{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Mega M&A Madness with Fingers\u2019 Dave Infante","description":" In the wake of major shakeups in the middle-tier that will see the largest distributors getting even bigger and major manufacturers adding brands to their portfolios, Fingers newsletter author Dave Infante joins the Brewbound Podcast to recap a wild couple of weeks in the bev-alc industry.   The Brewbound team and Infante cover recent distributor consolidations by the Reyes Beverage Group and Southern Glazer\u2019s Wine & Spirits and whether this signals a new era of mega distributors. They also discuss the effect these deals could have on small producers, especially brewers who are now competing with a variety of products outside of traditional beer in their wholesalers\u2019 books.   The crew also dissect recent brand acquisitions among suppliers, including Firestone Walker\u2019s Trumer Pils pick up in the U.S. from Gambrinus and the potential fallout; Constellation Brands\u2019 deal for HOPWTR; Molson Coors\u2019 addition of Monaco; Pernod Ricard and Brown Forman\u2019s flirtation; and Phusion Project\u2019s purported interest in selling Four Loko.    The show wraps with a discussion of the upcoming Craft Brewers Conference and why everyone will be vibe-checking attendees later this month. ","author_name":"Brewbound Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/brewbound.libsyn.com\/website","html":"