Courtesy DeCrescente Distributing
DeCrescente Distributing Co. in Mechanicville has won the Molson Coors President’s Award for the second consecutive year and 10th time overall.
The company is in its 75th year as a family run local beverage distributor.
Only 32 beverage distributors nationwide earn this prestigious award each year. Winning the award twice in two years is uncommon and a testament to the hard work and creativity of the DDC team, said company president C.J. DeCrescente.
“We set a high bar here,” DeCrescente said. “Each year, we create a strategic plan for each of our suppliers to help take their products to new heights. Winning this award proves that our entire team brought their A-Game to help us achieve our ambitious goals for the Molson Coors family of brands in 2022.”
In addition to winning the President’s Award, DeCrescente Distributing is one of seven Molson Coors Founders Award finalists. The award recognizes the nation’s top Molson Coors distributor for exemplary sales and distribution performance over the last year. DeCrescente is the only distributor in the nation to have ever won the Founders Award four consecutive times.
The Founders Award winner will be announced later this year.
In 2020, C.J. DeCrescente was awarded the Molson Coors “Legends” award for his impact on the beverage industry. He followed in the footsteps of his father, Carmine “Carm” DeCrescente Sr., who was named a MillerCoors “Legend” in 2005.
In addition to awards from Molson Coors, DeCrescente Distributing has been named to the Albany Business Review’s “Best Places to Work” list for 13 consecutive years (2010 to 2022). The company was named one of the publication’s “Healthiest Employers” for the past four years (2019 to 2022). In 2021, DeCrescente was named the publication’s “Family-Owned Business of the Year.”
DeCrescente Distributing has also won the first place Fleet Safety Award from the Trucking Association of New York for six consecutive years, 2018 to 2023.
Founded by Angelo DeCrescente in 1948, DDC will celebrate its 75th year in business in June with a series of events for its employees, customers, suppliers, and the community.
DDC distributes over 11 million cases of beer, soft drinks, and snacks to 11 counties in the Greater Capital Region, including Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, and Washington.
DeCrescente Distributing is a fourth-generation beverage and snack distributor, family owned and operated since 1948. The largest distributor in New York’s Capital Region, DDC has been voted one of the area’s Best Places to Work for 13 consecutive years while employing more than 400 people. DDC distributes 11 million cases of product annually to 11 upstate NY counties. The company has been recognized nationally as both Wholesaler of the Year and Craft Distributor of the Year by beverage industry leaders. For their complete list of products, please go to www.decrescente.com.
For more information on upcoming events, please follow DeCrescente Distributing Company on Facebook or Instagram, or contact communications manager Roberto Cruz at r.cruz@ddcbev.com or 518-539-2035.