News After 10-Year Effort – MA Finally Gets Franchise Reform

After a 10-year effort to pass franchise reform in Massachusetts, the Mass Brewers Guild and the Massachusetts Wholesalers Association have finally forged a compromise. Senate Bill 2841 was passed by Massachusetts lawmakers in a final vote yesterday.

The bill creates a new “qualified brewer” definition which will allow any brewery that produces fewer than 250,000 barrels annually to end their contract with their wholesaler without cause and as long as fair market value compensation is given.

Full story here in a statement from the Mas Brewers Guild.

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