Miller-Coors Distribs: Do We Sign or Not?

With an October 1 deadline looming, many combined Coors/Miller distributors are wondering whether they should execute the distributor agreement addendum sitting on their desks from Miller Brewing Co. and risk a conflict with their current Coors agreement, or see what happens.Practically speaking, each supplier ends up getting the option of approving a buyer or not. As Barton Beers' Bill Hackett told BBD: "Harry, what Coors (and SABMiller) does with their business is their business. However, we alone will manage our