Venerable uniform company looks ahead, not back

The nearly century-old business has emabraced a new — and youthful — model, filled with acquisitions.

  • By Brian Hartz
  • | 6:00 a.m. June 22, 2018
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Mark Wemple. Michael Benstock is the CEO of Largo-based Superior Group of Companies, formerly known as Superior Uniform Group. He says he began working at the company when he was 8 years old.
Mark Wemple. Michael Benstock is the CEO of Largo-based Superior Group of Companies, formerly known as Superior Uniform Group. He says he began working at the company when he was 8 years old.
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You’d think a $267 million, publicly traded company approaching 100 years in business would be more interested in celebrating the past than breaking with it.

But Superior Uniform Group, now known as Superior Group of Companies following a string of acquisitions, isn’t afraid to zig when others zag.

 

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