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Petitpren, located in Clinton Township, Mich., was founded in 1933 by Frank E. Petitpren. The family-owned company received rights from Anheuser-Busch to distribute Budweiser in 1937. Product offerings include Budweiser, Bud Light, Bud Dry, Bud Ice, Busch, O Doul s, Tequiza, Red Wolf, Michelob Light, Natural Ice, King Cobra and Red Hook ESB. Petitpren services more than 1,350 retailers in Macomb County and Hamtramck areas. Including the import beer segment, Petitpren s market share represents approximately 65-percent of Macomb County s beer sales. In 1998 the company achieved sales of more than 4.8 million cases of beer. Petitpren employs more than 85 full-time people and nearly 80 part-time individuals.