E-Malt.com News article: USA, NC: White Street Brewing Company expanding production

White Street Brewing Company of Wake Forest is moving production to Youngsville by August, expanding its footprint and tripling its team, Triangle Business Journal reported on March 12.

The current location in Wake Forest is 4,000 square feet, and according to Marketing Representative Harmony VanGundy, the new location, a warehouse, will give the brewery 56,000 square feet to expand production. New equipment is on the way to grow the current 10-barrel system to a 30-barrel system.

“We’ll keep the taproom in Wake Forest, but all the production will move to Youngsville,” says VanGundy “We will hire people. Right now we only have five employees and we’ll grow to 10 or 15 in the next six months.”

This growth is being attributed to a recent deal struck with local distributors, Durham-based Harris Beverages and Raleigh-based R.A. Jefferys Distributing Company. The partnership began in June 2013 and VanGundy says one of their distributors increased sales of White Street beer by 22 percent during the winter months. White Street’s total revenue for 2013 was $650,000.

“Our owners are Dino and Tina Radosta, and Dino funded his own business. We have no investors and he is putting his revenue back into the company,” says VanGundy.

“The partnership with our distributors has increased our sales and enabled us to gain presence in tough, high-volume accounts,” says Radosta. “The combined efforts of their sales reps and ours is a great combination allowing us to continue our growth.”

Distribution currently ranges from the Triangle to New Bern and Wilmington, and White Street will be the first local craft beer to get taps at the Red Hat amphitheater this summer.

White Street’s signature craft beers include Scottish ale, a Kölsch, and a “Hoptimist” IPA.


14 March, 2014