Triple B Foods
Rob Gokey of Triple B Foods in Richardson, Texas was named 2016 Dallas/Fort Worth Exporter of the Year. His father established the company in 1981 as a meat trading business. Rob joined Triple B following an early career in the construction industry. He runs the company and handles all of the day-to-day operations. In December of 2014, Triple B Food received a $3.5 million SBA-guaranteed Export Working Capital loan to export American beef, pork and poultry products to food processors and distributors in Mexico. Currently, exports to Mexico make up approximately 60 percent of Triple B’s business and during the last 10-plus years, Mexican export sales have increased on average 20 to 30 percent per year for the company. Triple B Foods now has grown to 7 employees. Small businesses like Triple B Foods are the unsung heroes of America.