Our mission is to preserve, grow and transfer legacy across generations. We operate our businesses for the benefit of our family, associates, business partners and the communities where we operate.

Cardinal System Holdings established to manage the holdings of the Taylor Family and pursue acquisitions of Coca-Cola bottling, sales, and distribution operations

Cardinal forms Coca-Cola Beverages Florida ("Coke Florida") to acquire Coca-Cola sales and distribution operations in Central Florida

Coke Florida acquires Coca-Cola sales and distribution operations in North Florida and production facilities in Jacksonville and Orlando. These acquisitions doubled the size of Coke Florida and made it a fully integrated Coca-Cola bottler.
Coke Florida acquires Coca-Cola sales and distribution operations in South Florida and production facilities in Tampa and Broward. These acquisitions tripled the size of Coke Florida and made it the sixth-largest Coca-Cola bottler in the US

Cardinal forms Cardinal System Ventures to pursue investments in business ventures, emerging companies, and private investment funds


Cardinal forms Cardinal Vending & Markets to acquire Florida Fresh Vending & Markets, a provider of unattended food, beverage, and pantry retail solutions.

Cardinal forms Tellus Equipment Solutions to acquire John Deere agriculture and turf equipment dealer that has 21 locations across Central and South Texas

Cardinal forms Cardinal Equipment Services to acquire Gekay Sales & Services, a food and beverage equipment sales and service business
Tellus opens store in Austin and acquires Clark Tractor & Supply (2 stores), bringing its store count to 24 locations

Cardinal begins to actively manage its real estate holdings which have grown to over 3 million square feet of space and over 500 acres of land
Tellus acquires Bramlett Implement (1 store) and stores in Marble Falls, San Antonio and Bulverde, bringing its store count to 28 locations
Since 2015, Cardinal has grown In revenue base 10.8x, Its asset bast 13.2x, and Its employee count 4.5x
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