National Beer Wholesalers As so ci a tion 1101 King Street, Suite 600 Alexandria, VA 22314-2965 800-300-6417 703-683-4300 FAX 703-683-8965 www.nbwa.org [email protected] For beer distribution industry updates, follow NBWA on Twitter by searching for MrBeerGuy, and become a fan of Mr. Beer Guy on Facebook. 2010 Handbook National Beer Wholesalers As so ci a tion NBWA Statement 1101 King Street, Suite 600 of Antitrust Policy Alexandria, VA 22314-2965 800-300-6417 703-683-4300 The United States antitrust laws were en act ed to preserve the free FAX 703-683-8965 enterprise sys tem, to promote competition and to protect the www.nbwa.org [email protected] public and other businesses from ex clu sion ary or predatory trade prac tic es. The National Beer Whole sal ers As so ci a tion (NBWA) and its members are best served by strict ad her ence to the antitrust laws. NBWA shall at all times promote vigorous com pe ti tion in compliance with these laws. NBWA’s policy includes com pli ance with the spirit as well as the letter of the antitrust laws. This requires the un der stand ing and America’s Beer Distributors cooperation of each NBWA mem ber and staff employee. It is their per son al obligation and responsibility to act in a manner con sis tent with the na tion’s an ti trust laws. Table of Con tents Because of the scope and intricacy of the antitrust laws, NBWA members and staff must be sensitive to activities rais ing po tential NBWA Officers ............................................................................................2 problems under the an ti trust laws. The NBWA Antitrust Guide NBWA Regional Chairs ...............................................................................4 should be con sult ed. It identifies specific areas of an ti trust con cern NBWA State Directors .................................................................................6 as well as other areas where legal counsel should be sought. NBWA Committees ...................................................................................24 All NBWA activities, meetings or dis cus sions shall avoid any conduct Terms of Office ..........................................................................................27 that would: NBWA Staff ...............................................................................................28 1. Raise, lower or stabilize pric es; Chief Elected Of fic ers of NBWA ...............................................................33 State Beer Distributor Asso ci a tions .........................................................37 2. Allocate geographic ar eas or customers served; Bylaws ........................................................................................................47 3. Encourage refusals to deal or boycotts; or that in Index To Bylaws .........................................................................................55 any way would violate fed er al or state antitrust laws. Index ..........................................................................................................57 2010 NBWA Calendar of Events ...............................................................61 1 NBWA Officers Robert A. Archer President Mitch Watkins Blue Ridge Beverage Co., Inc. President P.O. Box 700 Watkins Distributing, Sales & Service Salem, VA 24153-8542 1640 Kimberly Rd. 44-46 Barley Dr. Twin Falls, ID 83301-7323 Salem, VA 24153-8542 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 540-380-2000 Cell Phone: 540-312-6556 208-733-5705 Cell Phone: 208-280-3031 SECRETARY FAX: 208-733-5745 www.blueridgebeverage.com FAX: 540-380-2546 Primary Companies: Anheuser-Busch InBev Inc., Beck’s, Redhook Ale Primary Companies: MillerCoors LLC, Boston Beer Co., Crown Imports LLC, CHAIR Brewery, Rolling Rock, Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. Heineken USA Inc., Pabst Brewing Co. Home Address: 4038 N. Canyon Ridge Dr., Twin Falls, ID 83301 Assistant’s Name: Lee Blair Home Phone: 208-733-0985 Home Address: 401 High St., Salem, VA 24153 Spouse’s Name: Linda Home Phone: 540-389-1758 Committees: Finance, Government Affairs, Membership Development, Spouse’s Name: Sandy Management (Chair), PAC, State Association Committee Committees: Finance, Government Affairs, Membership Development (Chair), Management, PAC, State Association Committee Phillip A. Terry CEO Lawrence J. Del Papa, Jr. Monarch Beverage Co., Inc. President and CEO 9347 E. Pendleton Pike Del Papa Distributing Company, Inc. Indianapolis, IN 46236 6702 Broadway Email: [email protected] Galveston, TX 77554 Email: [email protected] 317-612-3399 Cell Phone: 317-753-5378 www.monarch-beverage.com FAX: 317-612-1337 409-741-4407 Cell Phone: 409-761-0054 www.delpapabud.com FAX: 409-741-4404 Primary Companies: MillerCoors LLC, Pabst Brewing Co., Boston Beer Co., IMMEDIATE Crown Imports LLC, Diageo-Guinness USA, Heineken USA Inc. PAST CHAIR Primary Companies: Anheuser-Busch InBev Inc., Crown Imports LLC, New Assistant’s Name: Karen Hardy VICE Belgium Brewing Co. Home Address: 7228 South Arlington Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46237 CHAIR Assistant’s Name: Cathy Scott Home Phone: 317-883-2554 Home Address: 215 Sampan, Galveston, TX 77554 Spouse’s Name: Janet Home Phone: 409-761-0054 Committees: Government Affairs, Membership Development, Management, Spouse’s Name: Joan Nominating (Chair), PAC, State Association Committee Committees: Finance, Government Affairs, Membership Development, Management, PAC, State Association Committee (Chair) Craig A. Purser, CAE Steve Lytle President & CEO Chairman National Beer Wholesalers Association CoHo Distributing 1101 King St., Ste. 600 dba Columbia Distributing Alexandria, VA 22314-2944 6840 N. Cutter Cir. Email: [email protected] Portland, OR 97217-3943 Email: [email protected] 703-683-4300 Cell Phone: 703-328-4482 FAX: 703-683-8965 503-265-3065 www.columbia-dist.com FAX: 503-240-8389 Assistant’s Name: Sarah Petre PRESIDENT TREASURER Home Address: 7714 Ridgecrest Dr., Alexandria, VA 22308 Primary Companies: Diageo-Guinness USA, Heineken USA Inc., MillerCoors LLC, Crown Imports LLC, New Belgium Brewing Co. Home Phone: 703-765-1149 Assistant’s Name: Tracy Silva Spouse’s Name: Gretchen Home Phone: 541-282-0804 Spouse’s Name: Trese Committees: Finance (Chair), Government Affairs, Membership Development, Management, PAC, State Association Committee 2 3 NBWA Regional Chairs Region 5 Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas Robert M. Saunders Terms for Regions 2, 4, 6 and 8 expire in 2010. Texas Terms for Regions 1, 3, 5 and 7 expire in 2011. The two At-Large positions are one-year terms. Region 6 Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah Pete Betka Colorado Region 1 Region 7 Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Alaska, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont Washington Ed O’Donnell John A. Grizzaffi Pennsylvania Idaho Region 2 Region 8 Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Michigan, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Ohio, West Virginia Wyoming Christopher J. Tigani Tom Helland Delaware South Dakota Region 3 At-Large East Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia Regions 1 through 4 Lawrence S. Sowa Gregory M. Dunn Illinois Michigan Region 4 At-Large West Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Regions 5 through 8 Puerto Rico, South Carolina Douglas P. Cone, Jr. George R. O’Connor Arkansas Florida 4 5 NBWA State Directors Terence O. Fox President Elliot B. Maisel M.E. Fox & Co., Inc. Chairman & Manager 128 Component Dr. Gulf Distributing Holdings, LLC San Jose, CA 95131-1180 3378 Moffett Rd. Email: [email protected] Mobile, AL 36607-1797 408-435-8510 Cell Phone: 408-591-2901 Email: [email protected] FAX: 408-435-8738 251-476-9600 Cell Phone: 251-583-0610 Primary Companies: Anheuser-Busch InBev Inc., Crown Imports LLC, Diageo- www.gulfdistributing.com FAX: 251-476-9604 Guinness USA, Heineken USA Inc., Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. CALIFORNIA Home Address: 1342 Glen Dell Dr., San Jose, CA 95131 Region 6 Primary Companies: MillerCoors LLC, Boston Beer Co., Crown Imports LLC, ALABAMA Heineken USA Inc., Yuengling Brewery Home Phone: 408-288-8902 Region 4 Spouse’s Name: Nell Spouse’s Name: Michele Committees: Convention & Membership Services, Government Affairs, Committees: Convention & Membership Services, Government Affairs, Industry Affairs, Membership Development, PAC Industry Affairs, Membership Development, PAC Term Expires: 2010 Term Expires: 2012 Travis Markstein Vice President Joe Cotroneo Markstein Beverage Co. - San Marcos Executive Vice President/General Manager 505 S. Pacific St. Crescent Crown Distributing, LLC San Marcos, CA 92069-4090 402 S. 54th Pl. Email: [email protected] Phoenix, AZ 85034 Email: [email protected] 760-744-9100 Cell Phone: 760-587-6465 FAX: 760-510-2562 602-346-5537 Cell Phone: 602-326-5558 www.ccdaz.com FAX: 602-346-5600 Primary Companies: Anheuser-Busch InBev Inc., Crown Imports LLC, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Moosehead Breweries Ltd. CALIFORNIA Primary Companies: MillerCoors LLC, Pabst Brewing Co., Crown Imports LLC, Assistant’s Name: Jennivieve Randolph Region 6 ARIzONA Heineken USA Inc., Labatt USA, Mark Anthony Brands (Mike’s) Spouse’s Name: Juliet Region 6 Assistant’s Name: Anna Chavez Committees: Government Affairs, Industry Affairs, Innovation & Technology Home Address: 5902 East Caballo Dr., Paradise Valley, AZ 85253 (Chair), Membership Development, Management, PAC Home Phone: 480-951-0919 Term Expires: 2011