Franchise Law: One Brewer/Distributor’s Take

April 11, 2011Franchise Law: One Brewer/Distributor's Take Dear Client:After last week's dissertation on mounting tension between brewers and distributors, some of you wrote in wondering what brewers with small distributorships, like Stone, might think. Here's your answer: "I think we need to kind of look historically back at where franchise laws came from and why they were important," says Greg Koch. "Massive brewers, small wholesalers ... the whole thing was to keep a reasonable level playing field. It wasn't about