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Galesburg beer distributor acquires Dixon business

Galesburg-based G&M Distributors has announced their acquisition of another Illinois beer distributor, LRB. 

Adam G. Vitale is president of G&M. He tells WGIL the acquisition was fairly straightforward.

“The family that was in ownership at LRB Distributors in Dixon was preparing the business in retirement,” Vitale says, “and so the opportunity became available through a bidding process and we were able to acquire the company that way.”

G&M Distributors serves 20 counties in north, central and western Illinois and will employ about 130 employees with the acquisition of LRB.

Dixon-based LRB is an Anheuser-Busch distributor and serves nine counties in north central Illinois. They operate with a staff of 40.

According to a news released, the majority of LRB employees will be retained through the acquisition.

Overall, Vitale says he doesn’t expect to see much difference in distribution.

“There’s going to be a lot of synergies and complimentary positions, which will be great,” he says. “But we still have to get beer to restaurants, bars, stores. So there won’t be a ton of changes as far as the actual delivery goes and selling of beer.”

LRB was founded in 1956 by Louis R. Berrettini.

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