__NOTOC__ Michael Jude Reyes (born 1955) is an American

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businessman, co-chairman (with his brother

J. Christopher Reyes J. Christopher Reyes (born 1953) is an American billionaire businessman and the co-chairman, with his brother Jude Reyes, of Reyes Holdings, a food and beverage production and distribution company, ranked by ''Forbes'' in 2023 as the 6th largest ...

) of

Reyes Holdings Reyes Holdings, LLC is an American foodservice wholesaler, distributor and bottler that ranks as th7th largest privately held company in the United States with annual sales in excess of $40B USD. Operations span North, Central and South America, ...

, a beer and food distribution holding company, which includes the Martin-Brower Company,

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's largest distributor.

Early life

Jude Reyes was born in 1955 in Washington DC. He earned a bachelor's degree from

Wofford College Wofford College is a private liberal arts college in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It was founded in 1854. The campus is a national arboretum and one of the few four-year institutions in the southeastern United States founded before the Americ ...

Career

According to ''

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'', Reyes has a net worth of $6.8 billion, as of June 2020.

Personal life

Reyes is married to Lori Welch Reyes, they have three children and live in

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References

1955 births Living people American businesspeople American billionaires Wofford College alumni {{US-business-bio-1950s-stub