Columbia Distributing has been a rapidly changing organization over the years since its inception in 1935. What began as traditional beer distribution has turned into total beverage distribution. Now, the company plays in four categories: beer, non-alcoholic beverages, wine and spirits.
"The opportunity for us with all of those categories...
In recent years, consumers have been gravitating towards healthier alcoholic beverages. The rise of “better-for-you” alcoholic beverages has opened new and profitable sectors to an overall alcohol industry that has an estimated $360 billion impact on the American economy.
One brand is shaking things up by offering craft hard kombucha....
Created out of a series of mergers and acquisitions among family-run businesses in the Pacific Northwest, Columbia Distributing is one of the largest beer distributors in the U.S., at more than 35 million cases per year. The company, run since 2012 by a family-run, long-term holding company called Meritage based in New...
