VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS, https://www.vdacs.virginia.gov, Michael Wallace, 804.786.1904
For Immediate Release: July 8, 2024
Four Appointed to the Virginia Beer Distribution Company Board of Directors
The Virginia Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services held a virtual meeting on July 2, 2024, to consider appointments to the board of directors of the Virginia Beer Distribution Company (VBDC). The VBDC board is composed of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner and four appointed positions as detailed in § 3.2-102.B.3. The board approved the following four VBDC board of director appointments:
- Aden Short, P.A. Short Distributing Co, to fill a term from July 1, 2024, through June
30, 2026, on the board of directors of the Virginia Beer Distribution Company as an
owner or manager of a Virginia beer wholesale licensee; - Greg White, Hoffman Beverage, to fill a term from July 1, 2024, through June 30,
2028, on the board of directors of the Virginia Beer Distribution Company as an owner
or manager of a Virginia beer wholesale licensee; - Matt Mullett, RichBrau, to fill a term from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2026, on the
board of directors of the Virginia Beer Distribution Company as an owner or manager of
a brewery or limited brewery licensee; and - Jason Romano, Lake Anne Brew House, to fill a term from July 1, 2024, through June
30, 2028, on the board of directors of the Virginia Beer Distribution Company as an
owner or manager of a brewery or limited brewery licensee that is not served by a
wholesaler at the time such owner or manager is appointed to the board of directors of
the VBDC.
The VBDC, established by the Virginia General Assembly in 2024, is a non-profit, non-stock corporation that will provide wholesale beer distribution services for licensed Virginia breweries. The new company is housed within the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Many breweries in the Commonwealth have been eagerly awaiting the ability to have this distribution service, similar to the Virginia Winery Distribution Company that was established in 2007. The newly appointed board will begin meeting to make key decisions regarding the operation of the VBDC.
More information about the Virginia Beer Distribution Company can be found on their website: https://www.vbdc.org/