Reyes Beverage Buys Windy City Craft Beer Distributor

From the ChicagoTribune:

Reyes Beverage Group, a division of global food and beer distributor Reyes Holdings, said Sunday it has reached an agreement to purchase craft beer distributor Windy City Distribution.

Windy City distributes across eight Northern Illinois counties for more than 40 craft breweries, such as Tyranena, Lagunitas and Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales. Brothers Jim and Jason Ebel founded Windy City in 1999. The Ebels also are the brewers behind Warrenville-based Two Brothers beer.

The deal, which is expected to close by the end of the year, represents the further mainstreaming and growing popularity of craft breweries, 442 of which opened in 2012 alone, according to industry group the Beer Institute. That growth is threatening giants such as Anheuser-Busch InBev, the maker of Budweiser, and MillerCoors.
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