MID SOUTH SALES

Mid-South Sales has been a family business now for more than 70 years. M.O. Rasberry, the founder of MSS, was a multi-state tire salesman and growing tired of the travel of his sales job, became an entrepreneur and used his prior sales experience to build the business. Originating as full-service gas stations complete with employees who would pump gas and wash cars for customers, Rasberry, with the help of his son-in-law Bill Benton Sr., started converting to self-service stations and convenience stores in the early 1970's. In 1976, Rasberry sold the business to Bill Benton Sr. and for the next 35 years, Benton grew the company into a regional convenience store chain along with a growing wholesale fuel and oil distributor. During that period, Murray Benton Sr., Bill's son, joined the company and focused on the wholesale business. The retail convenience stores were sold in 1998, and Murray Benton Sr. has led the company's change in focus to grow the wholesale business with many..

Also known as: Mid-South Sales, Inc.

Primary location: Jonesboro United States