Located in the Howard Industrial Complex in Cranston, RI, McLaughlin & Moran, Inc. prides itself in marketing the world's finest beer products to over 1800 retail outlets throughout the state of Rhode Island. The company takes great pride in providing world-class service to assure that the uncompromised quality of its Anheuser-Busch beers is enjoyed by consumers statewide.

Founded in 1936 by first cousins John J. McLaughlin and John E. Moran, the company has grown and evolved into what it is today. In 1945 Anheuser-Busch selected us to become its distributor for R.I. as part of the brewer's national expansion plan.

As Anheuser-Busch grew so did we. The company moved its warehousing facility from its home town of Cumberland to Providence in 1967. Despite three major expansions the Providence location was no longer large enough to accomodate the demand for Anheuser-Busch beers. To solve this dilemma our current state of the art warehouse and office facility in Cranston was built and opened in 1989.

While the company was growing another major change took place in September 1979 when the Moran family purchased the McLaughlin interest in the operation. With two generations of Morans at the helm our sales volume grew at even greater pace. Within four years we became the state's largest beer wholesaler and Anheuser-Busch became the state's #1 brewer and have never looked back.

On September 13, 1997, John E. Moran died quietly in his sleep. Some 11 weeks later his cousin and business partner of some 43 years, John J. McLaughlin, passed away. Their legacy, the company which bears their names, continues to operate and prosper in a very competitive environment. Paul and Terry Moran are hands on second generation owner/operators of McLaughlin & Moran taking great pride in the products and services that the company provides.