Fabiano Brothers Spirits Division
The State of Michigan is a "control" state in terms of sale and distribution of alcohol. In a control state, the state is involved in the merchandising cycle of alcohol. The Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) is responsible for ordering and buying spirits from the suppliers and selling these products to it's retail licensees while private wholesalers supply these retailers with beer and wine. Under a privatization plan implemented in January of 1997 the MLCC ceased it's warehousing and distribution functions, which had been state operated since the end of prohibition in 1933. These functions are now carried out by authorized distribution agents (ADAs) who are certified and regulated by the Commission and who are responsible under a contractual arrangement with the suppliers of spirits to warehouse and deliver spirit products to retail licensees of the Commission.
The Spirits Division of Fabiano Brothers, Inc. services the following counties:
| Alcona Alger Alpena Antrim Arenac Baraga Bay Benzie Charlevoix Chippewa Cheboygan |
Clare Crawford Delta Dickinson Emmet Genesee Gladwin Gratiot Gogebic Grand Traverse Huron |
Houghton Iosoco Iron Isabella Keweenaw Kalkaska Lake Lapeer Leelanau Luce Mackinac |
Marquette Menominee Manistee Mason Mecosta Midland Missaukee Montmorency Ogemaw Ontonagon Osceola |
Oscoda Otsego Presque Isle Roscommon Saginaw Schoolcraft Shiawassee St. Clair Tuscola Wexford |