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Ben E. Keith is your bud if you like eating out and drinking Bud. The company delivers a full line of foods (produce, dry groceries, frozen food, meat), paper goods, equipment, and supplies to more than 12,000 customers in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. It is one of the world's largest Anheuser-Busch distributors, delivering beer in 49 Texas counties. Ben E. Keith's customers include restaurants, hospitals, schools, and other institutional businesses. Founded in 1906 as Harkrider-Morrison, the company assumed its current name in 1931 in honor of Ben E. Keith, who served as the company's president until 1959. Its owners include Robert and Howard Hallam.
COMPETITION |
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Alliant Exchange, Inc. (dossier)
SYSCO Corporation (SYY)
U.S. Foodservice (dossier)
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: June
2000 Sales (mil.): 959.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 21.9%
Employees: 2,160
Revenue per employee: $443,981.48
KEY PEOPLE |
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Robert Hallam
CEO
Mel Cockrell
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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601 E. 7th St.
Fort Worth, TX 76102
US
Phone: 817-877-5700
Fax: 817-338-1701
Online: Web Site
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