Beer Capitol Distributing Inc. Acquires Miller Brands-Milwaukee LLC
Waukesha, Wis. - Beer Capitol Distributing Inc., a wholly-owned division of The Madrigrano Companies, has agreed to acquire beer wholesaler Miller Brands-Milwaukee LLC, a move that will strengthen the beer distributor's growing portfolio of brandsoffered in the Milwaukee market. With this combination the brands offered by the newly formedMiller-Coors alliance will now be more efficiently sold and distributed throughout the Milwaukee area. The deal is expected to close by Oct. 31. The combined companies will allow Beer Capitol Distributing Inc. to offer excellent sales and service to over 2,000 area accounts and will employ about 250 team members.
Southern
and Glazer's Form National Strategic Joint Venture
Miami,
Florida, and Addison, Texas, August 12, 2008: Southern Wine & Spirits of
America, Inc., the Nation's Leading Wine and Spirits Distributor and Control
State Broker with a tradition of service of excellence since 1968, and Glazer's
Distributors, one of the country's largest wholesale distributors of wine,
spirits and malt and founded in 1909, are pleased to announce the formation of
Southern/Glazer's Distributors of America. According to the two companies, this
new national strategic joint venture for wine and spirits will cover the 38
states that represent more than 80 percent of the total Wine and Spirits volume
in the United States.
Republic National Distributing Company and 1Vine Marketing Create Technology Partnership
Republic
National Distributing Company (RNDC), the nation's second largest wholesaler of
premium wine and spirits, is teaming up with 1Vine Marketing, Inc. to
streamline the distribution of wine-related sales information across the
U.S. 1Vine is a marketing web portal for the wine industry.
ALEXANDRIA,
VA - The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) is pleased America's
craft beer segment continues to experience solid growth even during soft
economic times. According to the Brewers Association (BA), craft volume
increased by 6.5 percent and dollar growth increased by 11 percent in the first
half of 2008.
Aguera
to Be Honored with 2009 ABL Top Shelf Award
The
American Beverage Licensees (ABL) announced today that Ralph D. Aguera has been
selected as the 2009 ABL Top Shelf Award honoree. Mr. Aguera is vice
president, trade relations for Brown-Forman, one of the largest American-owned
spirits and wine companies. The Top Shelf Award recognizes those who have
demonstrated excellence over their careers in the beverage alcohol industry and
have a successful history of positive influence on their communities. It is the
highest honor given by ABL and will be presented to Mr. Aguera at the Top Shelf
Award Banquet at the 7th Annual ABL Convention on March 2, 2009, in Las
Vegas.
Incredible Technologies and Betson Enterprises Form Sales Alliance
(July
17, 2008 - Arlington Heights, IL) Incredible Technologies, the maker of
the highly successful Golden Tee franchise, and Betson Enterprises have entered
into a mutually beneficial agreement to work together beginning
immediately. Betson Enterprises will distribute the entire Incredible
Technologies line throughout its nationwide network of 11 distribution centers.
Deerfield, Ill. - June 26, 2008 - Integrity and character now have
corporate sponsorship with Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc.
[Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE: FO)], a global leader in premium spirits,
and Jim Beam®, the world's number one selling bourbon. Jim Beam has
turned conventional marketing on its head by linking the quality of
what's inside its bottle to the positive qualities and attributes of
selected individuals and organizations that personify "The Stuff
Inside" (TheStuffInside.com).
The owner of national casual-dining chains Bennigan's, Ponderosa and Steak and Ale is in talks with its major lender GE Capital Solutions in an effort to stave off a possible bankruptcy filing, say three people familiar with the matter.
InBev
Sends Second Letter to Anheuser-Busch Board of Directors
BRUSSELS,
Belgium, June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- InBev (Euronext: INB) today reaffirmed and
clarified certain aspects of its proposal to combine with Anheuser-Busch Cos.
Inc. (NYSE:BUD) to form the world's leading global brewer in a letter sent to
August A. Busch IV, president and chief executive, and the Anheuser-Busch Board
of Directors. In the letter, InBev said that its June 11th proposal to
combine Anheuser-Busch and InBev by acquiring all outstanding common shares of
Anheuser-Busch for $65 per-share in cash, representing a 35% premium to the
unaffected share price, was made on the basis of Anheuser Busch's current
assets, business and capital structure.
David Friedland, chairman of the top beverage alcohol distributor in Nebraska, died on Wednesday, June 11, after a long illness. He was 75.
The son of a wine and spirits retailer, Friedland started to work in the beverage industry in 1955 with Seagram Distillers in New York. A year later he returned to Chicago to work for Brown Vintners, the Seagram Import Co., and later joined the Munson Shaw Co.
Tabasco Sponsors 2008 Ultimate Bloody Mary
Challenge
The spices will fly at The Ultimate Bloody Mary Challenge July 18,
2008, at House of Blues in New Orleans. Sponsored by McIlhenny Co.,
manufacturer of world famous TABASCO brand Pepper Sauce Products, Uluvka Vodka
and USBG, the competition to showcase the best Bloody Mary recipes in the world
is a featured event of the five-day culinary and cocktail festival Tales of the
Cocktail in New Orleans.
Nominations Open for 2nd Annual Craft Beer Distributor of the Year Award
(Alexandria, VA) - The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) and the Brewers Association (BA) are seeking nominations for the 2nd Annual Craft Beer Distributor of the Year award. The award recognizes an American beer distributor who actively markets, sells and promotes craft beer. The award will be presented October 11 at the Great American Beer Festival, hosted by the BA, in Denver, Colorado.
Belgium's InBev NV is close to securing a $50 billion financing package to enable it to launch a takeover bid for Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc, maker of Budweiser beer, the Sunday Telegraph reported.
The paper said InBev, the world's second-biggest brewer, had held talks with banks JP Morgan, Santander, BNP Paribas and Merrill Lynch about a financing package.
Once it has guarantees from the banks, InBev could write a formal letter to Anheuser-Busch's board, a move expected as early as this week, the paper said, quoting market sources.
No-one at InBev could immediately be reached for comment.
A source familiar with the situation said last week InBev was still considering whether to bid for the U.S. brewer and had not yet begun merger talks.
The Sunday Times, however, reported Anheuser-Busch had already pulled in a top defense team, hiring investment banks Goldman Sachs and Citigroup to fend off takeover interest from InBev.
The Busch family has a stake of around 3.5 percent in Anheuser but exerts a strong influence over directors. Both former boss August Busch III and his son, chief executive August Busch IV, have said they will not sell.
The Sky Ranch Foundation has announced that it will hold its 17th annual Hall of Fame dinner on Sunday, June 8, 2008 at the Coconut Grove DoubleTree Hotel in Miami, Florida. The event is being held in conjunction with the annual leadership conference of WAABI (World Association of the Alcohol Beverage Industries, inc). The dinner will honor individuals whose personal and business achievements have made an important contribution to the united efforts of the alcohol beverage industry to provide quality care for the troubled teens at Sky Ranch for Boys.
Heineken USA Opens Regional Headquarters in Chicago Area
Heineken USA has announced the opening of its new central regional business unit office in Downers Grove in the Chicago area. The new office, which builds on the company's recent success in the central region of the country, will support a 30-person team responsible for managing the Heineken USA portfolio in critical sales market areas such as Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis and Indianapolis.
Distributors Celebrate 75th Anniversary of Modern Beer Distribution System
April 7, 2008 marked 75 years of a legal, safe and regulated beer industry in America. 2008 marks the 75th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition and on Monday, April 7, 1933, before Prohibition was officially repealed in December, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a law, which legalized beer with an alcohol-by-volume percentage of 3.2, thus making beer the first alcohol beverage legally re-enter the marketplace legally.
Belvedere Vodka presents "Music Loves Fashion" Coachella '08: A series of VIP events during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2008. The events will be held at the historic Horizon Hotel in Palm Springs, Calif., April 25-27 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., hosted by Flaunt Magazine.
Free The Hops
Things got a bit political at the J. Clyde bar in Birmingham, Ala., this past winter, and the icy attitude towards the current beer laws doesn’t look like it’s going to be letting up anytime soon.
Lance Armstrong sipped champagne while cycling around the Champs-Élysées. He did so seven times, as a matter of fact, because that’s what happens when you win the Tour de France seven times. Only a few people will ever know what that’s like, but don’t despair. There’s another tour that almost anyone can take part in, and it’s right here in America.
Rochester, New York, has been an entertainment hotspot since the days of Cab Calloway. Foreigner wrote "Rev On The Red Light" about cruising down Lake Avenue. But Enogh FYI trivia about Rochester. At The Dr.'s Inn there, they work hard to make their patrons feel entertained and to fell like regulars.
The
American Beverage Licensees (ABL) announced today that Ralph D. Aguera has been
selected as the 2009 ABL Top Shelf Award honoree. Mr. Aguera is vice
president, trade relations for Brown-Forman, one of the largest American-owned
spirits and wine companies. The Top Shelf Award recognizes those who have
demonstrated excellence over their careers in the beverage alcohol industry and
have a successful history of positive influence on their communities. It is the
highest honor given by ABL and will be presented to Mr. Aguera at the Top Shelf
Award Banquet at the 7th Annual ABL Convention on March 2, 2009, in Las
Vegas.
Lance Armstrong sipped champagne while cycling around the Champs-Élysées. He did so seven times, as a matter of fact, because that’s what happens when you win the Tour de France seven times. Only a few people will ever know what that’s like, but don’t despair. There’s another tour that almost anyone can take part in, and it’s right here in America. 
Rochester, New York, has been an entertainment hotspot since the days of Cab Calloway. Foreigner wrote "Rev On The Red Light" about cruising down Lake Avenue. But Enogh FYI trivia about Rochester. At The Dr.'s Inn there, they work hard to make their patrons feel entertained and to fell like regulars.
