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J. Christopher Reyes
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.