About Us

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Promoting Integrity in the Manufacture, Distribution and Sale of Beer in Arkansas

WHAT WE DO.......

OUR MISSION STATEMENT:

THE WHOLESALE BEER DISTRIBUTORS OF ARKANSAS, INC. WAS FOUNDED IN 1934 TO ESTABLISH A HIGHER PLANE OF COMMERCIAL INTEGRITY FOR THOSE ENGAGED IN THE MANUFACTURE, SALE, AND/OR DISTRIBUTION OF BEER IN ARKANSAS; TO EDUCATE THE STATE'S BEER INDUSTRY TO THE NECESSITY OF CONDUCTING IT'S BUSINESS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST; TO ELIMINATE LAW VIOLATIONS THAT SOMETIMES SURROUND THE SALE AND USE OF BEER; TO OPPOSE DISCRIMINATORY LEGISLATION RELATING TO THE BEER INDUSTRY AND TO PROMOTE MODEL LAWS AFFECTING SAID INDUSTRY.


WBDA SUPPORTS THE THREE TIERED SYSTEM BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS IT PROVIDES TO CUSTOMERS.

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Wholesale Beer Distributors of Arkansas Member Roster

A & B Distributors of Arkansas, Inc.

Lou Moreau, President

Justin Moreau, Vice President

Jason Moreau, Vice President

1200 Federal Way

Lowell, AR 72745

Territory Served: Benton, Madison, Washington 

and Crawford Counties

Arkansas Beverage Sales, Inc.

Tim Mitchell, CEO

Jay Castillo, President

Chuck Sponer, Vice President

100 Budweiser Lane

Hot Springs, AR 71901

Territory Served: Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Conway, 

Dallas, Garland and Ouachita Counties

Arkansas Distributing Company

Chuck Eaton, General Manager

P.O. Box 69

West Memphis, AR 72301

Territory Served: Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, St. Francis 

and Poinsett Counties

Belle Point Beverages, Inc.

Susan McMahon Taylor

Rick Taylor

Matthew G. Holland

P.O. Box 517

One Belle Point Place

Fort Smith, Arkansas 72902

Territory Served: Sebastian, Franklin, Logan Counties in AR

LeFlore, Sequoyah and Latimer Counties in Oklahoma.

Burford Distributing

Chuck Burford, President

Eric Pendergrass, Vice President

Rob Hornung, General Manager

925 South H Street

P.O. Box 1663

Fort Smith, AR 72902

Territory Served: Sebastian, Franklin and Logan Counties

C & C Distributors

David Smith

101 Second Street

Newport, AR 72112

Territory Served: Greene, Jackson, Sharp, Woodruff

and parts of Poinsett, Cross and Baxter Counties

C & M Sales

A Division of Central Distributors

Stan Hastings, CEO

Mickey Nottingham, President

Joey Nottingham, Vice President Sales

Scott White, General Manager

2800 Vance Street

Little Rock, AR 72206

Territory Served: Statewide

Hepco, Inc.

Lawrence Waschka

Paul Waschka

Bubba Robertson

630 East Faulkner

El Dorado, AR 71730

Territory Served: Union County

Ludwig Distributing

William Ludwig, President

Kyle Ludwig, General Manager

P.O. Box 222

Stuttgart, AR 72160

Territory Served: Arkansas, Lee, Monroe, 

Phillips and Prairie Counties

McBride Distributing

Angela Ryan, President

2849 South School

P.O. Box 1403

Fayetteville, AR 72702

Territory Served: Baxter, Carroll, 

Washington, Marion and Boone Counties

M.K Distributors, inc.

George A. Makris, Jr., Chairman

Nick Makris, President

John Makris, Vice President of Sales

Duke Fakouri, General Manager

310 Linden Street

Pine Bluff, AR 71601

Territory Served: Cleveland,

Columbia, Desha, Drew, Chicot

And Jefferson Counties

Premium Brands

Mae Haney Grennan, President

Heath Sutherlin, General Manager

1601 Pump Station Road

Fayetteville, AR 72701

Territory Served: Carroll,

Washington, Benton, Madison, Boone,

Baxter, Marion, Newton, and Searcy Counties

O’Connor Distributing

George O’Connor, Chairman

Ryan O’Connor, President

1515 E. 4th Street

Little Rock, AR 72201

O’Connor Distributing

Three Lakes Division

Ben Spliker, General Manager

111 Overton Street

Hot Springs, AR 71901

Territory Served: Garland

and Clark Counties

O’Connor Distributing

Three Rivers Division

Rich Schwartz, General Manager

2821 Port Road

Pine Bluff, AR 71601

Territory Served: Arkansas, Calhoun, 

Chicot, Cleveland, dallas, Desha,

Drew, Jefferson, Union, and

Ouachita Counties

O’Connor Distributing

White River Division

Buddy Griffin, General Manager

2101 Fairgrounds Road

Newport, AR 72112

Territory Served: Monroe, Crittenden, Cross,

Lee, St. Francic, Phillips, Prairie, Jackson,

Woodruff, Greene, Mississippi and

Poinsett Counties

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Serving our Customers and our Communities

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"I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts, and beer".

  -Abraham Lincoln

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Wholesale Beer Distributors of Arkansas

Steve Higginbothom, Executive Director (870) 295-0008 shwbda@arbeerdist.com Mary Neal French (501)425-3203 wbda@arbeerdist.com office: (501)375-9232