LaRose/Columbus Deal is Off, Per Memo

Dear Client: Yesterday, Northeast Ohio A-B wholesaler House of LaRose sent notice to its suppliers that its deal to sell to Central Ohio's Columbus Distributing Company is off, killed by several suppliers withholding consent.   Recall that the deal, first announced in August, would have made one of the state's largest distributors. "The purchase of House of LaRose is set to add more A-B, Constellation, and Yuengling, but also Mark Anthony Brands and notable RTD spirits such as Surfside, Carbliss as