Family-owned Origlio Beverage, the largest beer distributor in Philadelphia, has acquired the entire portfolio of family-owned Bella Vista Beer Distributor, a Philadelphia wholesaler of craft beers,
Forbes
reported,
citing an article in
Beer Business Daily.
The article said the deal was prompted by the sale of San Diego-based Ballast Point Brewing and Tampa-based Cigar City Brewing to breweries that have distribution contracts with Origlio. Ballast Point sold to Constellation Brands, whose main subsidiary, Corona, is an Origlio supplier; Cigar City sold to a group led by Oskar Blues Brewery, also distributed by Origlio. Pennsylvania state law requires breweries to sign exclusive contracts with one wholesaler per territory.
“According to the [unnamed
BBD
] source, both Ballast Point and Cigar City wanted to join their parent/sibling company at Origlio but couldn't necessarily get out of their contract with Bella Vista,” the
Forbes
article said. “Constellation and/or Origlio may have offered to buy Ballast Point from Bella Vista. But because the brewery reportedly comprises between 40% [and] 50% of Bella's revenue, the independent wholesaler agreed to liquidate its holdings for an undisclosed amount instead of simply selling or trading the breweries.” (Source:
Forbes
, Nov. 29, 2016.)
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