Eby-Brown Company is a leading convenience store supplier and wholesale food distributor of more than 11,000 name brand products. It is one of the largest privately owned tobacco, candy and convenience distributors in the United States. The company warehouses and distributes a vast number of products typically found at convenience stores such as candy, tobacco, snacks, health and beauty aids, automotive and cleaning supplies and general merchandise. Eby-Brown serves convenience stores, grocery stores and other convenience-based retail companies within a nearly 30-state area. Since the company s founding in 1887, Eby-Brown has been led by members of the Wake family. Eby-Brown Company maintains its headquarters in Naperville, Ill.