Dear Client:  At the BMI seminar in New York, two former Big Beer execs -- Ed McBrien, COO, Manhattan Beer Distributors (formerly president of sales and distributor operations at MillerCoors) and Evan Athanas, CEO Chesapeake Beverage (formerly of A-B), talked about life on the "other" side of the business.  Many distributors would probably be heartened … Continue reading "Top Distribs Having a Good Year, Thanks to Seltzer, Mexican Imports and Guinness"