We’ve been distributing beer in the Dayton area for more than 90 years.
But over the years we’ve grown a lot, learned a lot and worked to become the third-largest beer distributor in Ohio. Starting with just one truck, Carl Bonbright created Bonbright Distributors in 1934 when he received the license to sell Schoenling Brewing products in Miami, Montgomery, Greene, Preble and Clark counties. In 1951, he received the distribution rights for Miller Brewing Company brands, and over seventy-three years later, Bonbright’s annual sales approach 10 million cases annually.
In April 1983, H. Brockman Anderson acquired Bonbright Distributors from the Bonbright family. And that year, the company’s total case sales reached 2,000,000. Under Bonbright’s current ownership and management team, the business has grown by over 400 percent, added twenty-five additional counties, bought ten beer distributorships and acquired the rights to sell products from nine of the nation’s top ten breweries. And while we’re pretty proud of our growth, we’re not done yet.
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The Company got their start in the beer distribution industry.
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Bonbright gained the rights to sell Miller brand beers.
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The original owners sold the company to it’s current owners, and have been delivering beer to happy customers ever since.
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Bonbright acquires B&W Distributors and gains the distribution rights for Hamms, Olympia, Bergoff, Iron City and Black Label brands.
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Bonbright acquired the rights to sell Corona brands in the Dayton area.
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Bonbright built a state-of-the-art office and warehouse facility in downtown Dayton. The 125,000 square foot facility has the capacity to hold 300,000 cases of beer and 3,800 kegs.
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Bonbright acquired the rights to sell Heineken brands.
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Bonbright acquired CCC Distributors in Wilmington, Ohio. The acquisition gives Bonbright two additional counties and an extra 500,000 cases of annual sales. The added sales territory is within twenty miles of downtown Cincinnati.
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Bonbright’s annual sales reach 2,800,000 million caes. The company’s employee force reaches sixty people.
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Bonbright acquired Hamilton Distrubuting and the right to sell Miller and Heineken products in Butler and Warren counties. The company grows to eighty-two employees and reaches 3,500,000 in annual case sales.
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Bonbright acquired Phoenix beverage Company in Springboro, Ohio. The acquisition provides Bonbright with distribution rights to nine additional breweries and sixty-one brands. Bonbright’s annual sales volume reach 5.5 million cases and becomes the third largest distributorship in Ohio.
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Bonbright acquired a portion of Mercer beverage in St. Henry, Ohio. The acquisition gives Bonbright one additional county, Mercer.
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Company brand refresh and website launch. Added Yuengling, New Belgium and Oskar Blues as brewery partners.
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Bonbright acquired Glenwood Beer Distributors in Erie, Pennsylvania. The acquisition is the first outside of Ohio and adds 13 new counties. The distributor incorporates Bonbright’s values and mission and is renamed to Allegheny Beverage Co.
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Bonbright acquired Bobby Fisher Distributing in Springfield, Ohio.
The acquisition gives Bonbright eight additional counties and adds 30 new breweries.
The added sales territory is within fifteen miles of downtown Columbus.