BA BA “Remains Very Concerned” About “ABI Actions” in Wake of Senator’s Letter

Dear Client:Last week, Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee leader Amy Klobuchar penned a letter to the DOJ's Antitrust Division chief, Renata Hesse, on her concerns about anti-competitive behavior in wake of MegaBrew. The Senator outlined A-B's recent craft brewing acquisition spree, and concerns of the brewer's potentially exclusionary distributor incentive programs.But a subsequent A-B statement sought to downplay those worries. "We are confident that our partnership with just seven of these [craft] breweries, as well as the voluntary incentive programs that