Dear Client: There was lots of reaction to Joe Thompson's case for small brewer carve-outs for franchise law (see BBD 06/18/2013 ). All small brewers/importers predictably supported Joe's arguments, but on the distributor side reaction was mixed, although more oppose carve-outs. And then there were some who point out that Joe makes a living brokering brands. While that may be true, it doesn't diminish the fact that this has been a burning issue for some time and it benefits the
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