BEK History
What year did Ben E. Keith started delivering produce using a horse and buggy?
A) 1911
B) 1906
C) 1922
D) 1914
What are the two distribution divisions under the Ben E. Keith Company?
A) Beer & Food
B) Beverage & Food
C) Corporate & Gift
D) Corporate & Food
What does the word "Pioneer" originate from?
A) Old English
B) Middle French
C) Latin
D) Ancient Greek
Who played the trumpet in high school and performed at Carnegie Hall?
A) Jim Ashley
B) Andrew Graham
C) Richard Twumasi
D) Larry Knox
What does JSON stand for?
A) JavaScript Only Notation
B) JavaSource Object Notation
C) JavaScript Object Notation
D) Just Send Objects Now
What method did Benjamin Ellington Keith use to take orders in the early 1900s?
A) Phone Calls
B) Written Tablets
C) Mail Order Catalog
D) Morse Code
What is the total amount of locations is listed in our official website for 'Food Locations'?
A) 13 Locations
B) 10 Locations
C) 9 Locations
D) 15 Locations
What does the name "Project Pioneer" represent at Ben E. Keith?
A) A customer loyalty program
B) A commitment to quality products
C) Innovation and modernization
D) A focus on sustainability
Who once hiked the Maroon Bells Four Pass Loop in Colorado?
A) Phil Brandt
B) Mary Savage-Dixon
C) Chad Stone
D) Jorge Alejandro II
What does KPS stand for?
A) Keith Pricing System
B) Keith Power Sales
C) Keith Power Sell
D) Keith Purchasing System
What is Ben E. Keith's full name?
A) Benjamin Edison Keith
B) Benedict Ellington Keith
C) Benjamin Ellington Keith
D) Benson Ellington Keith
What year did Ben E. Keith add Beverage Distribution?
A) 1928
B) 1906
C) 1945
D) 1933
Which technology has Ben E. Keith selected to support Finance & Accounting, Purchasing, and Sales & Marketing?
A) Oracle Cloud
B) SAP S4/HANA
C) Microsoft Dynamics
D) Google Cloud
Who is the author of the popular VBOK?
A) Dave Day
B) Vern Miller
C) Greg Shirey
D) Ben E. Keith
Prior to the KACE Ticketing System, Corporate used IRS - What does IRS stand for?
A) Incident Reporting System
B) Initial Reporting System
C) Incident Response System
D) Immediate Response System
What was the original name of the Ben E. Keith Company?
A) Harkrider-Morrison Company
B) Keith-Cooke Company
C) Morrison-Keith Company
D) Harkrider-Keith-Cooke Company
What year did Ben E. Keith become the first Birdseye (Frozen Food) distributor in Texas?
A) 1914
B) 1922
C) 1945
D) 1967
Who is credited with bringing the pioneering mindset to Ben E. Keith?
A) Benjamin Ellington Keith
B) Mr. Harkrider
C) Mr. Morrison
D) The Project Pioneer team
Who was an extra in the made for TV movie "Little Girl Lost" in 1988 starring Tess Harper and Frederic Forrest?
A) Tiffany Rasberry
B) Wendy Kirkpatrick
C) Tiffany Sanders
D) Greg Peeples
What does KSOS stand for?
A) Keith Specific Ordering System
B) Keith Special Order System
C) Knowledge Sharing Operations Strategy
D) Key Special Order System
What slogan was created in the 1930s to help advertise the freshness of our produce to our customers, and is still used today?
A) "At the Heart of Food and Service"
B) "Bring Home the Bacon"
C) "THINK"
D) "Fresh from Keith's"
What year did Ben E. Keith secure the Texas distributorship for Anheuser-Busch products?
A) 1928
B) 1933
C) 1945
D) 1987
What phrase did Ben E. Keith often use to describe pioneering?
A) "Pioneering is timeless."
B) "Pioneering is eternal."
C) "Pioneering never ends."
D) "Pioneering is for the brave."
Who was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and part Native American (Cherokee and ShoShoNe)?
A) Phillip Cluff
B) Ed Carson
C) Brett Killins
D) Jeff Shaffer
VBOK is a compilation of documents which cover various key topics & processes. What does VBOK stand for?
A) Verification Based on Knowledge
B) Verified Best Practices of Knowledge
C) Versatile Business Operations Kit
D) Vern's Book of Knowledge