Bella vista Beverage Moving - PhillyBlog

eldondre · #1 (**permalink**) 05-17-2008, 11:30 AM

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Bella Vista Beer Distributors of Philadelphia plans to take a small journey across the street and a major one as a Delaware Valley wholesaler this fall. The company, founded by Mario Fetfatzes in 1984 and currently operated by his sons, Jordan (31) and Chris (26), will move from its present location at 738 South 11th Street to 755 South Street in September, giving the 38,000 square feet for their combined operations, about triple the current size.
"We are basically going from a warehouse to a supermarket in both aspects of our operations," said Jordan Fetfatzes. "Philadelphia is a wonderful beer market and we believe it has been underserved to this point. We hope to rectify that by providing a full-service source for some of the world's best beers for both our wholesale customers and our retail ones."
Bella Vista began as a retail store and moved into wholesale distribution in 2004. "I think it's fair to say we might still be here today if it werent' for Matt Guyer and the Beer Yard," Jordan said. "Matt was our very first customer and got us on our way. He's one of the real pioneers of the beer scene."--JACK CURTIN

http://www.beeryard.com/news/

Hospitalitygirl · #2 (**permalink**) 05-17-2008, 11:33 AM

Well that explains why the beams were being installed in the garages yesterday. It should beat having a car stereo installer as a neighbor!

Hospitalitygirl · #3 (**permalink**) 05-17-2008, 11:35 AM

I read the article and the address is incorrect, since the odd numbers are on the north side of the street, and this should have an even numbered address.

alesis · #4 (**permalink**) 05-17-2008, 11:56 AM

Wait a second. There is a major typo in that article. 755 South Street? I think they mean 755 S. 11th?

Hospitalitygirl · #5 (**permalink**) 05-17-2008, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by alesis

Wait a second. There is a major typo in that article. 755 South Street? I think they mean 755 S. 11th?

That makes more sense. And I was excited for a minute...

alesis · #6 (**permalink**) 05-17-2008, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Hospitalitygirl

That makes more sense. And I was excited for a minute...

Me too, but I knew it was too much to ask for with philadeli gone and all.

Speaking of which, I've gotta some drinks and food waiting at the italian festival!

chuckiezip · #7 (**permalink**) 05-17-2008, 12:25 PM

yes, it should read S 11th St. And sorry that you're not excited H-girl, but those of us who are BV Beverage neighbors & customers are *very* excited. Jordan and Chris have brought some fine new beers to their store, and we'd love to see their operation grow.

Hospitalitygirl · #8 (**permalink**) 05-17-2008, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by chuckiezip

yes, it should read S 11th St. And sorry that you're not excited H-girl, but those of us who are BV Beverage neighbors & customers are *very* excited. Jordan and Chris have brought some fine new beers to their store, and we'd love to see their operation grow.

You misinterpreted...reread what I posted.

IronEagle · #9 (**permalink**) 05-17-2008, 12:45 PM

A beer distributor on South St would be a great thing. But from a logistical point of view, the business is more suited for a street like 11th where people can more easily park and load up.

Glad to hear they are growing the business.

Alesis-- you're right about the hole which has been left with Philadeli being gone.

alesis · #10 (**permalink**) 05-17-2008, 12:56 PM

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Alesis-- you're right about the hole which has been left with Philadeli being gone.

Its a major problem, as I don't see any neighborhood group letting a place like philadeli move in again, even though they thrived off of local business. Cheers has an extensive sixpack list, and Manny's started selling higher end craft beers, but buying these 6's from a bar empties out your wallet very quickly. I'll wake up from a night out with friends and think "where did my cash go?", only to remember the cartload of arrogant bastard in the fridge.