Company History

Cheney Brothers is founded by Joe Cheney

• The original location was 420 Claremore Drive in West Palm Beach, Florida

1928 – 1939 Great Depression

• Cheney Brothers survives the Hurricane of 1928 & The “Great Depression”

Cheney Brothers becomes incorporated

• Cheney Brothers becomes incorporated: Cheney Brothers, Inc.

Byron Russell joins Cheney Brothers

• Byron Russell, Mr. Cheney’s grandson, joins the Cheney Brothers team as a buyer and warehouse manager

Sales hit $3 million

• Sales hit $3 million

Byron Russell becomes CEO

• Byron Russell takes reign as CEO of Cheney Brothers Inc.
• The Cheney Brothers Fleet grows to 6 delivery trucks

Cheney Brothers goes high-tech

• Computerization is introduced
• Cheney Brothers Implementation of NCR and begins running lockwood ERP system

Cheney Brothers’ new location

• Moves into a 75,000 sq. ft. distribution center in West Palm Beach
• CBI launches Warewashing Division
• Fleet grows to 20 delivery trucks
• Sales hit $20 million

Frozen & Refrigerated Products are added

• Italian Division is introduced

First annual Food Show

• Cheney Brothers holds the first annual Food Show at the Palm Beach County Convention Center

First 1-million-dollar day in sales

• Acquires a paper company, the Steven’s Company and adds Disposable Division
• Cheney Brothers adds IT Department

Salesforce laptops

• IT Department takes sales workforce from pay phones & pagers to laptops

Export Division is added

• Sales expanded into the Caribbean, Mexico and Latin American
• The new division starts with 2-3 containers per week

Cheney Brothers goes cyber

• Cheney Brothers goes cyber, releasing http://www.cheneybrothers.com

First distribution center opens in Riviera Beach

• Moves to its current state-of-the-art facility at 1 Cheney Way, Riviera Beach
• Sales hit $85 million
• Workforce is 350 employees strong

Cheney Brothers introduces Kitchen Design

• CBI Kitchen Design, Equipment & Supplies Division – designing, installing, and furnishing professional restaurant kitchens
• Transportation fleet acquires cell phones

Product line grows to over 12,000 products

First 2-million-dollar day in sales

Cheney Brothers introduces Janitorial Division

• Acquires Palm Beach Chemical & Floor Care Company

Growth continues

• Fleet grows to 200 delivery trucks

Second distribution center opens in Ocala

• Adding 525,000 sq. ft. of office/warehouse space (Cheney Brothers’ Disaster Recovery Center)
• Produce Division expands, quadrupling produce sales in the first year
• July 4th marks first $3 million day in sales
• Fleet grows to 300 delivery trucks

Opens Kitchen Design Center

• CBI Kitchen Design Center opens in Riviera Beach, adding 70,000 sq. ft. of office space
• The 3rd generation of the Cheney Family join the team with the addition of Shane, Kyle and Cheney Simmons

Implementation of Cadec

• Advanced logistics for transportation fleet

Forming a new alliance

• CBI partners with Bari Beef International (BBI), which operates a 74,000 sq. ft. USDA processing
  facility in Orlando (Orlando Food Service)
• Sales force acquires smartphones & Amtel
•  Duck Deli, a private label, is introduced

Swisher Hygiene partnership

• Partners with Swisher Hygiene for warewashing and laundry chemicals
• Launches Hospitality and Lodging Division

Annual sales hit $1 billion

• Product line grows to over 25,000 products

New additions

Third distribution center opens in Punta Gorda

• The new 345,000 sq. ft. distribution center opens

Establishing Base in North Carolina

• The assets of Pate Dawson Company, a 131-year-old family-owned distribution company are purchased, thereby acquiring 3 distribution facilities located in Statesville, Goldsboro, and Greensboro, North Carolina
• Specialty meat, seafood, and cheese processing company is acquired – Meat and Seafood Solutions LLC d/b/a Southern Foods – located in Greensboro, NC
• With these acquisitions, CBI welcomes more than 300 new employees and extends its reach substantially north

Fresh and frozen seafood are added

• Crazy Fish International launches in the South Florida market to process and distribute fresh and frozen seafood

More expansion in North Carolina

• Ground breaking for an additional 165,000 sq. ft. expansion of the Statesville, NC distribution center, which will expand the building to over 250,000 sq. ft.
• Yearly sales hit $2 billion
• Workforce is 3,000 employees strong

Growth continues

• Construction begins on the meat, cheese, and fish processing plant for Southern Foods in Greensboro, NC

Southern Foods facility upgrade

• Opening of the new 90,000 sq. ft. processing facility in Greensboro, NC

Looking to the future

• A 50-acre site in Florence, South Carolina is acquired to build a new distribution center
• 82,000 sq. ft. expansion of Punta Gorda distribution center is completed, making the facility over 427,000 sq. ft.
• 72,000 sq. ft. expansion of Statesville distribution center is completed, making the facility over 337,000 sq. ft.
• CBI acquires 55 acres in St. Lucie County, FL to build a new 350,000 sq. ft. distribution center
• Simply Nuts, a Cheney Brothers affiliate, completes plans to construct a new processing facility in Punta Gorda, FL

Breaking ground

• Cheney Brothers breaks ground for a new distribution center in Port St. Lucie, FL.

Breaking ground

• Cheney Brothers breaks ground for a new distribution center in Florence, South Carolina
• The construction of a new 375,000 sq. ft. distribution center in Florence, South Carolina is started.
• Site acquired in Pompano Beach, FL to construct new Grand Western Beef and Crazy Fish processing facility.
• The construction of a new 43,000 sq. ft. processing plant in St. Cloud, FL for Simply Nuts and Belgium Butter, Nut and Candy was commenced.
• New 357,000 sq. ft. distribution center in Port St Lucie, FL is completed.
• Regan Russell joins CBI as a 4th generation family member