New Tenth Chief: Growth, Deals Will be a Focus Next Year

Dear Client:If you were wondering about the style of Coors Distributing Company alum and new Tenth and Blake chief, Scott Whitley, we can tell you: He's direct. Asked about Tenth's biggest opportunities for 2015, he grouped them into four buckets. First, "we've gotta grow our craft companies: Blue Moon, Jacob Leinenkugel, and Crispin," (the latter he called a "nice up-and-coming-business" that he's "excited to talk about"). Then there's their "prestige import" lineup: Peroni and Pilsner Urquell. "Brands that have chops