WAL-MART COMMENDS REPUBLIC BEVERAGE

Congratulations to Republic Beverage who was named Wal-Mart’s Distributor of the Year for 2006. The award was chosen from a category of vendors that include: All Food Products, Soft Drinks, Non Alcoholics, and Beverage Alcohol.

Currently, Republic Beverage is one of the largest wine and spirits wholesalers in the United States, but will grow even larger after merging with National Distributing Company. The merged company’s new name will be Republic National Distributing Co., and will cover 19 states plus the District of Columbia.