Colorado Governor Signs Franchise Bill

In a state with a big three brewer in it (and several craft brewers), who would have thought a franchise law would pass? Colorado Governor Bill Ritter signed a malt beverage franchise bill into law on Monday. The new law provides for distributor protection from termination, except in cases where the distributor has violated a provision of its equity agreement with the supplier and fails to remedy that breach within 60 days of written notice. Other conditions by which a