverage business. Yes, they are one of the independent bottlers suing Coke over the Powerade/Wal-Mart central warehousing issue.After much talk about the issues facing both bottlers and beer wholesalers,