Kentucky Contention

Dear Client:As reported here, Anheuser-Busch is in the process of purchasing the Hand Family's 800k ce operation in Owensboro, Kentucky. As required by Kentucky law, a legal notice had to be published in a local newspaper, in this case the Messenger-Inquirer, about the intent to purchase the distributor. Now we are starting to see the protests roll in to the deal. Five KY distributors sent a letter protesting the deal, but others have also emerged. The Wine and Spirits Wholesalers