It’s been a busy end of 2012, beginning of 2013 for the MillerCoors family of distributors in Chicago.
First, the nine wholesalers closed out 2012 by adding craft powerhouse Dogfish Head and West Michigan staple New Holland. Today, the Chicago cluster is officially adding another Midwest craft brewer; Kansas City, MO based Boulevard Brewing.
The brand was most recently repped in the Chicago area by boutique distributor Fox Deluxe.
The Chicago area MillerCoors distributors, known as OneIllinois, will take over distribution of Boulevard’s full portfolio of beers including year-round offerings, seasonals, and the popular smokestack series.
OneIllinois wholesalers include:
- Burke Beverage, McCook
- Chicago Beverage Systems, Chicago
- Euclid Beverage, North Aurora
- Hayes Beer Distributing Company, Alsip
- Chas. Herdrich and Son, McHenry
- Kloss Distributing, Gurnee
- Kozol Bros, Joliet
- Joseph Mullarkey Distributing, Glenview
- Town and Country Distributors, Itasca
Also Of Interest...
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- Dogfish Head Switching Chicago Distributors; Headed To Federal Court Over Compensation
- Sparging The News: Brewer Bill Delayed; A-B, Distributors, Brewers Meet
- Save The Craft: SB754 Co-Sponsors UPDATED (X4)
- Chicago Beverage Systems Parent Company Is Buying Windy City Distribution
- Another Round Of Briefs Released In City Beverage Case
- From The Cellar: Boulevard Rye-On-Rye 2010
- Watching Wisconsin: Following The Craft Beer Budget Amendment
- A Day With The ABDI; Bridging The Gap Between Brewer & Distributor
Maybe we’ll see more Love Child next time around.
Big hit on Fox DeLuxe, like 2/3 of their business wiped out. I wonder if their few other brands will jump ship. Hard to see how they’ll survive this.