Our Heritage
Maine Distributors is actually a story of two great beverage distributors coming together as one. Robert Flynn started Maine distributors in 1964 with only a handful of employees and a few different brands to distribute. During that same time period, Robert Solman was operating his distributorship in Caribou,Maine, Solman Distributors, and servicing only Aroostook County, the most northern county in the State of Maine.
Over the years, both of these companies experienced fast growth distributing Anheuser Busch and various other brands. Both companies completed expansion after expansion and their team of dedicated employees grew rapidly. In 1998, the two distributors joined forces and a merger was formed. Maine Distributors territory grew to what it is today covering approximately 2/3 of the State of Maine geography.
Our Staff
Maine Distributors' greatest asset is its people — a dedicated team of 115 employees who are all part of our extended company family. We are proud of the hardworking individuals who make up our organization and are committed to treating them with the same respect, care, and appreciation that we extend to our customers.
Our Community
We love our customers. From our larger populated areas like Bangor, our tourist regions such as Bar Harbor and Greenville, and to our numerous Canadian border towns, we are blessed with some of the nicest and most savvy customers around. Our service area is largely made up of small farming, coastal fishing, and timber towns with great hard working and friendly people. We come from these towns, and the customers we have are also our friends and our business partners. We enjoy working together with them toward greater mutual success for all.
Our Facilities
What began with small warehouses and just a few vehicles on the road has grown into a fleet of 21 delivery trucks serving customers across our territory. We operate day and night—servicing accounts throughout the day and building orders overnight for next-day delivery. Each night, tractor trailers arrive from Aroostook County to pick up loads and return the same evening to our depot in Mapleton.
Our warehouse is also CEW certified (temperature controlled), allowing us to store products at optimal temperatures and ensure our customers receive the freshest beverages possible.
Maine Distributors is a third-generation, family-owned beverage distribution company that has been proudly serving customers since 1964. We distribute hundreds of high-quality brands, including domestic, imported, and craft beers, flavored malt beverages, wines, energy drinks, teas, and bottled water. Affectionately known by our customers as “Maine D,” we are proud to be celebrating our 61st year of delivering world-class beverages and exceptional service.
Our distribution area covers nearly two-thirds of Maine, including the greater Bangor area, the Bar Harbor and Acadia regions, the Greenville and Moosehead Lake region, and as far north as Fort Kent—serving customers across the state and everywhere in between. Maine Distributors is headquartered in Bangor, with an additional depot in Mapleton, located in the northernmost part of our territory.
