Budweiser Was Introduced To Eastern Tennessee In The Mid 1880 Sit Was Delivered By A Variety Of Distributors Including Companies Whose Primary Business Was Foodother Beveragesand Even Pharmaceuticalsfollowing Prohibitionseveral Companies Distributed Anheuser Busch Products Until 1946 When Smoky Mountain Beverageowned By Charles Browntook Total Control From Royal Crown Bottlingin 1958 The Distributorship Was Sold To E Ltiptonwho Renamed The Enterprise Tipton Distributing Companyhe Built A New Warehouse Facility Which Is Still The Home Of Current Company Operationshis Family Held The Franchise Until 1983When Raymond Dhand Purchased The Company And Rechristened It Eagle Distributing Companyinc Owner And President Of Eagle Distributing Companyray Hand Was Introduced Into The Malt Beverage Industry At A Very Young Agehis Early Start Was Truly A Family Affairray Worked With His Brothercharlesat Their Father S Distributing Company In Clarksvilletennesseeoertles 92 Was The Most Popular Brand At That Timesome Years Lateranheuser Busch Products Were Acquired And Added To The Product Lineafter Continuing His Higher Educationray Started A Successful Uniform Laundry Businessbut Decided That His Future Was In The Beer Industry
