Great Bay Distributors, Inc., founded in 1968 by Claude Focardi and family, is Florida’s largest distributor of Anheuser-Busch products. Great Bay has rapidly become a leading wholesaler in the beer industry – distributing six of the top 10 beers in the Pinellas, West Pasco, Hernando and, recently acquired, Citrus county markets. Great Bay Distributors recently purchased 100 acres in St. Petersburg, FL and moved in on June 1, 2015. The new facility is over 265,000 sq. ft. and includes corporate offices, a large meeting room, controlled environment warehouse space (CEW) and garage maintenance facility. The Controlled Environment Warehouse alone is over 180,000 sq. ft. set at 59 degree Fahrenheit. It also includes a 23,000 sq. ft. keg cooler. To help power the facility Great Bay has installed Florida’s largest private solar array producing 1.5 MW of power. This is enough to power an estimated 80% of Great Bay’s power needs. This site also include an on- site truck washing facility.
Tour will be followed by networking and refreshments around 7:20pm at: Courtside Grille 110 Fountain Parkway North St Petersburg, FL 33716