April 24,2013

To Whom It May Concern,

Macadoodles has been in business since 1997 in Southwest Missouri. When Macadoodles was

founded,we had one mission: to serve our customers- and to this day, we have not wavered

in our mission. We have stores in Pineville, Branson,Springfield,and Joplin,Missouri as well as

Springdale, Arkansas.

A valuable partner in our business is our wholesaler,Major Brands. This valuable partnership

allows us to have a wider selection of products and they also help control our pricing through

effective management of products. Due to a recent federal courts misinterpretation of

Missouri law, Major Brands,as well as all independent Missouriwholesalers,are under attack

from large,out-of-state mega-wholesalers.

It will be a shame if Major Brands were shut out of Missouri's market by these out of state

mega-wholesalers and the negative impact will have far reaching tentacles. It has been our

experience that prices will escalate when working with mega distributors whose only mission is

profit. When this happens,one of two things must occur: either we must decrease staff or we

must raise our prices.

And let us not forget that small,independent business owners bring a value add to every

community. From the tax revenue we generate,the charities we support,to the people of the

community we employ. It is imperative for every community to have a core base of

independent,profitable businesses. It is also the responsibility of each and every community

to support and encourage new growth.

Major Brands is a Missouri company that employs 700 Missourians all over the state. Not only

do they live and work here,but they are a large part of philanthropic events across the state.

They contribute millions to charities and their employees plan,host,and participate in more

than 100 fund raising events for local charities.

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Major Brands has been an integral part of Missouriand now they need our help. The

Legislature can fix the erroneous federal court ruling and keep in place the same,successful

liquor laws we've had since the end of prohibition with legislation. HB 759/SB 365 will simply

clarify the law the federal court misinterpreted.

To keep prices competitive,allow greater selection and keep revenue in the State of

Missouri through a local,Missouri-based company is a win-win for Missourians. I strongly

urge our legislators to pass this legislation and close this loophole.

One final point I would like to make and hopefully all legislators will hear this loud and clear,"It

is going to take small business' to grow and create jobs to fix our economy." This has been the

common theme spoken by most all politicians over the past couple of years!

Today,in the State of Missouri,a small independent package liquor store can compete with the

large grocery chains as well as the mega-retailers such as Walmart. This is possible due to a

level playing field. If Missourilets these "wanted changes" to happen,cost of items will shift

dramatically in favor of the big companies and it will signal the end to all small,independent

retailers as they will pay a higher cost than the "big business" across the state! For once,please

consider small business.

Roger L. Gildehaus

President

Macadoodles®