Big Moves in New Jersey’s Blue Network

Dear Client:New Jersey's Kramer Beverage has confirmed plans to purchase the brand distribution rights from fellow NJ wholesalers: Hub City and Warren South. Both of these operations are owned by the Banko family and total to just over 6.4 million CEs, which is more than Kramer currently does.Mark Kramer, president at Kramer, tells BBD that the move will allow them "to consolidate the MillerCoors portfolio in the lower 6 and have an 8 county consolidated market overall."Hub City's portfolio includes