Reyes will gain 2.6 million cases of product and 1,000 accounts across San Luis Obispo County and Northern Santa Barbara. Terms weren’t disclosed.
Among the suppliers represented by Central Coast are Constellation Brands, MillerCoors and Pabst Brewing, as well as craft beer offerings from Boston Beer Co., Sierra Nevada, Lagunitas, New Belgium, Deschutes, Dogfish Head, Oskar Blues and Cigar City.
“Central Coast Distributing has been an independent family distributor for 54 years and they have run a very strong business,” said Reyes Beer Division West President Tom Reyes. “We are honored to have this opportunity to continue to grow its operations.”
Central Coast president and CEO Michael Larrabee added that the “business is in good hands.”
The addition of Central Coast comes after Constellations Brands forced four Southern California beer wholesalers — Ace Beverage in Los Angeles; Triangle Beverage in Santa Fe Springs; Beauchamp Distributing Co. in Compton; and Markstein Beverage Co. in northern San Diego County — to sell distribution rights to Reyes last year.