General Info

Founded in 1906, Ben E. Keith Company is a distributor of food service products and the Anheuser-Busch brand of products. The company employs more than 3,500 individuals. Its food division, Ben E. Keith Foods, supplies a range of meats, dry groceries, paper goods, and frozen and refrigerated foods for restaurants, hospitals, schools, nursing homes and other institutional businesses. The division serves over 10 U.S. states. It offers products under the Markon Cooperative, Cortona, Golden Harvest and Fresh from Keith s brands. Ben E. Keith Company s beverage division sells beers from the Budweiser, Bud Light, Michelob, Michelob Light, Bud Ice, Busch Natural Light and Bacardi Silver brands. The division also provides wines, energy drinks and bottled water.