30 Years Stronger Together
Golden Beverage Company Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Ogden, Utah – Golden Beverage Company, a leading beverage distribution enterprise in Northern Utah based in Ogden, is celebrating its 30th anniversary under current ownership and management. In October 1994, Terry White and Doug Strain purchased a small Coors Brewing Company distributor serving Northern Utah out of a challenging warehouse on 12th Street in Ogden. It had grown slowly over the prior couple of decades under three management groups, but Doug and Terry thought it had real potential, with great brands and great people in a market area with growing population.
Over the next 30 years, Golden expanded its brands and diversified its product offerings, continued to increase its workforce to nearly 100 people in the local community, developed the expertise of the Company’s team, continually improved service to retail customers in the market area, expanded its facilities and grew revenues many times over, becoming the market leader in Northern Utah.
In 2002, Golden purchased the Miller brands in the greater Ogden area and acquired those brands in the Cache Valley a few years later. The Company also purchased the Pabst brands and added some Heineken brands to those already in its portfolio, along with many fine craft beers and non-alcoholic products.
Golden also moved to a larger warehouse on B Avenue in 2002 until they outgrew it and moved again to their current significantly expanded facilities in the Ogden Industrial Park in 2020.
Along the way, the Company and its team have been recognized by their suppliers for service excellence, notably earning two Miller High Life Achievement Awards, seven Molson Coors Presidents Awards as a top performing distributor in the nine state Central Region and, most importantly, two Molson Coors Founders Awards for the best distributor performance in the USA. Golden was the second company to win two Founders Awards and remains one of only three such distributors in history nationwide.
In addition, Golden’s team received an excellent quality score on its most recent annual Molson Coors quality audit. This resulted from an intense effort and focus on quality by all of the Company’s team members, both in the field and in the warehouse, and is an excellent example of the dedicated teamwork that is a hallmark of the culture at Golden Beverage Company.
All of these accomplishments have been the result of the outstanding efforts of many loyal team members, several of whom have been with Golden Beverage for many years. The Company’s growth and success are the result of those efforts, and Golden’s management is extremely proud of their team’s accomplishments.
The entire Golden Beverage team also recognizes and appreciates the Company’s great suppliers, many fine retailer partners throughout Northern Utah and, perhaps most importantly, the many loyal consumers of its products. We are proud to provide excellent service and economic opportunities in our Northern Utah community
Cheers to Golden Beverage Company’s 30th anniversary! The Company looks forward to many more years of success as the best beer and beverage distributor in Northern Utah and one of the best in the country.