Storm in a beer glass
Duopolies make for a happy couple and lots of unhappy bystanders. The same could be said about Canada’s beer market. With Labatt and Molson accounting for nearly 90% of all beer sales, Quebec’s microbrewers have felt for years that they are being squeezed out of the market by their big competitors.
That is why they filed a complaint with the federal Competition Bureau arguing that the big beer boys were pinching them out of the market by hogging the best shelf space in shops and signing exclusivity contracts with pubs, restaurants and clubs.
The agency however dismissed their complaint. Moreover, Labatt denied that it was doing anything wrong.
Some of the microbrewers are not sure it’s time yet to sit down and talk. They hold about 4..
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