Maine Beer & Wine Distributors Association
Fact Sheet

Mission Statement:
The Maine Beer and Wine Distributors Association (MBWDA) supports the state-based regulation of beer and wine, ensuring quality, choice, and safety for Maine consumers. MBWDA promotes alcohol awareness within Maine communities and advocates responsible choices about drinking.

Alcohol is a unique product that requires regulation and responsible consumption. Beer and wine distributors know that a strong three-tier, state-based system is the key to effective and accountable alcohol control and are proud to be a part of this 75-year-old system.

Media Contact: Cheryl Timberlake
Executive Vice President and Secretary
PO Box 615
Augusta, ME 04332
Phone: (207) 623-5245
Cell Phone: (207) 632-0055
Fax: (207) 621-0175
ctimberlake@capitolinsights.com

Mailing Address
Maine Beer & Wine Distributors Association
P.O. Box 615
Augusta, ME 04332

General Phone: (207) 623-5245
General Fax: (207) 621-0175

Founded: 1934, formerly known as the Maine Beer and Wine Wholesalers Association (MBWWA)

Current Members: Eight, including:

• Aroostook Beverage Company                                    
• Central Distributors                                                                                                      
• Federal Distributors                                                                             
• Maine Distributors                                                                               
• Nappi Distributors                                                                               
• National Distributors                                                           
• Pine State Beverage Co.                                                                      
• Valley Distributors

Customers: Territory covers the entire state, spanning from the northernmost regions to the southernmost tip of Maine.

Client Profile: MBWDA is an important part of Maine's alcohol regulatory system, serving as the link between beer and wine producers and more than 4,500 Maine grocery stores, convenience stores, restaurants, bars and other retail locations licensed to sell alcohol to Maine consumers.

Executive Committee:
Nick Alberding - President
Alberding is currently a managing partner at Pine State Beverage Company in Gardiner, Maine.

Michael Barriault - Vice President
Barriault is the operations manager at Central Distributors in Lewiston, Maine.

Cheryl Timberlake - Executive Vice President and Secretary 
Timberlake is owner of Capitol Insights in Augusta, Maine

Bill Fitch - Treasurer
Fitch is the operations manager at Valley Distributors in Oakland, Maine.

Other facts:

• The Maine Beer and Wine Distributors Association (MBWDA) is a group of Maine family-owned distributors. MBWDA member companies are an integral link in the state regulated alcohol distribution system.
• Distributors provide transportation, refrigerated storage and maintenance for perishable malt beverages and wine from the time they leave the supplier until they arrive at the local retailer. This system provides consumers unparalleled access to a tremendous variety of styles and products.
• More than 1,000 Maine residents work in the industry.
• The MBWDA helps to deliver more than 1,000 varieties of beer and 8,000 varieties of wine from producers based all over the country and around the world.
• Distributors make sure only the freshest, highest quality products make it retailers’ shelves. Each distributor adheres to strict storage and inventory practices to guarantee freshness.