PDCO

Patterson Companies Inc

A distributor that supplies dental practices and veterinary clinics across North America and the United Kingdom with everything from drills and practice software to vaccines and pet food. It began in 1877 as a small Milwaukee drugstore run by the Patterson brothers, who reportedly boosted early sales by offering customers free swigs from a keg of bourbon. The company focused on dental supplies for over a century before expanding into animal health, and renamed itself Patterson Companies in 2004.