Redmond Beer Importer Joins Iowa Brewhaha

Redmond beer importer

joins Iowa brewhaha

REDMOND

Brandevor Enterprises Ltd. says said its U.S. subsidiary, Brandevor USA Inc., is negotiating to buy the brewery operations of an Iowa company, Zele Brewing Co., that, until last December, made and sold Erlanger beer.

Brandevor also says it has arranged an interim agreement to re-start the company's beer-making process. When Zele shut its doors, the closing creating quite a brouhaha among creditors, some of whom have tried to force Zele into Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings, according to Brandevor USA president Rob Imeson.

Brandevor currently imports and markets Simpatico beer from Mexico. Erlanger beer is still available due to unsold inventory still in stores, Imeson says.