Consolidation, weather, a poor econ...

Consolidation, weather, a poor economy, the low-carb turn and threats to the three-tier classification were topics at the forefront of discussion at the National Beer Wholesalers Association Annual Convention and Trade point out in Las Vegas last month The meeting featuring a record number of educational seminars, a two-day general session agenda that included Heineken's Frans van der Minne discussing the state of the global industry and Anheuser-Busch's August Busch IV speaking about the U market as well as motivational speakers as it is as boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard.

Opening the convention was a welcome