Farewell, Bill Hackett

Dear Client: Constellation Beer kicked off their Gold Network distributor meeting this week in Dallas. We were not there, but as usual our readers are our best reporters, so here are a few highlights. First, we are sad to report a tearful goodbye to former Constellation Beers chief Bill Hackett. Bill and I didn't see eye-to-eye on many issues, but we always shared a mutual respect for the importance of relationships in this business (borne out, I think, by the