TOM RYAN DISTRIBUTING LOSES WINE BUSINESS

Flint, Michigan’s Tom Ryan Distributing Co. is planning to sell the wine distribution part of their operation to J. Lewis Cooper, based in Dearborn. The deal is expected to be completed by October 1 and may result in up to 12 employees losing their job.

According to local newspapers, the wine division made up about 10% of the company’s total business with suppliers like Brown-Forman, Kendall Jackson, Constellation, The Wine Group and Sebastiani. Blaming the loss of their wine business on the increase of wholesaler consolidation, Tom Ryan will continue distributing Anheuser-Busch products.