Albert W. Vontz started Heidelberg Distributing Company in 1938 in Dayton, Ohio. Vontz was among the first to drive a truck directly from the Heidelberg brewery in Covington, Ky., 65 miles away, to the Dayton market. He would store the beer in a warehouse, take orders from Dayton retailers and deliver the beer to local stores. Heidelberg Distributing Company has headquarters in Dayton, and sales facilities and warehouses throughout Ohio and northern Kentucky. It provides beer, wine, spirits and non-alcoholic beverages to more than 20,000 retail establishments. The company is divided into three sales divisions: Heidelberg Wine Division, AlliedWine and Anheuser-Busch Division. Its own team of sales managers and representatives leads each sales division. Heidelberg Distributing Company purchases nearly 5,000 items of beer, wine, spirits and non-alcoholic beverages from throughout the world for the Dayton market. Its Dayton facility totals 215,000 square feet.