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Ben E. Keith is your bud if you like eating out and drinking brew. A leading food and beverage distributor, the company supplies its 22,000 customers, including restaurants, hotels, schools, and other institutional foodservice operators in 11 Southern states with a bevy of food and non-food products from its six distribution centers. Ben E. Keith is also one of the largest Anheuser-Busch distributors, delivering beer to customers in some 60 Texas counties. Founded in 1906 as Harkrider-Morrison, the company assumed its current name in 1931 in honor of Benjamin Ellington Keith, who served as the firm's president until 1959. It is controlled by Robert and Howard Hallam.
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601 E. 7th St. Fort Worth, TX 76102-5501
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Highlights | | Fiscal Year End: | June | | Revenue (2007): | 2460.00 M | | Revenue Growth (1 yr): | 13.40% | | Employees (2007): | 3,597 | | Employee Growth (1 yr): | 5.80% |
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Chairman and CEO:
Robert Hallam
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President and COO:
Howard Hallam
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CFO and Treasurer:
Mel Cockrell
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