McLane Determined to Distribute Alcohol in TX

The Texas alcohol landscape could be in for some major changes in the next few years. In addition to Walmart's push for alcohol in grocery and the Southern-Glazer's merger, WSD has learned Warren Buffet's food distribution business, McLane Company, is getting serious about its desire to handle alcohol in the state.Neftali Garcia, McLane Co.'s vp of government affairs and corporate comms, tells WSD the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission (TABC) denied McLane an alcohol distribution permit in 2012 because it is