Tenth and Blake Acquires Crispin Cider

Dear Client: MillerCoors' Tenth and Blake craft and import division has just announced the purchase of Crispin Cider, "giving it a significant presence in the beer industry's fastest-growing category," according to the company statement. The three-year-old, Minneapolis-based cider company is about the third largest producer in the American cider market, which was about 350,000 barrels in 2011. The deal includes Crispin's affiliate, Fox Barrel Cider Company. Crispin will be run as an independent division of Tenth and Blake."With cider's explosion