OUR VISION
To be the best distribution company in the world by continuously improving Employee, Retailer and Brewer/Importer satisfaction. OUR MISSION
To partner with world class people who produce world class brands with world class potential. WHO WE ARE
Partners. Risk takers. Responsible members of our community. Knowledge seekers. Unyielding. Dynamic and multifaceted.
‘Beer Half-Full’ kind of p
eople. WHAT WE DO
Partner with world class people with world class brands. Build brands & relationships. Protect the integrity of our brands. Sell and deliver world class beers, ciders and artisanal spirits. Institute and develop beer culture. Create separation. Deliver on promises, reliably and consistently. PEOPLE
Since L. Knife & Son’s inception over a century ago, the company’s paramount focus has been on our people. Today, the Sheehan Family Companies employ a team of more than 2,000 of the most passionate and best educated individuals in the beer industry, bar none. PORTFOLIO
The core portfolio for the Sheehan Family Companies is comprised of the Anheuser-Busch InBev family of products. To complement the most popular lineup of beers in the world, all divisions of the Sheehan Family Companies progressively maintain the finest selection of craft and specialty beers available in their respective markets. HISTORY
L. Knife & Son was founded in 1898 by Luigi Cortelli, a shepherd and immigrant from northern Italy, who settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Cortelli, whose name was Americanized to Louis Knife, sold groceries from a horse-drawn cart and eventually added grains and animal feeds to his business. His son Domero established a distribution agreement with Anheuser-Busch in 1934 following the repeal of Prohibition. After Domero’s death in 1963 his son-in-law, Gerald Sheehan, bought the business and has been its president since.
