MillerCoors Consolidation Slowing
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Dear Client: MillerCoors chief Tom Long told analysts in a conference call yesterday that Miller and Coors distributor consolidation is "on track", with 72% of their volume currently going through combined MillerCoors distributors, with an end-of-year goal of 77%. Will they hit their goal? "Suffice to say, we've made good progress," said MillerCoors ceo Leo Keily, but "consolidation deals have slowed down, just because the financial markets aren't encouraging to do that at the moment." When asked about ABI's discussions