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Kenneth O. Lester Company, Inc. company history timeline

1987

To turn Pocahontas Food Group into a reality, Sledd and Gray approached three Pocahontas Foods USA members in 1987.

1988

Kenneth O. Lester, meanwhile, was still considering Kraft Foodservice's offer, but by July 1988 he had decided to bring his $58-million-in-sales company into the Pocahontas Food Group fold.

1988: K.O. Lester Co. is acquired; Kenneth O. Lester is named chairman.

1993

The company was acquired by Performance Food Group Inc., which became publicly traded in 1993.

1993 IPO Fuels Expansion

1994

Before the company renewed its acquisition campaign, however, it suffered through a difficult 1994.

1997

By the end of 1997, sales towered at $1.2 billion, nearly doubling in two years' time.

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