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                                                     Exhibit Index at Page 3



                Securities and Exchange Commission
                      Washington, D.C. 20549





                             Form 8-K
                          Current Report
              Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934





Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  June 21, 1999


                          Genesee Corporation
        (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


   New York                        0-1653               16-0445920
(State or other Jurisdiction      (Commission           (IRS Employer
 of Incorporation)                 File Number)          Identification No.)


 445 St. Paul Street, Rochester, New York                      14605
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                     (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (716) 546-1030



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Item 5.    Other Events.

       Genesee Corporation issed a news release on June 21, 1999
       which is filed with this report as Exhibit 99.


Item 7.    Exhibits.

       An exhibit filed with this report is identified in the
       Exhibit Index at Page 3.



                            Signatures

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                   Genesee Corporation


Date:   June 25, 1999          By       /s/Mark W. Leunig
                                    Mark W. Leunig, Vice President and Secretary

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                           Exhibit Index

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Exhibit 99     News Release Dated June 21, 1999             4

Page 2


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For Immediate Release                             Contact: Mark W. Leunig
                                                  Director of Investor Relations
                                                  (716) 263-9440



         GENESEE CORPORATION ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT CHANGES


Rochester,  New York, June 21, 1999 -- Genesee Corporation  (Nasdaq/NMS:  GENBB)
today announced that Samuel T. Hubbard, Jr. has been elected President and Chief
Operating Officer of the Corporation effective immediately. Mr. Hubbard succeeds
John L. Wehle, Jr. as President of the  Corporation.  Mr. Wehle will continue as
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation.

As President and Chief  Operating  Officer,  Mr. Hubbard will be responsible for
the  operations  of the  Corporation  and its  subsidiaries,  which  include The
Genesee Brewing Company,  Inc.,  Ontario Foods, Inc. and Genesee Ventures,  Inc.
Mr. Wehle said,  "The proven  ability and  leadership  experience of Tom Hubbard
will be a valuable addition to Genesee's senior management.  We are very pleased
to add an individual of Tom's caliber to our management team."

Mr.  Hubbard has been a director  of the  Corporation  since 1992.  From 1986 to
1998, he served as President and Chief Executive  Officer of The Alling and Cory
Company, a leading distributor of paper and packaging products  headquartered in
Rochester,  New York.  Prior to joining Alling and Cory in 1985, Mr. Hubbard was
employed in a variety of managerial capacities with Chase Lincoln First Bank and
its predecessors in Rochester, New York.

Mr.  Hubbard is a graduate of Denison  University and holds a Master of Business
Administration  degree from the  University of Rochester.  He is a member of the
Board of  Directors  of M&T Bank  Corporation  and  Rochester  Gas and  Electric
Corporation.  He is a trustee of the  Rochester  Institute  of  Technology.  Mr.
Hubbard  resides in the town of  Brighton,  New York,  with his wife,  Peggy and
their two children.

Mr.  Hubbard  stated  upon his  election 'I am pleased to be joining the Genesee
team. The  Corporation  has a proud and successful  history.  It is faced with a
number of challenges due to external market forces and I look forward to working
with the employees and management team to craft and execute strategies that will
increase the value of the Corporation."


Copies of Genesee  Corporation  press  releases are available  free of charge by
calling PRNewswire's Company News On Call at 800-758-5804,  Extension 352775, or
on the Internet at http://www.prnewswire.com/cnoc.

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                                                     Exhibit Index at Page 3

                Securities and Exchange Commission
                      Washington, D.C. 20549

                             Form 8-K
                          Current Report
              Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  June 21, 1999

                          Genesee Corporation
        (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

   New York                        0-1653               16-0445920
(State or other Jurisdiction      (Commission           (IRS Employer
 of Incorporation)                 File Number)          Identification No.)

 445 St. Paul Street, Rochester, New York                      14605
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                     (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (716) 546-1030
2

Item 5.    Other Events.

       Genesee Corporation issed a news release on June 21, 1999
       which is filed with this report as Exhibit 99.

Item 7.    Exhibits.

       An exhibit filed with this report is identified in the
       Exhibit Index at Page 3.

                            Signatures

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                   Genesee Corporation

Date:   June 25, 1999          By       /s/Mark W. Leunig
                                    Mark W. Leunig, Vice President and Secretary
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                           Exhibit Index

                                                           Page
Exhibit 99     News Release Dated June 21, 1999             4

Page 2
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For Immediate Release                             Contact: Mark W. Leunig
                                                  Director of Investor Relations
                                                  (716) 263-9440

         GENESEE CORPORATION ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT CHANGES

Rochester,  New York, June 21, 1999 -- Genesee Corporation  (Nasdaq/NMS:  GENBB)
today announced that Samuel T. Hubbard, Jr. has been elected President and Chief
Operating Officer of the Corporation effective immediately. Mr. Hubbard succeeds
John L. Wehle, Jr. as President of the  Corporation.  Mr. Wehle will continue as
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation.

As President and Chief  Operating  Officer,  Mr. Hubbard will be responsible for
the  operations  of the  Corporation  and its  subsidiaries,  which  include The
Genesee Brewing Company,  Inc.,  Ontario Foods, Inc. and Genesee Ventures,  Inc.
Mr. Wehle said,  "The proven  ability and  leadership  experience of Tom Hubbard
will be a valuable addition to Genesee's senior management.  We are very pleased
to add an individual of Tom's caliber to our management team."

Mr.  Hubbard has been a director  of the  Corporation  since 1992.  From 1986 to
1998, he served as President and Chief Executive  Officer of The Alling and Cory
Company, a leading distributor of paper and packaging products  headquartered in
Rochester,  New York.  Prior to joining Alling and Cory in 1985, Mr. Hubbard was
employed in a variety of managerial capacities with Chase Lincoln First Bank and
its predecessors in Rochester, New York.

Mr.  Hubbard is a graduate of Denison  University and holds a Master of Business
Administration  degree from the  University of Rochester.  He is a member of the
Board of  Directors  of M&T Bank  Corporation  and  Rochester  Gas and  Electric
Corporation.  He is a trustee of the  Rochester  Institute  of  Technology.  Mr.
Hubbard  resides in the town of  Brighton,  New York,  with his wife,  Peggy and
their two children.

Mr.  Hubbard  stated  upon his  election 'I am pleased to be joining the Genesee
team. The  Corporation  has a proud and successful  history.  It is faced with a
number of challenges due to external market forces and I look forward to working
with the employees and management team to craft and execute strategies that will
increase the value of the Corporation."

Copies of Genesee  Corporation  press  releases are available  free of charge by
calling PRNewswire's Company News On Call at 800-758-5804,  Extension 352775, or
on the Internet at http://www.prnewswire.com/cnoc.

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