Reyes is co-founder of Reyes Holdings, a closely held food service and beverage distributor with revenues of about $31.5 billion. Its divisions include Martin Brower, which delivers beef, fries and other supplies to McDonald's; Reyes Beverage Group, an independent beer distributor; and bottler Great Lakes Coca-Cola.
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Reyes' fortune is derived from his stake in Chicago-based food and beverage company Reyes Holdings. The closely held company has three units: beer distributor Reyes Beer Division, supply chain company Martin Brower, and bottler and distributor Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling. The group doesn't disclose financial results. It has annual revenue of $31.5 billion, according to a February 2022 Crain's article.
The company doesn't disclose ownership information and the stake credited to the billionaire reflects his role as co-founder. His brother Jude, the other co-founder, is credited with the other half. Reyes Holdings has $3.3 billion of debt, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Nancy Limon, a spokesperson for Reyes Holdings, said Reyes declined to comment on the net worth calculation.
J. Christopher Reyes, the son of an electrical engineer, was born in 1954 in Washington D.C. He holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland. He and his brother Jude have been co-chairmen of closely-held food and beer distributor Reyes Holdings since 1998.
Reyes Holdings includes Martin-Brower, which supplies McDonald's, Reyes Beverage Group, the largest beer distributor in the U.S., and Reinhart Food Service.
Christopher Reyes is also a member of the board of trustees of the University of Notre Dame and of Ronald McDonald House charities, and chairman of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.