MillerCoors Postpones Black Rose Giving

In a move that is not entirely unexpected given the current turmoil in the financial markets, MillerCoors has announced to distributors that it won't meet with all unconsolidated distributors by year end, but rather will "engage with distributors on a market-by-market basis at a pace that supports our overall strategy," say MillerCoors vps Tom Cardella and Ed McBrien in a memo yesterday afternoon. Instead of choosing the preferred distributor before Christmas, they will "move on a prioritized basis to execute