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On May 1, 2007 Republic Beverage Company and National Distributing Company combined their businesses in seventeen states and the District of Columbia to form Republic National Distributing Company. RNDC is an organization built on the strong foundations of two long-term, well-established family owned companies.
Republic Beverage Company was founded in 1996 as a result of a merger of the Block and Dreeben families and the Goldring family. The Block family began doing business in Texas in 1939 under the leadership of Ed Block. Newman Goldring founded the N. Goldring Corporation in Florida in 1898. Later, Stephen Goldring expanded the N. Goldring base in Florida by opening Magnolia Marketing Company in Louisiana.
National Distributing Company (NDC) began in 1942 when Chris Carlos welcomed Al Davis as an equal partner in the Dixie Wine Company, a business Carlos had founded in 1935 in Atlanta, GA. That partnership blossomed into NDC, one of the largest wine and spirit wholesalers in the United States.
Today, RNDC is the second largest distributor of premium wine and spirits in the U.S., with wholly-owned operations in Arizona, Alabama, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. RNDC is also partners in joint-ventures in Kentucky, Ohio and Oklahoma. In total, RNDC employs over 5,000 individuals nationwide.
A board of directors, consisting of Eddie Block, Chris Carlos, John Carlos, Jay Davis, Alan Dreeben, Diane Goldring Franco, Jeff Goldring, and Jerry Rosenberg, oversees RNDC. Directly reporting to the board of directors, the operating committee works to provide the company with the diversity and flexibility to manage the changing needs of its customers and suppliers. The operating committee is comprised of Tom Cole, President: Charlie Andrews, Chief Operating Officer: Greg Johnson, Chief Administrative Officer: and Paul Fine, Chief Financial Officer.
For more information visit their website www.rndc-usa.com.
Exclusive Festival Retailer
This year you will have the opportunity to purchase wines at an incredible discount that you sample on the street from our exclusive festival retailer Crown Wine and Spirits.
WHERE IT ALL STARTED
From a small corner liquor store in Fort Lauderdale, complete with a drive through window, CROWN has grown to over twenty-eight fine wine & gourmet shops. A passion for stocking and selling the best merchandise, at the lowest possible prices was, and still is, a formula much appreciated by those who value the civilized pleasures that fine wines and spirits bring to the enjoyment of life. Today, that passion is still alive in this family owned & operated company. It's made even better by offering chain store prices coupled with specialty store service.
WHAT WE'VE GOT SELECTION
CROWN boasts a dazzling array of rare and hard-to-find wines, exotic spirits, wine gadgets, and toys. As well as a fantastic line up of specialty gourmet foods and party favors. Cigar lovers will appreciate our selection, our storage conditions and especially our prices.
EVENTS
Crowns Tastings are the Tops! We host over 100 events through each year catering to every facet of our customers passions and opening them to a world of new taste sensations. Wine & Spirit Tastings, Gourmet foods, anything our valued clientele enjoys. The Jewel in our Crown is our participation in the event of the Year, PROJECT NEWBORN. The most stunning tasting featuring the best Californian Premium and Boutique Wines. Wines like Opus One, Caymus Special Select and Heitz Marthas Vineyard. Over 150 selections, all under one roof. Best of all, proceeds benefit the Jackson Memorial Neo-Natal unit.
SERVICES
Shipping & delivery, "Buy-The-Case" discounts (even on mixed cases), gift certificates, custom party platters and GIFTS & GIFT BASKETS, authorized Godiva Chocolatiers, and of course, guaranteed friendly service and a generous refund and exchange policy.
SPECIAL ORDERS
Other merchants may say they "welcome" special orders, but at CROWN, we love 'em. They're fun and exciting for us. Just tell us a little about what you want, and our team of "beverage detectives" jump into action. Our special order staff boasts a combined 45 years experience in the industry, all with areas of specialization. Of course, complex industry marketing agreements and government regulations often make certain items unavailable in certain areas, but you can rest assured, we take each and every request as a personal challenge. Try us, there is no charge for this service.
NEED MORE information, locations, etc. Log on to CrownWineAndSpirits.com
Voted #1 in South Florida by the readers of "Wine & Spirits Magazine" four years in a row.
Voted #1 in Broward County by "The New Times" 2007
Voted #1 in Miami-Dade County by "The New Times" four years running.
Voted #1 in Broward County by "XS Magazine".
Voted #1 in Palm Beach County by "South Florida Magazine".
2006 Nominee of Wine Enthusiast Magazine's Wine Star Awards "Retailer of the Year"
Voted #1 in Broward County by "The New Times" 2007
Voted #1 in Miami-Dade County by "The New Times" four years running.
Voted #1 in Broward County by "XS Magazine".
Voted #1 in Palm Beach County by "South Florida Magazine".
2006 Nominee of Wine Enthusiast Magazine's Wine Star Awards "Retailer of the Year"