Robert Fred Blank, Jr. is the president and principal owner of Tri-State Theatre Supply. He is the second president Tri-State has ever known in a three-generation family organization. Born and reared in Memphis, Tennessee, Fred has spent his entire life making sure concession operators are fully stocked with supplies and equipment. Town to town, community to community, he has grown this people business by serving the grass-roots concessionaires in the Mid-South region.