Eby-Brown makes its money on such vices as munchies and nicotine. The company is a leading convenience store supplier that distributes more than 11,000 products to some 13,500 retail locations in 30 states, mostly east of the Mississippi. Eby-Brown operates about half a dozen distribution centers (with total capacity of about 2 million sq. ft.) that supply such items as beverages, candy and snack foods, frozen and refrigerated foods, tobacco products, and general merchandise. The convenience store supplier also offers advertising and promotion services for its customers. Eby-Brown, which is still family-owned, was founded in 1887 by the Wake family.