Del Papa Distributing, Victoria, Texas, can teach other wholesalers a thing or two about weathering the storm — literally and figuratively — including the challenges wrought by both Mother Nature and the nature of the rapidly evolving beer distribution landscape.
It’s unfortunate that any operation has to become adept at natural disaster preparedness, but lately it’s been a sign of the times. Del Papa’s location puts it in the middle of hurricane territory. The most recent one to strike was last year’s devastating Hurricane Harvey and the Anheuser-Busch (AB InBev) wholesaler had to ensure that its three distribution centers in Texas City, Beaumont and Victoria, Texas, were all up and running in its aftermath.