California Beer and Beverage Distributors
{{Short description|American nonprofit trade association}}
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California Beer and Beverage Distributors (CBBD) is the largest nonprofit trade association representing brewers, distributors, and retailers of beer in the state of California.
History
The CBBD was founded by Adolph Markstein, who also founded the National Beer Wholesalers Association.{{cite news |title=Adolph Markstein -- executive at beer company |first=Michael |last=Taylor |newspaper=SFGate |date=26 February 2004 |url=https://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/02/26/BAGQN58KUR1.DTL |access-date=18 September 2010}}
Rockwell Project
The CBBD is a sponsor of the Rockwell Project,{{cite web |url=http://www.cbbd.com/respons_rockwell.html |title=The Beer Wholesaler as Responsible Citizen |author= |date= |work=cbbd.org |publisher=California Beer and Beverage Distributors |accessdate=18 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091203171350/http://www.cbbd.com/respons_rockwell.html |archive-date=3 December 2009 |url-status=dead }} which is a program using the testimonial of Jim Rockwell to discourage persons below the legal drinking age from using alcohol. Jim Rockwell is a man who, as a teenager, caused an automobile accident while driving under the influence of alcohol.{{cite web |url=http://www.rockwellproject.com/about/AboutJimRockwell.htm |title=About The Rockwell Project|author=Stephanie Strategos |date= |work=nbwa.org |publisher=National Beer Wholesalers Association |accessdate=18 September 2010}}
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110202011136/http://cbbd.com/ California Beer and Beverage Distributors homepage]
- [http://www.rockwellproject.com/ Rockwell Project]
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