Boston Beer Co. sues Anchor Brewing over noncompete scuffle
Hausner gave his notice at Boston Beer to take “a key sales and marketing position with Anchor, a direct competitor of Boston Beer,” the suit states. Boston Beer brews Samuel Adams beers; Anchor’s Anchor Steam beer is another widely distributed craft brew.
Hausner began to work at Boston Beer in 2007, the suit states. “Boston Beer taught Hausner everything he knows about the beer business.” Soon after he was hired, Hausner was transferred to the West Coast.
via Beer Brawl: Sam Adams sues Anchor Brewing over noncompete – Boston Business Journal.
Breweries: Anchor Brewing, The Boston Beer Company
Total BS Boston Beer Company needs to grow up! It’s not like he was an officer!
I’m not sure what you mean by “officer”. Judd Hausner is referred to as a “marketing executive” and “district manager”, which seem to qualify as “officer” positions in the sense that people could possibly work under him.
I find it interesting that the article’s author states: “Non-competes often are hard to enforce.” I though MA had a rather strong legal record on non-competes being enforced.
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Anchor has been known to play dirty pool too. There’s a small nano brewery here in Nova Scotia that was named the Rusty Anchor. Anchor threatened to sue and they had to change their name to Hells Bay.
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