Wholesaler-friendly franchise bill makes progress in North Carolina
S 745 does several things that favor wholesalers, middlemen who take beer from producers, collect taxes and fees, and sell it to retailers. The bill makes it harder for beer producers to terminate contracts with wholesalers or impose higher prices on wholesalers with whom they may be having a business dispute. It also says that wholesalers can’t wave their protections through franchise agreements with brewers.
One thing that seems peculiar is that the NC Brewers Guild favors the bill (per the piece).
via WRAL.
