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Rank #310
J. Christopher Reyes
$7066.0B
Hobe Sound, Florida, United States
Food & Beverage
Biography
Chris Reyes and his brother Jude co-chair Reyes Holdings, a $30 billion (sales) food and beverage distribution company.
The company got its start when the two brothers and their father bought a small Schlitz beer distributor in South Carolina for $740,000 in 1976.
Reyes is already the largest beer distributor in the U.S. and also owns two Coca-Cola bottlers and distributors.
Its customers include Heineken, Lagunitas, McDonald's and Chick-fil-A.
Reyes Beverage Group distributes 151 million cases of beer each year.