Bellville Texas. Delicious. Refreshing. www.KristenDistributing.com. Mark Kristen: Mark was 5 when sorting returned bottles - barefooted, of course. At 7, he ventured a tad from the family soda business. He picked dewberries along the Sante Fe tracks and sold them on Hwy 36. He gave his first $14 profit to Deedie so she could buy a poodle puppy. Deedie later sold Mark her interest in KDC. Mark suggests you be real sweet to your mother.