45 yearsinbusiness
Founded in 1976 by two brothers, Chris and Jude Reyes, Reyes Holdings remains a family-run business and has become one of the largest privately-owned companies in America.
1976Dixie Systems is purchased in South Carolina
1989Expansion reaches the West Coast in California when Harbor Distributing is purchased
1998Reyes Holdings enters the food distribution industry with the acquisition of Martin Brower
2005Reyes Holdings expands when Reinhart Foodservice is purchased in Wisconsin
EARLY 2000’SDozens of food and beer distributors are acquired, fueling the largest growth period the company has ever seen
2012Reyes Holdings becomes the largest international distributor of McDonald’s with the acquisition of Keystone Foods into Martin Brower
2015Gold Coast Beverage is acquired in Miami, solidifying Reyes Beer Division as the largest beer distributor in the United States
2015Reyes Holdings officially enters the Coca‑Cola system with the granting of distribution territories in Chicagoland
2016Reyes Holdings ventures away from distribution for the first time and acquires nine Coca‑Cola production facilities in the Midwest
2017Reyes Holdings expands their Coca‑Cola reach in the largest acquisition to date with Reyes Coca‑Cola Bottling
2018Reyes Holdings expands their Martin Brower U.S. business with the acquisition of select Golden State Foods assets
2018Reyes Holdings enhances their market leading position in beer distribution with several acquisitions and expands into a new Santa Fe Springs facility
2019Reyes Beer Division expands into Northern California with the addition of Golden Brands
2019Reyes Holdings grows their Coca‑Cola territory into Tennessee and Kentucky with the acquisition of Coca‑Cola Bottling Works of Tullahoma
2019After 15 successful years in business, Reinhart Foodservice was sold to fuel greater growth throughout the enterprise
2020Reyes Beer Division acquires several new distributors including their first territory in Indiana and locations spanning the entire state of California
2022Great Lakes Coca-Cola Bottling and Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling combine into one entity, elevating our role to the second largest Coca-Cola distributor in the North America
Our eyes are always on the future
From our humble beginnings with a Schlitz beer distributorship, Reyes Holdings, LLC is now a global leader in the production and distribution of food and beverage products and one of the largest privately owned companies in America.
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