Al Wachter

Born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Al Wachter attended the University of Wisconsin before moving to Indianapolis at the age of 20. Wachter has spent a lifetime in the paper distribution industry, spending the first 13 years of his career as salesperson for Ochs Paper Company.
In 1976, Wachter started his own paper distribution company: Acorn Distributors, Inc. The company has grown significantly over the past nearly 50 years with multiple relocations to larger facilities. It eventually built two new distribution centers in Brownsburg, Indiana as well as Columbus, Ohio. The company has expanded from primarily servicing restaurants to serving a number of customer groups in the hospitality, healthcare, education, and safety industries.