Buffet Gets Bigger in Bev-Alc

April 26, 2013Dear Client: In a whammy of big news for the wine and spirits business, and just when you thought it couldn't get more crowded in Missouri, it was announced last night that Wirtz Beverage and Warren Buffet's McLane Company have formed a joint-venture and entered into an agreement with Missouri Beverage (MoBev) in Missouri. The deal is expected to close in May. Recall that McLane, a huge distributor of food products, cigarettes, candy and sundries mostly to c-stores,