MILESTONES
Art Kehe founds
Kehe Foods, which
operates from his home’s basement. His
first employees are his wife and children.
1983
Kehe Foods moves
into office space in
Addison, Illinois.
1975
Art retires and his son, Jerry
Kehe, takes over the reins of
the company.
1952
Late 1970’s-2010
1995
Kehe Foods moves into a 500,000 square
foot National Headquarters and Ware-
house in Romeoville, Illinois.
2000
KeHE becomes an ESOP
2010
Kehe Food Distributors changes
name to KeHE after purchasing
Tree of Life & Peters Imports
2007
Brandon Barnholt joins KeHE
as President & CEO.
2013
2014
KeHE purchases Nature’s Best
expanding national distribution
capabilities. 4000 employees.
KeHE unveils new logo depicting a
unified Specialty, Natural & Organic and
Fresh expertise.
2015
2016
KeHE is certified as a
B Corporation
KeHE purchases Monterrey Provisions. Em-
ploying over 5000.
KeHE Impact Report | 5