COMPANY·HISTORIES
NAIC 424820

Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers

How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

20companies1860–2001founding years20still active0no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironmentHistory
FoundedDavide Campari-Milano S.p.A.FoundedDavide Campari-Milano S.p.A.
1860
FoundedFederico Paternina S.A.FoundedFederico Paternina S.A.
1896
FoundedBooker Cash & Carry Ltd.FoundedBooker Cash & Carry Ltd.
1900
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
FoundedMetcash Trading Ltd.FoundedMetcash Trading Ltd.
1927
1929
EconomyThe stock market crashes; the Great Depression spreads worldwide.
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long global expansion begins.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented.
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
1971
EconomyThe dollar leaves the gold standard; currencies float.
1973
EconomyThe OPEC oil embargo triggers a global shock.
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins.
1979
EconomyA second oil crisis drives inflation higher worldwide.
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
FoundedClick Wine Group
1987
EconomyBlack Monday: markets fall sharply around the world.
FoundedLion Nathan LimitedFoundedLion Nathan Limited
1988
1989
HistoryThe Berlin Wall falls; global markets open up.
FoundedEnterprise Inns plcFoundedEnterprise Inns plc
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
FoundedGate Gourmet International AGFoundedGate Gourmet International AG
1992
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
FoundedPunch Taverns plcFoundedPunch Taverns plc
1997
EconomyThe Asian financial crisis rattles global markets.
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
2000
EconomyThe dot-com bubble bursts.
FoundedThe Laurel Pub Company Limited
2001
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2008
EconomyThe global financial crisis freezes credit worldwide.
2010
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
§ 02

The companies

Davide Campari-Milano S.p.A. →
Active · founded 1860 · Italy
1970s:Domenici Garavoglia acquires control of the company, but maintains its single-product focus.
Davide Campari-Milano S.p.A. →
Active · founded 1860 · Italy
1970s:Domenici Garavoglia acquires control of the company, but maintains its single-product focus.
Federico Paternina S.A. →
Active · founded 1896 · Spain
1940s:Paternina begins exporting wines to Europe and the Americas.
Federico Paternina S.A. →
Active · founded 1896 · Spain
1940s:Paternina begins exporting wines to Europe and the Americas.
Booker Cash & Carry Ltd. →
Active · founded 1900 · United Kingdom
Booker Cash & Carry Ltd.
Booker Cash & Carry Ltd. →
Active · founded 1900 · United Kingdom
Booker Cash & Carry Ltd.
Metcash Trading Ltd. →
Active · founded 1927 · Australia
Metcash Trading Ltd.
Metcash Trading Ltd. →
Active · founded 1927 · Australia
Metcash Trading Ltd.
Click Wine Group →
Active · founded 1987
Click Wine Group markets and distributes a portfolio of wines primarily comprised of Australian brands.
Click Wine Group →
Active · founded 1987
Click Wine Group markets and distributes a portfolio of wines primarily comprised of Australian brands.
Lion Nathan Limited →
Active · founded 1988 · Australia
Lion Nathan Limited is one of the leading brewers in the Australasian region, with the number one spot in New Zealand…
Lion Nathan Limited →
Active · founded 1988 · Australia
Lion Nathan Limited is one of the leading brewers in the Australasian region, with the number one spot in New Zealand…
Enterprise Inns plc →
Active · founded 1991 · United Kingdom
In the meantime, Enterprise immediately returned to the acquisition trail in April 2002, paying Morgan Grenfell £875…
Enterprise Inns plc →
Active · founded 1991 · United Kingdom
In the meantime, Enterprise immediately returned to the acquisition trail in April 2002, paying Morgan Grenfell £875…
Gate Gourmet International AG →
Active · founded 1992 · Switzerland
Gate Gourmet International AG is a leading supplier of in-flight food service for the global airline industry.
Gate Gourmet International AG →
Active · founded 1992 · Switzerland
Gate Gourmet International AG is a leading supplier of in-flight food service for the global airline industry.
Punch Taverns plc →
Active · founded 1997 · United Kingdom
Punch Taverns plc has worked its way to the top of the United Kingdom's pub market.
Punch Taverns plc →
Active · founded 1997 · United Kingdom
Punch Taverns plc has worked its way to the top of the United Kingdom's pub market.
The Laurel Pub Company Limited →
Active · founded 2001 · United Kingdom
1880s:Whitbread begins acquiring its first "tied houses," pubs owned by the brewer and selling its products.
The Laurel Pub Company Limited →
Active · founded 2001 · United Kingdom
1880s:Whitbread begins acquiring its first "tied houses," pubs owned by the brewer and selling its products.
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