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Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week, putting many suppliers who have gone months without payment in the back of the line to collect.
The first major piece of RNDC’s territory fire sale is now complete. Reyes’ mega deal for 11 RNDC markets closed at the end of business on Friday, adding 38 million cases to its more than 360-million-case business.
The deal, announced today, caps the price gap between chains and nearby independents, and orders SGWS to pay retailers directly if it violates the settlement going forward.
Martignetti Companies closed its purchase of Republic National Distributing Company’s (RNDC) control state business, adding operations in 17 states, the companies announced today.
Mayflower Brewing (Plymouth, Massachusetts) will shutter its production facility and consolidate operations at sibling brewery Cape Cod Beer (Hyannis, Massachusetts), the Plymouth Independent reported.
After backing out of a deal for Republic National Distributing Company’s (RNDC) Kentucky and Indiana operations in August, Breakthru Beverage is charting a cautious path forward.
As it foreshadowed last week, Molson Coors-owned Coors Distributing Company (CDC) has filed a pair of lawsuits to halt terminations from two of its largest suppliers.
White Claw will soon have a new home in the Denver area. Its parent company Mark Anthony Brands announced an impending transition to the Reyes Beverage Group’s subsidiary RBG Spirits and Wine of Colorado. The move marks the termination of Mark Anthony’s relationship with Molson Coors-owned Coors Distributing Company (CDC).
Kroger shoppers looking for Red Bull or Boar’s Head products may be out of luck for the time being, as the country’s largest supermarket chain grapples with pricing strategy amidst a grim economy.
Vermont Information Processing (VIP) has acquired Encompass Technologies in a deal that merges two of the largest beverage industry technology companies.
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (SGWS) has appointed Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) vet Glendal Vandenbempt as managing director of its newly created “Gold Division.”
Constellation Brands’ portfolio of popular Mexican imports will soon have different representation in the Denver area. The bev-alc giant informed Denver, Colorado-based Coors Distributing Company (CDC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Molson Coors, that it would be terminating their relationship in the next 30 days.
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (SGWS) has entered into a non-prosecution agreement with the justice department and federal regulators to pay $12.5 million, resolving a probe into a years-long scheme to bribe alcohol buyers from California’s largest grocery chains.