New Belgium Shoots its Shot

Dear Client: We got New Belgium chief Steve Fechheimer on the phone about recent news that the brewer is terminating a handful of distributors in Southern California and around Chicago as well.  [tip of the hat to our friends at Insights Express for first reporting story].  Turns out NBB sent out termination letters last week to several California distributors (all red but one), and Chicago area distributors (blue-silver), without cause.  Recall that CA lacks a strong franchise law, and IL