Schlafly Co-Founder Departing at Year’s End

Dear Client:Schlafly Beer co-founder, Dan Kopman, is leaving the brewery at the end of this year "to pursue other interests," CBD has learned.The departure comes as Dan's five-year noncompete agreement expires with Sage Capital. Recall the St. Louis-based investor group took a majority stake in the brewery back in 2012.Dan and Tom Schlafly opened the brewery back in 1991 and "It has been a fantastic 25 years," Dan said in an email. "We grew a business from nothing to $20m