RNDC, Breakthru Brass Talk Merger Plans

One of the biggest news stories of the year is that Republic National Distributing Co. and Breakthru Beverage Group have agreed to combine forces in 2018 [see WSD 11-20-2017]. The new mega distributor will span 30 markets and be worth around $12 billion.There are plenty of integration details to be hammered out once the deal closes in Q2 2018. Nonetheless, we wanted to get in a few questions for leadership following the announcement.MERGER MOTIVATION. Greg Baird, current chief of Breakthru