[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 159 (Friday, September 30, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1014]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           RECOGNIZING THE SUCCESS OF KATOM RESTAURANT SUPPLY

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                           HON. TIM BURCHETT

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 30, 2022

  Mr. BURCHETT. Madam Speaker, I want to recognize the success story of 
a fantastic company in East Tennessee and the family that runs it.
  Back in 2003, a company called KaTom Restaurant Supply was operating 
out of a garage. It had fewer than 20 employees and brought in about 
3.5 million dollars per year.
  This year, that company will bring in almost half a billion dollars. 
In less than twenty years, it boomed into one of the nation's largest 
restaurant equipment suppliers that ships thousands of products to food 
service industries all across the country.
  This company's amazing success is due to the hard work and dedication 
of the family that runs it.
  Patricia Bible is the founder, president, and CEO of KaTom, and she 
runs the company with her two kids, Paula and Charley. The company is 
actually named after the kids, whose middle names are Katherine and 
Tom.
  Patricia is also a breast cancer survivor, and she funded a mobile 
mammogram that travels to rural counties across East Tennessee. This 
mammogram catches cancer and saves lives of women who otherwise 
wouldn't have access to these services.
  I want to congratulate this family and everyone at KaTom for all 
their success. Our economy is built on companies like this, and these 
kinds of accomplishments only happen with a LOT of hard work and 
dedication. It's especially wonderful to see a family building 
something like this together.

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