Who We Are

High Desert Distributing joined Reyes Beer Division in 2019 and operates from two facilities in Bakersfield and Lancaster. We proudly sell and distribute the widest variety of imported, craft and domestic beers throughout California’s High Desert region, delivering over seven million cases annually to nearly 2,500 customers across seven counties in Southern California.

About Reyes Beer Division

Reyes Beer Division is the largest beer distributor in the United States. We deliver over 235 million cases annually to more than 91,000 retail accounts across the nation. We are committed to being the brewers’ distributor of choice by leveraging our scale to provide unparalleled service and continually striving to grow our customers’ profitability.

But it’s not only our size that sets us apart. It's our dedication to providing the best service to our customers and always conducting ourselves with integrity. It’s the resources we devote to developing our employees' skills and reinforcing that their safety is always our top priority. And it’s our promise to do everything we can to leave this planet better than how we found it.

Our History

Reyes Beer Division was the first company that started what is now known as Reyes Holdings. In 1976, fresh out of college, brothers Chris and Jude Reyes opened a small Schlitz beer distributorship in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Within a year, the Reyes brothers added another distributorship in Savannah, Georgia. And by 1979, they moved the company’s headquarters to Chicago. There, they purchased a distributorship with a small share of the market and with their flourishing entrepreneurial expertise, transformed it into a powerhouse, helping Reyes Beer Division grow to become the national leader it is today.

Never resting on success, Reyes Beer Division is now comprised of 13 local beer distributorships across the country. But we didn’t get there all at once. With hard work, a strategic mindset and our customers’ and suppliers’ best interests in mind, we have grown our presence in the marketplace over the years while staying true to our values. To learn more about our individual distributors, visit Our Distributors page.

A Winning Culture

At Reyes Beer Division, we are committed to providing a winning culture for our employees, customers, brewer partners and communities. As a leader in the beverage industry, we put a heighted focus on responsibility, safety, wellness, training and development, and employee engagement. To learn more about our efforts in each of these areas, visit our 2018 Corporate Social Responsibility Report.

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About Reyes Holdings

Reyes Holdings, L.L.C. is the holding company for four business units: Reyes Beer Division, Martin Brower, Great Lakes Coca-Cola Bottling and Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling. Together, they create the Reyes Family of Businesses. Founded in 1976 by two brothers, Chris and Jude Reyes, Reyes Holdings remains a family-run business to this day.

Reyes Holdings is now a global leader in the production and distribution of food and beverage products and continues to focus on excellence in products and service in every stage of its operations. Today, their diverse workforce of hard-working individuals produces and delivers millions of cases of products to customers through the five business units.

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