Craft beers and imports now make up 40% of sales at Raleigh’s Mims Distributing
After years of stagnant sales triggered by the recession and its slow-growth aftermath – which Chip attributed to some beer drinkers, especially blue-collar workers, buying less-expensive brews – Mims’ expanded roster of craft beers paid off in 2013. The company’s sales rose nearly 8 percent while case volume rose a more modest 3-plus percent.
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