Larry D. Fleming, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, founded LDF Food Group in 1975 and LDF Sales & Distributing in 1983. The companies first Wendy’s restaurant was opened in Wichita and was the 200th Wendy’s to open in the nation. Today there are over 6000 Wendy’s worldwide and LDF F/G has grown to include 43 Wendy’s restaurants. An aggressive, high performance and fast growing company, LDF Sales & Distributing markets, sells and distributes Coors, Miller, Boulevard, Red Bull and dozens of other brands of beverages in Kansas and Oklahoma.