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Independent Beer Wholesale Distributor of the Week
October 15, 2013

"Whether you're an employee, customer, competitor, supplier, friend, someone in need, or business associate, it was true in 1933 and will be true into the new millennium: you can Bank On Banko!"
 
History

Banko Beverage is celebrating their 80th year in the beer business!

 

After prohibition, Frank Banko Senior, who had emigrated from Yugoslavia in 1908, decided to add Schaefer Beer, to his small, but profitable, soda bottling operation.  Early into the new venture into beer retailing, Frank Banko senior passed away unexpectedly in 1937, leaving the survival of the business to his son, Frank Banko, Jr.

 

At the time, Frank Jr. was attending Lehigh University with plans to go to law school.

Without missing a beat, Frank brought his considerable talents to Banko Beverage Co.  Those talents included an incredibly bright mind, an instinctive business sense, a dedication to hard work and succeeding, commitment, and perhaps most importantly, a down to earth modesty, honesty, and humility that translates into a fierce devotion from all the people, at every level and location, that called him "Boss" until his passing in 2011. His daughter, Mary Ellen Racz is now the President and CEO of the company. The Operations Manager is her son, Tony Gallo.

 

Banko North, Inc. was established in 2003 in Scranton, PA.

 

Accounts & Brands
Banko Beverage services Carbon, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming counties.
 
Banko North services Lackawanna, Luzerne, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming counties.
  
Accounts

Banko Beverage (Allentown) services 1349 accounts.

Banko North (Scranton) services 1217 accounts.

  

Key Brands
 
 

 

Miller  -  Yuengling  -  Heineken  -  Pabst  

Vermont  -  NAB  -  AB InBev - Guinness

  

The companies represent 30 different breweries


Awards & Recognition

Miller High Life Achievement

Guinness Wholesaler of the Year

Genesee Presidents Award

Heineken Sales

Stroh Golden Lion

 

Community Involvement

Banko Beverage and Banko North purchases gas, tires, office and cleaning supplies, forklifts and trucks from their local community.

 

 

They contribute to the following charities and community events:

 

Lehigh Valley Hospital, American Cancer Society, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Celticfest, Boys & Girls Club, ArtsQuest, Kids Peace, MusicFest, Allentown Fair, Valley Youth House, Daffodil Days

 

 

 

Employment & Facility

131 total employees

54 total union employees 

 

 

The Banko companies offer their employees health benefits and a 401k

 

Positions

Administrative - Financial - Warehouse - Delivery - Sales

 

 

 Facility

    Banko Beverage new Allentown facility  -   125,000 Sq. Ft.

 Banko North  -  150,000 Sq. Ft.

 

Brand Building
The Banko companies build beer brands with the use of social media, print, radio, 
TV and billboards.

 

 

Connect with Banko Beverage & Banko North
 www.bankobeverage.com


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Harrisburg, PA 17101

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