Manhattan Beer Distributors is a New York–based beverage company. Manhattan Beer Distributors is the fourth largest beverage distributor in the United States, and the largest single market beer distributor in the country.[1]

History

The firm was founded in 1978 in Bronx, New York, by Simon Bergson, still its current President and CEO. It initially operated as a home distributor of beer.[2] Bergson soon obtained the rights to distribute Carling Black Label and Tuborg, and operated out of a 4000 square foot warehouse with 3 delivery trucks.[3] Currently, Manhattan Beer Distributors distributes over 45 million cases of beverages per year in the 5 boroughs of New York, its suburbs, and 9 other counties.[4]

Services offered

Manhattan Beer Distributors primary business is distribution of alcoholic beverages such as beer, wine products, and ciders, as well as non-alcoholic beverages such as water. The firm is the authorized distributor of hundreds of beverages.

Environmental initiatives

The firm has a fleet of over 500 trucks, and has undertaken an initiative to re power 90% of those trucks to run on compressed natural gas.[5] The distributor received $1.6 million in funding from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to offset the costs of the conversion, and contributed of $4.6 million of its own money. The goal of the program is to displace approximately 20 tons of Nitrous Oxides (NOx), 10 tons of Hydrocarbons (HC), 200 tons of Carbon Monoxide(CO),and 2 tons of Particulate Matter(PM) over the life of the vehicles, as well as reducing maintenance costs.

References

  1. ↑ MSN Article:
  2. ↑ Simon Bergson Interview, Modern Brewery: "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ Manhattan Beer Distributors - about us: http://www.manhattanbeer.com/about.asp#service
  4. ↑ Beverage Industry Article: http://www.bevindustry.com/articles/manhattan-beer-distributors-1
  5. ↑ New York State Energy Research and Development Authority article: http://www.nyserda.ny.gov/programs/transportation/case%20studies/Manhattan_Beer.pdf%5B%5D
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