Columbia Distributing
In 2008, Columbia Distributing, Mt. Hood Beverage, and Gold River Distributing united to form Columbia Distributing as we know it today. With this merger and the 2018 acquisitions of Marine View Beverage and General Distributors, Inc., our company is now one of the country’s largest malt beverage distributors. Size is not our only distinction, however. Columbia Distributing boasts an extensive selection of beverages, including craft beer, wine and spirits.
Here's how we got to where we are.
Columbia Distributing
Started in 1935 by Chris Maletis, Sr., Columbia Distributing has distributed some of the best-known brands in the beverage business.
In 1993, Ed Maletis, grandson of Chris Maletis, Sr., acquired the rights to the Miller Brewing product lines for the Portland market. Adding Miller to the existing craft beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverage portfolio of the family-owned Maletis Beverage enabled expanded beverage distributing throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Mt. Hood Beverage
Mt. Hood Beverage was originally part of Portland food wholesaler Wadham & Company. This company traces its roots back to the repeal of Prohibition in 1933. Incorporating the Olympia Brewing Company line, it became one of Oregon’s first wholesale distributors of malt beverage products. Later, as Coast Distributors, its distribution grew to include western Oregon and Washington.
In 1990, Dan Agnew and Dick Lytle merged Coast Distributors with United Beverage to create Mt. Hood Beverage Company. Representing Coors Brewing Company, G. Heileman Brewing Company, Pabst Brewing Company, a host of domestic and import breweries, and many brands of wine, Mt. Hood Beverage led Oregon’s beverage industry.
Gold River Distributing
In 1977, the Lytle and Agnew families bought Gold River Distributing, their first wine and beer distributorship. Based in southern Oregon, the company focused on the Blitz, Lucky, and Gallo brands.
Over the next 10 years, the families made additional acquisitions and negotiated the rights to carry the Miller Brewing and Coors product lines. Merging the distributorships under the Gold River name, this beverage distributor claimed more than 50 percent market share of beer and wine sold in the area.
Search among Columbia Distributing jobs
| Jobs: 21 - 30 of 126 |
CDL Delivery Driver - Class A - Everett, WA
Everett, Washington
Back CDL Delivery Driver - Class A #25-464 | Posted 05/01/2025 Everett, Washington, United States Apply Apply for this job now! Apply Working Locations Everett, Washington, United States Pay Range $30.00 - $32.50 /hr Job Details CDL Deliver...
1d
| Job Type | Full Time |
Merchandiser- Albany/Corvallis - Albany, OR
Corvallis, Oregon
Back Merchandiser- Albany/Corvallis #25-438 | Posted 04/25/2025 Multiple Locations Apply Apply for this job now! Apply Working Locations Albany, Oregon, United States Corvallis, Oregon, United States Pay Range $19.00/hr Job Details Our Merc...
1d
| Job Type | Full Time |
Sales Associate - Non Alch Beverages - Summer Seasonal - Wilsonville, OR
Wilsonville, Oregon
Back Sales Associate - Non Alch Beverages - Summer Seasonal #25-444 | Posted 04/28/2025 Wilsonville, Oregon, United States Apply Apply for this job now! Apply Working Locations Wilsonville, Oregon, United States Pay Range $21.50 per hour Jo...
1d
| Job Type | Temporary |
Merchandiser - Seasonal - Klamath Falls - Klamath Falls, OR
Klamath Falls, Oregon
Back Merchandiser - Seasonal - Klamath Falls #25-472 | Posted 05/02/2025 Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States Apply Apply for this job now! Apply Working Locations Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States Pay Range $18.00/hr DOE Job Details Our...
1d
| Job Type | Temporary |
3TL Warehouse/Delivery Transport Driver - Canby, OR
Canby, Oregon
Back 3TL Warehouse/Delivery Transport Driver #25-395 | Posted 04/17/2025 Canby, Oregon, United States Apply Apply for this job now! Apply Working Locations Canby, Oregon, United States Pay Range $27.70 - $29.90/hr Job Details Summary Our Tr...
1d
| Job Type | Full Time |
Merchandiser - Pierce/Thurston County - SEASONAL - Puyallup, WA
Puyallup, Washington
Back Merchandiser - Pierce/Thurston County - SEASONAL #25-335 | Posted 04/01/2025 Puyallup, Washington, United States Apply Apply for this job now! Apply Working Locations Puyallup, Washington, United States Pay Range $20.00 - $22.00 Job De...
1d
| Job Type | Temporary |
Night Warehouse Associate - Vancouver, WA
Vancouver, Washington
Back Night Warehouse Associate #25-446 | Posted 04/29/2025 Vancouver, Washington, United States Apply Apply for this job now! Apply Working Locations Vancouver, Washington, United States Pay Range $17.00-$18.00 hourly Job Details Night Ware...
1d
| Job Type | Full Time |
Merchandiser - Springfield/Eugene - Springfield, OR
Eugene, Oregon
Back Merchandiser - Springfield/Eugene #25-437 | Posted 04/25/2025 Multiple Locations Apply Apply for this job now! Apply Working Locations Eugene, Oregon, United States Springfield, Oregon, United States Pay Range $19.00 Job Details Our Me...
1d
| Job Type | Full Time |
Red Bull sales Representative - Tigard, OR
Tigard, Oregon
Back Red Bull sales Representative #25-408 | Posted 04/21/2025 Multiple Locations Apply Apply for this job now! Apply Working Locations Sherwood, Oregon, United States Tigard, Oregon, United States West Linn, Oregon, United States Pay Range...
1d
| Job Type | Full Time |
Merchandiser - Long Beach / Cathlamet - Long Beach, WA
Long Beach, Washington
Back Merchandiser - Long Beach / Cathlamet #25-457 | Posted 05/01/2025 Long Beach, Washington, United States Apply Apply for this job now! Apply Working Locations Long Beach, Washington, United States Pay Range $19.50/hr Job Details Our Mer...
1d
| Job Type | Part Time |