Manhattan Beer Distributors is a
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–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.
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. 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. 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.
Services offered
Manhattan Beer Distributors primary business is distribution of
alcoholic beverages such as
beer,
wine products, and
cider
Cider ( ) is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented juice of apples. Cider is widely available in the United Kingdom (particularly in the West Country) and the Republic of Ireland. The UK has the world's highest per capita consumption, ...
s, 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.
[New York State Energy Research and Development Authority article: http://www.nyserda.ny.gov/programs/transportation/case%20studies/Manhattan_Beer.pdf] The distributor received $1.6 million in funding from the
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), established in 1935, is a New York State public-benefit corporation, located in Albany, New York, with regional offices in New York City, Buffalo, and West Valley.
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(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
External links
*{{official website, http://www.manhattanbeer.com/
Hoover's Company Profile
Beer in New York City
Companies based in the Bronx