Craft Panel Tackles Issues at NBWA

October 17, 2011 Craft Panel Tackles Issues at NBWADear Client: Should distributors pay for hot craft brands? Do craft suppliers want any part of brewer-owned branches? Consultant Bump Williams went straight to this and more at this morning's NBWA Convention craft panel with with Ninkasi's Nikos Ridge, Allagash's Rob Tod, Boulevard's Bob Sullivan and Dick Yuengling. BOB SULLY AND NIKOS ON WHOLESALERS BUYING BRANDS DIRECTLY FROM BREWERS. Says Bob: "It just doesn't seem to be the right way, if you're