Mazzoni: Distribs as Logistics Providers, One-Per-Market, Direct Shipping to Ch

Lots of shots were fired across the traditional three-tier bow yesterday at the California Beer and Beverage Distributors annual meeting in beautiful La Jolla. While the weather was pleasant, the ideas weren't always mild. Consultant Mike Mazzoni, who raised eyebrows last summer with his "one distributor per market" presentation at Carlos Laboy's Bear Stearns junket, didn't fail to turn heads again.Mike put forth the argument that long-term ("half a generation away"), distributors are likely to gravitate toward the "ultimate consolidation",