Do you know what it means to be the guy behind the guy? If not, you can probably figure it out. The Wizard of Oz is the guy, and the man behind the curtain that we’re supposed to pay no attention to is the guy behind the guy. Today, we’re gonna be talking about the guy behind the guys running the entire American beer business.
On this episode of “Taplines,” we’re joined by the one and only Joe Thompson, founder and president of Independent Beverage Group. You’ve probably never heard of the company, but we guarantee that hundreds of beer distributors across the country have. Thompson is a five-decade drinks business veteran and one of the most prolific brokers of middle-tier mergers and acquisitions in the United States.
He joins us today to talk about how Coors’ “silver” network and Miller’s “blue” network became Molson Coors’ “blue/silver” network — an esoteric saga he knows well. It’s Joe Thompson. It’s the “blue/silver” network. It’s pulling back the curtain on the middle tier’s journeyman matchmaker. And it’s all right here on VinePair’s “Taplines.” Tune in for more.
