Kentucky Branch Expansion Meeting with More Industry Opposition

Dear Client:Last month we wrote about ABI and the fact that the nation's largest brewer and beer distributor is attempting to expand its ownership of distribution in Kentucky with the pending purchase of Owensboro from the Hand family. It appears the approval process is meeting with what one insider called "unprecedented opposition." We understand that the Kentucky brewers guild, NBWA, WSWA and Kentucky retailers have all added to the growing chorus of opposition joining the KBWA (MillerCoors state association) and