Bell says Michigan alcohol industry reform recommendations need more work
“Franchise laws that were wisely put in place to protect wholesalers from the undue bargaining power of their largest suppliers need to be updated to protect small suppliers from that same undue bargaining power,” the committee wrote in its report. That doesn’t sit well with Larry Bell, owner of Bell’s Brewery in Kalamazoo, which is by far the state’s largest beer maker. He said the franchise exemption could hurt wholesalers who rely on small brewers.
via MLive.com.
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