Six California A-B Wholesalers and Stone Distributing Create Near-Statewide Network

Dear Client: As California Family Beer Distributors exec director Kevin Luckey pointed out at the CFBD meeting last fall, brewers like Constellation, Boston Beer, Diageo, Sierra and New Belgium have at different times driven wholesaler consolidation in the state, which has very different dynamics than most others.  Not only is the vast terrain tough to service contiguously for most players, but also, Constellation is quite a force in Cali: Modelo is larger than Bud Light, Miller Lite, Coors Light and