REPUBLIC BEVERAGE AND NATIONAL COMBINE

Republic Beverage and National Distributing Co. have reportedly made the first move in a possible merger. COOs Tom Cole of Republic and Charlie Andrews of National said they made a basic agreement towards combining the two companies in over 20 states which will likely come to pass sometime in the near future. This is becoming more and more of a trend amongst wine and spirits wholesalers and leads one to wonder, whose next? Glazer’s and Southern?