Major Brands and Rawlings Sporting Goods Corporate Site Visits

Major Brands Inc.(www.majorbrands.com) is Missouri’s highest volume distributor of premium wines and spirits and the only large distributor that remains Missouri owned.  With offices in St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, Columbia and Cape Girardeau, it employs about 500 and serves the entire state with an outstanding product portfolio that includes the industry’s best brands. As Missouri’s largest beverage alcohol distributor, Major Brands is committed to the customers, suppliers and communities it serves. Major Brands sells and distributes consumer beverage alcohol to grocery stores, restaurants and other retail outlets throughout the state.  It carries eight of the spirits industry’s 10 leading brands, domestic and imported beers, and imported and domestic wines from large and small vineyards, as well as specialty non-alcoholic beverages and waters. In total, more than 4,300 products are counted in its distribution portfolio.  Essentially, Major Brands’ job is to make these premium beverages available to all consumers at their retail outlet or restaurant of choice.
 
Rawlings Sporting Goods Company (www.rawlings.com) is a heavy hitter in baseball equipment. The company makes and distributes equipment and protective gear for baseball, softball, football, basketball, and volleyball. Rawlings sells through mass merchandisers, sporting goods retailers, and online. The firm licenses its name for an array of merchandise, including apparel, toys, and shoes. Rawlings equipment is used in all Major League Baseball (MLB) games, and the company pays for the exclusive right to use the logos of the MLB and other organizations. Rawlings supplies baseball helmets to college as well as professional teams, a result of its purchase of ABC Helmet (the exclusive supplier of baseball helmets to the MLB).