Welcome to Ben E. Keith Little Rock
The Ben E. Keith Little Rock division was formerly known as the Dillaha Fruit Company, which was purchased in 1973. Dillaha was founded by Theo A Dillaha Sr, in 1929 and had operated in the downtown Little Rock area for over 44 years. Immediately after the purchase, Ben E. Keith began construction on a new, larger facility near the new Little Rock River port area. The company moved into their new facility in 1974 and continued to operate as the Dillaha Fruit Company for the next 5 years at which time they officially became known as Ben E. Keith Arkansas. Over the next 33 years Ben E. Keith Arkansas continued to grow, and in 1985 the company acquired a local competitor, CMD Produce. In 1986, the company acquired another local company that specialized in seafood, Mid-South Seafood and incorporated both acquisitions into the Little Rock facility. This added to the Ben E. Keith's portfolio of goods offered to its customers. In 2002, Ben E. Keith moved into their newly reconstructed facility with approximately 50 trained sales personnel facilitating sales in street, national accounts and healthcare. At least a fourth of the associates have been dedicated to the company for more than 10 years. Ben E. Keith Arkansas covers the entire state of Arkansas in addition to parts of Louisiana, Oklahoma, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Though only in the renovated building for 4 years, Ben E. Keith Arkansas is rapidly growing and are currently planning to reopen the old storage facility to allow for a combined 200,000 square feet of warehouse to serve their customer base.
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Did you know... ?
The bronze was titled “Pioneering is Eternal”, which was the personal motto of the company founder, Benjamin Ellington Keith. |
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