Ben E. Keith Company

The Ben E. Keith Company is a distributor of food and beverage products founded in 1906. The company was originally named the Harkrider-Keith-Cooke Company but adopted its current name in 1931. Ben E. Keith (BEK) is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas and is the largest private company in Dallas-Fort Worth. Ben E. Keith is a distributor of food service throughout the United States, and also distributes Anheuser-Busch products in the state of Texas. The company distributes through its two operating divisions. The Food Division supplies a full line of produce, frozen foods, meats, dry groceries, refrigerated foods, paper goods, equipment and supplies to restaurants, hospitals, schools, nursing homes and other institutional businesses. The Beverage Division sells Budweiser, Bud Light, Bud Ice, Michelob Ultra, Busch, Natural Light, and other Anheuser-Busch products. Other beverage products include energy drinks, craft and import beer brands, spirits, and wine.[1]

Ben E. Keith Company
Formerly
Harkrider-Keith-Cooke Company
IndustryFoodservice distributing
Founded1906 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States
FounderBen E. Keith
Headquarters
Fort Worth, Texas
Key people
Revenue$5.5 billion
Number of employees
4,000
DivisionsFood & beverages
Websitebenekeith.com

Legacy

Following a large donation to Texas Tech University, a newly discovered species of bat was named after the company's founder, Ben E. Keith—Benkeith's short-tailed bat (Carollia benkeithi).[2]

References
  1. "#119 Ben E Keith". Retrieved Mar 31, 2019.
  2. "Newly Discovered Bat Named for Donor". Texas Tech University. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
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