[bch]

> "[Cohen] has lots and lots of customers. And he delivers all of his goods in unmarked trucks, so that's how he stays secretive. C&S... does not have its branded trucks as other companies, like Sysco (SYY), its competitor, would so he's able to stay under the radar."

This makes no sense. "Under the radar" from who? Joe and Jane Average on the street maybe, but stores that are making orders are going to have reps dropping by, and the suppliers are going to KNOW that if Store A is carrying product XYZ, and it's not getting it from (e.g.) Sysco, it's coming from somewhere else. I can't imagine unmarked trucks keep C&S off the radar from anybody who actually cares.

Edit: On re-read, maybe it -is- supposed to be stealth from Joe and Jane Average. Initially I thought they might be attributing "stealth" to the success of C&S. I guess they really just wanted to be quietly (to the public) doing their work. In that case: great job invading privacy Daily Ticker. "Nobody's Business" indeed.

[pmorici]

Perhaps under the radar from politicians who would otherwise demand political donations as protection against onerous government actions? It says the local town council was even unaware of how major an employer the company was.

[andyakb]

That's not exacty how polticians treat billionaires, or anybody really. I'm not saying its free of corruption by any means, but almost nothing that transparently corrupt occurs

[pmorici]

Sure it is. They wouldn't describe it as I have in plain language but that is basically what goes on albeit with the veneer of propriety provided by campaign fundraising events and congressional horse trading.

[nhebb]

You should look into how the mayor of Beaverton, OR tried to annex the unincorporated land that the Nike campus sits on back in 2005.

[tptacek]

Did you just suggest that reporting on a billion dollar business was an invasion of privacy, or was that just a joke too dry for me to pick up on?

[bch]

If there was actually any reporting of note...

HEY GUYS A BIG COMPANY!!!

[Houshalter]

I really doubt this, but random speculation. It reminds me of Gus Fring from Breaking Bad. Rich, stays under the radar as much as possible, and has a perfect front for smuggling stuff in his trucks.

[robryan]

Most B2B businesses are little known to end customers. In this case I think more so because they would only deal with a small number of people running and managing shops by name. Something like salesforce for example though has products used by a large number of employees so is probably more well know amongst non tech people.

[stevewillows]

I almost wonder if he supplies Sysco and other companies like that.