Central European Distribution Corporation

Mt. Laurel, NJ United States

  (NASDAQ: CEDC)

Company Description

Central European Distribution Corporation (CEDC) helped Poland toast its post-Communist economy in 1991 when co-founders William O. Carey and Jeffrey Peterson introduced Foster's lager to that country. CEDC distributes more than 700 brands of beer, spirits, and wines. Its major market is Poland, but the company also sells in Russia, Hungary, and (to a lesser extent) Japan, the Ukraine, the US, the UK, and other Western European countries. CEDC offers spirits made by Bacardi and Rémy Cointreau. Other brands include Corona, Jim Beam, and E&J Gallo wines. Also a vodka distiller, the company's flagship products include Absolwent, Zubrówka, Bols, Soplica, and Palace vodkas.