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that year, 130 were "on-premises" retail outlets (i.e., bars and
restaurants), and 112 were "off-premises" retail outlets. Mr.
Langdon had lived in Bemidji all his life and had made it a point
to know all the tavern and restaurant operators in town. Some
customers had been personal friends for as long as 20 years, but
there was a large turnover of others because many were tavern
owners or operators who tended to turn over their businesses.
In 1990, BDC served a geographic market with approximately
74,000 permanent residents. Of those, about 25,000 lived within
5 miles of Bemidji, the only city of significant size within a
100-mile radius. In addition, a large number of part-time summer
residents, tourists, and others visit the area each year. There
are around 100 resorts in the region around Bemidji, with large
tracts of Federal, State, and privately owned forests, as well as
lakes and rivers. Itasca State Park is 32 miles southwest of
Bemidji.
During 1990, wholesale beer distributors in that market sold
about 700,000 cases of beer. Of that, BDC sold 369,864 cases of
beer on the basis of "24/12 ounce equivalents". BDC held
exclusive distribution rights from Miller Brewing Co., Stroh's
Brewing Co., Minnesota Brewing Co., Leinenkugel Brewing Co., and
Martlet Importing Co. in all of Beltrami, Clearwater, and Hubbard
Counties and in parts of Cass, Itasca, Koochiching, and Polk
Counties. The only large breweries with which it did not have
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