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Andrews Hires New VP of HR

Andrews Distributing is very excited to welcome David Garza into the role of Vice President of Human Resources.

David is a senior HR executive with over 24 years of HR and leadership experience. Before accepting his new role at Andrews, David led his own Human Resources consulting company, Compass Human Capital Advisors. During that time, he assumed the VP of Human Resources executive responsibilities at companies including Insight Equity and Reddy Ice. Before his time with Compass Human Capital Advisors, David held the VP of Human Resources position for Mission Foods, where he provided HR support for the company’s two divisions and 6,000 employees. He has also worked at Telvista Incorporated, the Regus Group, and in other industries including real estate, manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals. We are confident that David’s extensive experience and knowledge as a Human Resources executive will be the perfect addition to our growing team.

David grew up in Carrollton and graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he received a BS in Engineering with a focus of study in Organizational Behavior and Leadership. He served in the US Army for six and a half years, including the Desert Storm Operation. His bravery in this operation was awarded with a Bronze Star and the Army Commendation Medal with “V” device for valor and heroism under enemy fire. After serving our country, David graduated from the University of Texas Austin’s McCombs School of Business with an MBA in Management.

“We are so happy to announce David Garza as our Vice President of Human Resources after a very thorough search. David has demonstrated leadership strength throughout his life and will be a great fit with the Andrews culture. His capabilities in talent management and development align with our goal of developing our team into the nation’s leading beer and Red Bull brand builders. Please welcome David to our team”, said Mike McGuire, President.

David is married to Ellen and the proud parent of two sons.

David Garza’s role as VP of Human Resources will take effect on Monday, April 15th. Please join us in welcoming him to the Andrews Team.

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Andrews Adds New Brand Managers

March 22, 2013 – Dallas, TX - Andrews Distributing is pleased to announce the new roles of Daniel Hickman as Brand Manager of Specialty Beers and Cider and Brett Wheeler as Brand Manager of Innovation. Both positions have been created under David Holt in the Domestic portfolio as the presence of specialty beer, ciders, and flavored malt beverages continues to grow in the beer industry.

Daniel joined Andrews four years ago as a Retail Specialist and has held the roles of an Account Manager and a Key Account Manager on the Force 4 team. He has extensive knowledge of craft and specialty beers, is a Certified Beer Server, and is working towards the Certified Cicerone title. He has also taken the initiative to take a space planning course and will complete the advanced course next month. Daniel’s experience with crew drives, account alignments, and target lists will contribute to his success as a Brand Manager.

“Daniel has continuously demonstrated great leadership skills and showed initiative through all of his roles. I feel very confident that his career path at Andrews Distributing has prepared him to lead our organization within the emerging categories of specialty beers and ciders”, says David Holt, VP of Domestic Brands.

Brett Wheeler started his career in the beer industry with Willow Distributing and has been an Andrews team member since the acquisition. During his time here he has gained experience as an Account Manager, in Category Management, and most recently as a DSM. . In the market Brett has earned the nickname “The Space Creator” from his ability to find space at retail where others can’t. Brett oversees the largest grocery territory from Richardson to Denton, and his experience managing sales, displays, and distribution will serve him well as a Brand Manager

“During Brett’s time at Andrews, he has demonstrated a strong commitment to win at retail. There is no doubt in my mind that he will bring that same passion to strengthening our innovation category as we strive to meet consumers growing demand”, says David Holt.

Daniel and Brett’s new positions will take effect on April 8th.

Please direct any questions to David Holt.

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New Partnership with Pedernales

Andrews Distributing Company is excited to announce a partnership with Pedernales Brewing Company.

President and CEO Lee Hereford founded Pedernales Brewing Company in July of 2009 and began distribution in April of 2012. Located in Fredericksburg, TX, the microbrewery features Classic and German style beers with skillfully crafted lagers and ales. For years Hereford had the desire to start a craft brewery in the Texas Hill Country, but lacked the funds to do so. After two years he raised the capital to make his dream come true and he launched Pedernales Brewing Company. The company is named after the river that is south of the brewery.

Head Brewmaster Peter McFarlane was a graduate of the Siebel Institute with a Masters degree in Fermentation Science, and has worked at major breweries along with operating his own micro brewery.

Today, Pedernales Brewing Company produces 400 barrels a day, about 20,000 cases a month, in its 8,500-square-foot Fredericksburg plant, where Hereford employs about 10 full-time workers. The brand has more than 100 customers, ranging from big grocers to small restaurants between the Austin and San Antonio areas.

Andrews is thrilled to expand this Texas brewery to the DFW market and is confident it will achieve great success in our local accounts. Be on the lookout for the Lobo Negro and Texas Lager as well as the Classic Hefe-weizen and IPA in early March

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2012 Red Star Award Winners

Dallas, TX – February 12, 2013 – Last week, Andrews Distributing was honored with the Heineken USA Red Star Award and also considered for the 1864 Responsibility Award at the annual Heineken USA Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.

The Heineken USA Red Star Award is given each year to the distributor that demonstrates commitment to excellence and delivers the highest level of support to building their brands. The award is given on two different elements; overall portfolio volume growth and distribution growth that matches the annual business plan goals. Andrews Distributing won the 2012 Red Star Award as the best distributor in the country for Tier 1 Mexican brands (Dos Equis Special Lager, Dos Equis Ambar, Tecate, Tecate Light, Sol, Bohemia, Indio and Carta Blanca). This is Andrews third time to win this award in the past four years.

The 1864 Responsibility Award is given to the distributor partner who recognizes the importance of moderation and goes the extra mile in promoting responsible consumption of Heineken USA brands. Andrews was one of three distributors in the country considered for this coveted award.

It was a big year for Andrews as there was lots of buzz at the conference about our recent achievement of becoming the first distributor in the nation to sell over 1 million cases of Dos Equis in a year.

Receiving these awards was a true team effort, so thank you to all of those who contributed.

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Andrews Teams w/ Firestone Walker

Dallas, TX – January 15, 2013 –Andrews Distributing is pleased to announce the new business relationship between Andrews Distributing Company and Firestone Walker Brewing Company in both North Texas and South Texas.

Firestone Walker was founded in Paso Robles, CA in 1996 by Adam Firestone and David Walker, two brothers-in-law. Firestone Walker is renowned for crafting iconic pale ales and vintage barrel-aged beers on California’s Central Coast. They have been awarded Great American Beer Festival Mid-Size Brewer of the Year twice. With their recent brew house and brewing operations expansion, they have targeted Texas as their next growth market.

“We receive more requests for our beer from Texas than any other state,” said brewery co-proprietor David Walker. “It's always been on the bucket list. With our new brew house and a new year ahead of us, we are ready for it and on our way.”

“We have been huge fans of Firestone Walker Brewing Company since our initial exposure to their beers from our visits to California,” says Barry Andrews, founder of Andrews Distributing. “We were intrigued by the brand, but became more energized about the potential after visiting their brewery and interacting with their leadership team. From there we became passionate about the opportunity to bring the Firestone Walker brand to Texas.”

“With Firestone Walker’s incredible portfolio of beers, great people and huge successes we are excited about the opportunity to thrill our retailers and beer lovers with them,” says Mike Barnes Executive VP and General Manager with Andrews Distributing.

Firestone Walker produces a variety of award winning craft beers, including a Pale Series, Seasonal Series and a Reserve Series. Their rich and complex ales are selectively fermented in the Firestone Union oak barrel brewing system, which incorporates 65 gallon, medium and heavy toast American oak barrels.

“We are proud to bring Firestone Walker Brewing Company's diverse line up of award winning pale ales and barrel aged beers to our North Texas and Corpus Christi retailers and beer lovers. Firestone Walkers commitment to crafting the world's best and most interesting beers will fare well in a state thirsty for craft beer,” said Mike McGuire, President of Andrews Distributing.

Andrews Distributing will begin distribution of the Firestone Walker portfolio in mid-March.

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Andrews Announces New VP

January 7, 2012, Dallas TX
Bob Sullivan joins the Andrews Distributing team as Vice President of Specialty and Craft beer brand building. As VP of Specialty and Craft brand building Bob is responsible for the portfolio strategy, key brewer relationships, new brewer development, the specialty and craft brand management team at Andrews as well as being a key contributor to Andrews Force 4 team. The Andrews portfolio for specialty and craft beer is planned to be over 2.7mm case equivalents in 2013. Bob will also be a member of Andrews Cross Functional leadership team that collaborates on Andrews’ business strategy and alignment to ensure success against its objectives.

“Bob Sullivan is someone who we have tremendous respect for as a craft industry leader and as a high integrity person. He is a high impact addition to our team and will lead our continued investment in being a great specialty and craft brand builder for both our brewing and retail partners,” said Barry Andrews, chairman and CEO.

“Our innovative Force 4 team was designed with input from several key brewing partners, including Bob. For over five years he has been instrumental in giving us fresh ideas that make us more craft brewer friendly and capable. It will be exciting to have him engaged on a daily basis in this key leadership role,” said Mike McGuire, president.

Bob Sullivan, Jr. was born in Kansas City, and represents the fourth generation of a family dedicated to the beer business. Beginning in 1978 as a driver-salesman for the Sullivan Beverage Company, Bob moved on to become Regional Sales Manager for Moctezuma Imports, and then Division Manager for Wisdom Imports, both wholly-owned subsidiaries of FEMSA.

In 1994, Bob joined Boulevard Brewing Company as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Under his sales and marketing leadership, Boulevard has grown to be the largest specialty brewer in the Midwest and the tenth largest craft brewery in the country, with sales reaching 173,793 barrels in 2012.

After graduating from Kansas City’s Rockhurst High School, Bob attended Rockhurst University, and received a Bachelor’s Degree in Organizational Management and Leadership from Friends University. He is the co-author (with James Maxwell) of Hometown Beer, a history of brewing in the Kansas City area, and author of Camp Coffee: Tales of a Wyoming Cowboy.

When Bob is not involved in beer selling activities, you can find him caring for and readying his horses for extreme cowboy racing events. Bob has raised and competitively shown horses his entire adult life. He has also dedicated countless hours of his time and talent to numerous organizations bettering Kansas City. He is a founder and past president of the Kansas City Irish Fest, was an executive board director for the Kansas City Convention and Visitors Association, as well as an allied director of the Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association for many years. Bob is also a frequent guest lecturer at area colleges and universities.

Bob is married to his wife Sally for 35 years, and has two daughters.

Andrews Distributing Co. is headquartered in Dallas with operations throughout North Texas and South Texas. Andrews is the Nation’s sixth largest beer distributor ranked by volume representing 28 brewing partners, over 1,100 proud employees and over 210 beer brands.

Please direct any inquiries to Don Jaresh, VP of Marketing at 214.525.9369 or djaresh@andrewsdistributing.com

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Andrews Hits New Milestone

Our Andrews team is thrilled to announce a very special milestone in our portfolio. On Friday, December 14, 2012 we sold our one millionth case of Dos Equis to Katy Trail Ice House in Dallas, Texas. Andrews Distributing is the first distributor in the world to sell one million cases of this iconic brand in one year.

With a strong commitment to building our brands, we take great pride in the growth and development of each brand. 

“This is a true team achievement and everyone in the organization should be very proud of this accomplishment. This million case milestone did not happen by accident. It is the result of a lot of hard work and commitment from our entire team. We are fortunate to have dedicated team members and a great portfolio of brands”, said Jesse Rodriguez, Brand Manager of Import Brands. 

“We would like to cordially thank our great partner, Heineken USA, for their tremendous support in helping build Dos Equis in our markets. Cheers to this great milestone and to a new two million case goal.” said Mike McGuire, President.

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Congratulations to Barry Andrews

As employees of Andrews Distributing, we have the privilege of experiencing the dedication and passion that Barry Andrews exudes each and every day for brand building and his team.

Because of this, it should come as no surprise that Nolan Ryan, owner of the Texas Rangers and 2012 Dallas CEO of the year, named Barry Andrews as the businessman that he most admired.
In an interview published last week by D Magazine, Nolan described his long-standing admiration for Barry saying he “respects the way he treats his employees and his customers”. He believes that the Rangers enterprise mirrors this same philosophy throughout their organization. Nolan has known Barry for over 20 years and has always taken an interest in Andrews Distributing as a successful business model. Nolan shared that he identifies with our unique business culture and is also a believer in “hiring good people”.

Both Barry and Nolan share many of the same principles and values that have led them down the path of success as businessmen. Each one recognized the importance of hard work at a young age, and built their businesses out of integrity, respect, knowledge, and hard work.

The outstanding character and work ethic of Nolan and Barry are continuously translated through each of their businesses. Barry believes the success of Andrews culture derives from a simple concept- the Golden Rule, “treating others as you would have them treat you” and he carries that out every day.

Join us in congratulating Barry on this honorable recognition given by Nolan Ryan, a man many know and admire. We are honored to have Barry leading this great company as a businessman, a mentor, and also a friend.

To view the entire D Magazine article follow the link below.

http://www.dmagazine.com/Home/D_CEO/2012/December/Dallas_Fort_Worth_CEO_of_the_Year_Nolan_Ryan_2012.aspx

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2012 Great American Beer Festival

The 2012 Great American Beer Festival concluded on Saturday October 13th in Denver, Colorado.

Each year, the festival showcases Speciality and Craft breweries from around the United States and delights beer lovers who wait in line for the opportunity to sample the 2,700 different beers from 580 breweries in every U.S. state and Guam.

While beer enthusiasts swarmed the top floor of the Colorado Convention Center for three days to sample, down in the halls underneath was a different type of gathering. There, in seclusion, were 185 expert beer judges from 11 countries, the largest panel of GABF judges to date. They would have to judge 4,338 competition entries from 666 breweries.

254 medals were bestowed in 84 beer categories, encompassing 134 different beer styles. These winners would receive coveted gold, silver, and bronze medals for their beers and the bragging rights of their breweries.

Andrews Distributing is pleased to announce the following winners from our brewing partners!

STYLE	MEDAL	BEER
Fruit Wheat Beer	Silver	Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy
Other Strong Beer	Gold	Boulevard's Reverb Imperial Pilsner
Wood-and-Barrel: Aged Strong Stout	Bronze	AC's Golden Barrel Aged Russian Stout
Bohemian-Style Pilsner	Silver	Summit Pilsner
American Style Light or Premium Lager	Gold	Pabst Blue Ribbon
	Silver	Miller Lite
	Bronze	Keystone Light
American-Style Specialty/Cream Lager	Bronze	Mickey's Malt Liquor
German-Style Marzen- Oktoberfest	Gold	Shiner Oktoberfest
American-Style Dark Lager	Gold	Shiner Bock
German-Style Schwarzbier	Gold	Shiner Bohemian Black Lager
German-Style Doppelbock	Silver	Samuel Adams Double Bock
German-Style Sour Ale	Bronze	New Belgium's NBB Love Felix
German-Style Wheat Ale	Gold	The Sandlot's Wildpitch Hefeweizen
Belgian-Style Witbier	Gold	Boulevard ZON
Scotch Ale	Silver	Rahr & Sons Iron Thistle
2012 Large Brewing Company		Pabst Brewing Company
Large Brewing Company Brewer of the Year		Gregory Deuhs

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New VP of Marketing Announced

June 7, 2012 Dallas, TX 
Andrews Distributing Company is pleased to announce the promotion of Don Jaresh to Vice President of Marketing effective today.

“We are very happy to promote one of our culture and performance leaders in Don Jaresh to a key leadership role with broader reach as VP of Marketing for Andrews,” said Barry Andrews, Owner, Chairman and CEO.

“Under Don's leadership we have grown the Andrews Red Bull business 400% since 2003. Don is a passionate high energy leader who is innovative and gets results. He will work with our brand and sales leaders to deliver growth to our beer and Red Bull businesses”, said Mike McGuire, President.

As VP of marketing, Don will lead Andrews marketing strategy for the beer and Red Bull businesses focused on organic growth and profitability. He will lead marketing services, business planning and analytics, merchandise and sign shop operations, marketing communications and mobility. Don will also provide the sales force with information, planning processes and tools to win each day in the markets where they compete. Don will also be a new member of Andrews cross functional leadership team.

Don is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelors of Science in Political Science. He has been an Andrews team member since 1986 and most currently in the role of Red Bull General Manager.

“I am excited for Don and the company. Don has always been a team player who does whatever it takes to win. He and his teams have always worked to seek continuous improvement with great pre-planning and on-going post evaluation. Don’s promotion gives Andrews the opportunity to bring new leadership to our Red Bull team”, said Mike Barnes, Executive VP/General Manager.

Phil Mancuso will be joining Andrews as the new Red Bull General Manager. Phil is a top performing professional with twenty years of experience in the beverage industry building market presence and driving growth. In his most recent position at MillerCoors, Phil served as Distributor Sales Manager. He has also served ten years at Red Bull North America where he successfully contributed to the growth and expansion of the brand. Additionally, Phil has worked at Andrews in previous years in various positions such as Merchandising, Chain, and Sales Management. We are very fortunate to have a strong leader like Phil return to the Andrews team.

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Andrews Announces New CFO

May 7, 2012 Dallas, TX
Andrews Distributing Company is pleased to announce the hiring of Roy Foster to lead its financial business operations team effective today.

“Hiring an innovative financial leader to succeed our CFO has been a top priority of mine for the past several years. Roy Foster is someone we are excited to have join our team because he is a very innovative and high integrity financial leader,” said Barry Andrews, Owner, Chairman and CEO.

“Roy comes from a complex business operations and finance background with a multi-tier manufacturing and distribution company. He is a proven financial leader from a multibillion dollar business with great strengths as a trust and consensus builder, creative innovator and both strategic and tactical thinker. With Roy in place we begin a multiyear smooth transition from our current CFO, Joe Jernigan. Joe is staying in place to mentor Roy and will continue to focus on our external financial strategic plan. Roy will initially lead our internal financial business operations while learning our external financial strategy from Joe,” said Mike McGuire, President.

In leading Andrews financial business operations Roy is responsible for the internal Andrews strategic and tactical financial plans including financial reporting, budgeting and business planning, business unit and service unit support and improving the operational profits of Andrews. The finance and administrative teams for both North and South Texas businesses will report into Roy.

 
Roy is a graduate of the University of North Texas with a Bachelors of Business Administration in Finance and a Masters of Business Administration-with Honors from SMU’s Cox School of Business. Roy has held roles as Director of Finance, Director of Operations, Vice President of Sales and General Manager at his previous employer.

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MillerCoors President’s Award

DALLAS, TX -- MillerCoors President Tom Long recently awarded local beer distributor Andrews Distributing Co. of North Texas with the "MillerCoors President’s Award" in front of some 2,000 fellow distributors from across the country.

The President’s Award was presented at the annual MillerCoors Distributor Convention held March 21 in Las Vegas. The President’s Award recognizes sales excellence by rewarding the top performing distributors from across the five MillerCoors sales regions with a special trip for two. President’s Award winners will travel to Europe for a private yacht trip on the Adriatic Sea.

“These distributors represent the best of the best in our business,” said Long. “In a tough market, these teams persevered with integrity and a relentless passion to win.”
“We are honored to be recognized by MillerCoors for achieving outstanding results with their great beer brands in North Texas. We could not do this without our tremendous sales and delivery team and leadership along with our great retailers in North Texas,” said Andrews Owner and Chairman Barry Andrews.
“We are thankful for our local MillerCoors team for working with our brand, marketing and sales leaders to deliver a great investment plan for long term brand building and the President’s Award is validation that our team is executing our organic growth strategy at a high level,” said Andrews President Mike McGuire.
Below is the full list of MillerCoors President’s Award winners:

Central Region
• Andrews Distributing Co. of North Texas (Dallas, Tex.)
• Crown Distributors (Salina, Kan.)
• Jett Distributing Co. (Clinton, Okla.)
• KEG 1 O’Neal (Mineral Wells, Tex.)
• RMC Distributors (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
• Wright Distributing (Bastrop, Tex.)

Great Lakes Region
• Eastown Distributors (Highland Park, Mich.)
• Stagnaro Distributing (Erlanger, Ky.)
• Fleck Sales Co. (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
• Iowa Beverage Systems (Des Moines, Iowa)
• John P. O’Sullivan Distributing (Flint, Mich.)
• Matthews Distributing Co. (Dubuque, Iowa)
• N.W.O. Beverage (Northwood, Ohio)
• Powers Distributing Co. (Orion, Mich.)
• Robert “Chick” Fritz Distributing (Belleville, Ill.)

Northeast Region
• A.L. George (Binghamton, N.Y.)
• Atlas Distributing (Austin, Mass.)
• Certo Brothers Distributing Co. (West Seneca, N.Y.)
• Colonial Wholesale Beverage (North Dartmouth, Mass.)
• L.T. Verrastro (Scranton, Pa.)
• Point Pleasant Distributors (Manasquan, N.J.)
• Wilson-McGinley (Pittsburgh, Pa.)

Pacific Region
• Allied Beverages (Sylmar, Calif.)
• Classic Distributing (City of Industry, Calif.)
• Crescent Crown Distributing (Phoenix, Ariz.)
• DBI Beverage San Joaquin (Stockton, Calif.)
• DBI Beverage San Jose (San Jose, Calif.)

Southeast Region
• Cone Distributing (Ocala, Fla.)
• Crescent Crown Distributing (New Orleans, La.)
• Goldring Gulf Distributing Co. (Pensacola, Fla.)
• Gulf Distributing Co. (Mobile, Ala.)
• Gusto Brands (LaGrange, Ga.)

About Andrews Distributing Company
Andrews Distributing Co. was founded in 1976 in Corpus Christi by founder Barry Andrew at age 29. Barry started with seven employees, a 12,000 square-foot warehouse, sold 276,000 cases of beer that first year with Miller Brewing as his only supplier. Today, Andrews Distributing employs more than 1,100 team members, manages 5 warehouses totaling more than 680,000 square feet, and maintains a fleet of over 500 vehicles. Our portfolio consists of over 250 brands from 26 supplier partners and case sales are in excess of 27.7 million cases. Andrews is ranked the nation’s fifth largest beer wholesaler by revenue and sixth by case sales. Andrews services areas both in North and South Texas.

Overview of MillerCoors
Built on a foundation of great beer brands and nearly 300 years of brewing heritage, MillerCoors continues the commitment of its founders to brew the highest quality beers. MillerCoors is the second-largest beer company in the United States, capturing nearly 30 percent of beer sales in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Led by two of the best-selling beers in the industry, MillerCoors has a broad portfolio of brands across every major industry segment. The portfolio is led by the company’s premium light brands: Coors Light, Miller Lite and Miller64. Coors Light, the World’s Most Refreshing Beer, offers consumers refreshment as cold as the Rockies. Miller Lite established the American light beer category in 1975, offering beer drinkers a light beer that tastes like beer should. Miller64 is 64 calories of crisp, light taste that complements a balanced lifestyle. MillerCoors brews premium beers Coors Banquet and Miller Genuine Draft, and economy brands Miller High Life and Keystone Light. Tenth and Blake Beer Company, MillerCoors craft and import division, imports Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Pilsner Urquell and Grolsch and features craft brews from the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company, Blue Moon Brewing Company and the Blitz-Weinhard Brewing Company. MillerCoors operates eight major breweries in the U.S., as well as the Leinenkugel’s craft brewery in Chippewa Falls, Wisc. and two microbreweries, the Tenth Street Brewery in Milwaukee and the Blue Moon Brewing Company at Coors Field in Denver. MillerCoors vision is to create the best beer company in America through great people changing the way America enjoys beer. MillerCoors builds its brands the right way through brewing quality, responsible marketing and sustainable environmental and community impact. MillerCoors is a joint venture of SABMiller plc and Molson Coors Brewing Company. Learn more at MillerCoors.com, at facebook.com/MillerCoors or on Twitter through @MillerCoors.

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Ballast Point Brewing Company

Andrews Distributing Company is very excited to announce that Ballast Point Brewing Company from San Diego has decided to bring their award winning brews to Texas. The much anticipated arrival cannot come soon enough for fans who will line up for beers such as Big Eye IPA, Calico Amber, Black Marlin Porter, and Sculpin IPA.

Sculpin IPA was recently named the best IPA in the world by LA Weekly.

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Diageo's Golden Bar

Beer Excellence Award: Guinness

Presented to: Andrews Distributing

The President's Award honor those distributors who have demonstrated high levels of sales capability & were top performers on volume and sales driver execution in the country. The winners have successfully delivered against a combination of priority targets for the business, including Off Premise, On Premise, Innovation, Distribution, Display and Compliance, while delivering the committed annual points plan plus a 5% growth in the On Premise.

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Andrews Distributing & SMU

Dallas, TX – Andrews Distributing Company (ADC) is proud to support Southern Methodist University (SMU), Cox School of Business and the O’Neil Center for Global Markets and Freedom.

SMU O’Neil Center Director W. Michael Cox, “The generous gift from Andrews Distributing will allow the O’Neil Center to start a speakers’ series this fall. We will invite distinguished scholars from universities and think tanks to the SMU Cox School of Business, where they will discuss how markets work, the power of economic freedom and the role of government in a free society. By helping start the O’Neil Center speakers’ series, Barry Andrews and Mike McGuire clearly recognize the importance of making North Texas a beacon of economic freedom.”

ADC President Mike McGuire, “Dr. Michael Cox's work reveals why Texas and North Texas is prospering and what is driving our growth. Barry and I believe that spreading and supporting Dr. Cox's message is important. We also enjoy being involved with SMU who give so much to our community.”

The O’Neil Center for Global Markets and Freedom is one of a dozen institutes for excellence in the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. The O’Neil Center’s mission focuses on reviving economic freedom in America and preparing students and business leaders for success in the 21st Century’s globalizing economy.

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Andrews Distributing is headquartered in Dallas with operations throughout North Texas. Andrews is the Nation’s sixth largest beer distributor as ranked by volume representing 23 brewing partners and over 250 beer brands.

To see the Andrew’s full portfolio and get beer information, visit www.destinationbeer.com

Based in Dallas, Texas, Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a private university of 11,000 students offering strong undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools — in the humanities and sciences; business; the performing, visual, and communication arts; engineering; education and human development; law; and theology.

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Super-Sized Suds Plan

By MEREDITH LAND

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Craft Achievement Award

Andrews Distributing proudly accepts the 2010 Craft Beer Distributor Achievement Award.

This award was presented at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado and was given by The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) and Brewers Association (BA).

“NBWA is proud to recognize Andrews Distributing with the 2010 Craft Beer Distributor Achievement Award for its efforts to help strengthen the craft beer segment and for bringing a wide choice and variety of craft beers to consumers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area,” said NBWA President Craig Purser. “Andrews Distributing and its hardworking employees have shown dedication to delivering unique and innovative craft beers to consumers by stocking store shelves with these brands.”

BA President Charlie Papazian, “America’s beer drinkers are experiencing an unprecedented variety of beer in the marketplace. The exceptional efforts of beer distributors like Andrews Distributing to educate licensed alcohol retailers and consumers of legal drinking age about craft beers have helped to expand the market for craft brands and build widespread enthusiasm for craft beer among American consumers.”

ADC CEO Barry Andrews, “We are passionate about growing the craft beer category. With great suppliers and brands, we have seen tremendous retailer and shopper interest in our market. There has been double digit growth in our craft portfolio in the last five years and we look forward to continuing that path.”

ADC President Mike McGuire, “Our Craft and Specialty portfolio strategy is to have the leading national, dominant local and acclaimed regional craft beers for our North Texas beer lovers. Our craft and specialty brand families include Shiner, New Belgium, Rahr and Sons, Blue Moon, Samuel Adams, Leinenkugel’s, Boulevard, Abita and Big Sky .”