What Sets Us Apart | Reyes Careers
Our business is rooted in relationships and we work to grow strong bonds between coworkers, customers, vendors and the communities we serve. This is a common thread for Reyes Holdings and across our enterprise locations in the United States and beyond. We manage and coordinate many service activities under our philanthropic Program ‘Reyes Cares’. Annually, our employees volunteer thousands of hours across hundreds of charities to make good things happen in our communities!
A few of Reyes Holdings annual programs include:
- Foodbank donation drives
- ‘Pink October’ breast cancer fundraising campaign
- Christmas toy drives
- Ronald McDonald House meal preparation
- Lurie Children’s hospital support
- Community blood drives
- And many more!
At Reyes Beverage Group, our values are at the center of everything we do. And it’s no conscience one of our values is integrity. We foster a culture of transparency and put a heighted focus on responsibility, safety, wellness, training and development, employee engagement, and community efforts.
We’re dedicated to providing the best service to our customers while always conducting ourselves with integrity. We’re driven by the innovative technology and advanced analytics that help steer our sales and supply chain capabilities toward the future. We wholeheartedly believe the training and resources we devote to developing our employees’ skills is the key to our success. We focus on maintaining healthy lifestyles and always ensure that safety is our top priority. And we’re committed to reducing the carbon footprint of our operations and delivery systems and their impact on the environment. We do the right thing, because it’s what’s right for our employees, brewer partners, customers and local communities alike.
Martin Brower is driven by our shared values, which are woven into the fabric of our culture and guide everything we do.
Our CARES Values:
Change
Act As One
Relationships
Execution
Safety & Wellness
At RCCB, our PRIDE values dictate our actions. At the center of our PRIDE values lies integrity, the defining principle of our enterprise. We commit ourselves to upholding the highest standards of honesty and accountability at all levels of the organization, and we expect all of our employees to act honorably at all times – whether they’re a Delivery Driver, a Merchandiser, a Sales employee, or a C-suite leader.
From a beer distributorship in South Carolina to a global leader in food and beverage production and distribution, this is still just the beginning. We are always looking for ways to grow our business and that means more opportunities for our employees.
1976 – Dixie Systems is purchased in South Carolina
1979 – Chicago Beverage Systems is purchased in Illinois and for the first time, Reyes enters the Miller system
1989 – Expansion reaches the West Coast in California when Harbor Distributing is purchased
1998 – Reyes enters the food distribution industry with the acquisition of Martin Brower
2005 – Reyes Food Group expands when Reinhart Foodservice is purchased in Wisconsin
Mid 2000’s – Dozens of food and beer distributors are acquired, fueling the largest growth period the company has ever seen
2012 – Reyes expands internationally with the acquisition of Keystone Foods into Martin Brower
2015 – Gold Coast Beverage is acquired in Miami, solidifying Reyes Beverage Group as the largest beer distributor in the United States
2015 – Reyes officially enters the Coca-Cola system with the granting of distribution territories in Chicagoland
2016-2017 – Reyes ventures away from distribution and acquires nine Coca-Cola production facilities
2017 – Reyes expands their Coca-Cola reach in the largest acquisition to date with Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling
2018 – Reyes expands their Martin Brower U.S. business with the acquisition of select Golden State Foods assets
2018 – Reyes enhances their market leading position in beer distribution with several acquisitions and expands into a new Santa Fe Springs facility.
2019 – Reyes Beverage Group expands into Northern California with the addition of Golden Brands
Whether through acquisition or expanding our territories, we’re always looking for the next big opportunity that’s right for our business. With our sights set on future growth and new opportunities for our business comes endless opportunities for development, personal growth and career advancement for our employees. That’s why 80% of our leadership has obtained their roles through internal promotions. The value we place in our people and the investment we make in their development empowers us to build a bench of diverse, talented leaders at Reyes Beverage Group.
In business for more than 60 years, Martin Brower has grown into a multi-billion-dollar company, fueled by constant innovation, enduring customer loyalty and smart acquisitions.
We empower our people with the latest tools and technology and immerse them in a culture of infinite possibilities. In turn, they steer our best thinking and guide our transformation as a company and as an industry. Our diverse and talented team members have driven our reputation for excellence over six decades.
We’re dedicated to employee growth and progression at every level of the organization. We reward and recognize hard work, and we have robust development systems and technology in place so that employees can take charge of their careers – not only at Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling, but across the entire Reyes Family of Businesses. Do you have goals beyond your starting point at RCCB? Share them with your manager, and we’ll help you get there.
We are always striving for better. We are both collaborative and competitive – working hard every day to improve our performance as individuals, divisions and companies, as well as working together with our partners to build their brands and grow our customers’ business. Many of our leaders began their careers in entry level positions within Reyes Holdings.
To help our employees grow their career, we offer many leadership and development opportunities. Journey forward with us.
Every year, we are proud to be recognized on several best places to work lists across the country based on employee feedback. Driven by continuous improvement, we’re always measuring, sharing, and comparing best practices to improve every level of our business and push productivity, while upholding the highest level of professionalism, quality, commitment and engagement. We pave the way for our people to succeed by providing them with a collaborative environment to learn and promoting a culture that never rests on success.
Our culture of excellence and continuous improvement begins with an investment in our people. We engage and equip our workforce with proprietary tools and intensive training to develop long-term solutions for what matters most to our company and our customers: product quality, reliable service, optimal cost savings, employee engagement and workplace safety.
We earn our reputation for excellence with industry-leading programs that make it easier to run great restaurants:
Customer Benchmarking
Internal Baseline Audits
Lean Six Sigma
Food Safety & Quality Leadership
RCCB’s vision is to be the best and most valuable Coca-Cola franchise in North America. In order to achieve our aggressive goals, we need a team full of people who give 100% each and every day. Ensuring that the commitments we make to our customers, employees, and communities are upheld requires dedication, focus, and vigor in every step of the supply chain and with every decision that we make.
Reyes Holdings, L.L.C. is the holding company for three business units: Reyes Beverage Group, Martin Brower and Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling. Together, they create the Reyes Family of Businesses.
Founded in 1976 by two brothers, Chris and Jude Reyes, Reyes Holdings remains a family-run business to this day and is now one of the largest privately owned companies in America.
Teamwork is an integral part of our culture here at Reyes Beverage Group and one of our company values that we live and breathe every day. We leverage the scale and size of our national footprint to learn from one another through our Succeed As One mentality. We encourage our employees to be innovative, lead with an entrepreneurial spirit and work together to come up with bigger and better solutions. What we learn from one team or one facility, we apply at our other locations and share continuous improvement best practices every day.
Outside of our facilities, we are fortunate to have the resources to lend a helping hand and contribute to the communities in which we operate. Through our companywide internal philanthropic program, Cheers for Charity, we actively participate in community volunteerism and charitable giving by partnering with local organizations. We do this because we know that we are stronger together. Backed by a committed and caring workforce united under our shared values and mission, we are proud to play a role in supporting health, cultural, and educational activities in our communities.
Martin Brower has been recognized as one of the Best and Brightest Companies to work for in the nation. We are very proud of this recognition of what we already know – that we come together and are proud to work for such a great company!
We won this award because of our workplace culture driven by:
Engagement
Inclusion and Diversity
Learning and Development
Rewards and Recognition
We believe in supporting one another to achieve our goals. Valuing the strengths of every individual on our team and investing in their development to achieve the broader goals of the organization is not only attainable - it's what we are known for.
Our team is a vibrant collection of great people built upon individual and diverse characteristics, values, beliefs, experiences and backgrounds, all of which are reflected across our enterprise. In short – our team truly reflects the communities we call home across the nation and the world.
Our vision is embracing our differences and similarities with a collective goal of striving for excellence in all that we do – in our operations, in the way we treat each other, and in our service to our customers, suppliers, and business partners. We are committed to fostering an environment where all are valued, respected, and free to achieve their highest potential.
The Pillars of Our People Vision:
- We are committed to treating everyone fairly
- We value and respect the contributions of each individual team member to shape our enterprise success
- We provide a merit-based environment where we enable those who live our values to succeed
Our active and former military and veteran employees bring unique and necessary skills to the workplace. Their service and leadership is indispensable to our country and our business. To help these employees transition to their new roles and continue developing their skills, we invest in the best equipment and training resources.
