Simon Thorpe Talks Duvel Culture, Outsized Combined Sales Force

Dear Client: More color on the recent Duvel Moortgat acquisition of Kansas City's Boulevard: As we reported last month [see CBD 10-17-2013], the deal will result in a combined 54-person sales team between the brewing companies' American operations, which Duvel Moortgat USA/Ommegang CEO Simon Thorpe told CBD would offer them "a lot of firepower on the street." In an article debuted today, Simon gave the Kansas City Business Journal more perspective on that combined firepower. "When all is said and