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Article: Lawsuit claims Pyramid and distributor colluded on beer prices.
- Article from:
- Modern Brewery Age
- Article date:
- August 14, 2000
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According to a class action lawsuit filed last week, the concessionaire at Safeco Field in Washington state is reaping a windfall profit over and above the cost of the premium-priced beer, through an alleged conspiracy between a local brewery, its distributor and concessionaires.
The lawsuit, filed in King County Superior Court, alleges that Pyramid Breweries and its distributor Western Washington Beverage conspired with Service America Corporation (SAC), the concessionaire at Safeco Stadium and Seattle Tacoma International Airport concessionaire Host International to illegally circumvent Washington state law. That law mandates that breweries and distributors ...