Philip Tappan

Philip Tappan is the Managing Partner of Tappan Land & Water a company owning the majority interest in Quality Foods, LLC (Purple Cow Restaurants),  real property LLC’s and natural resource properties in several central Arkansas counties.  

A veteran of the foodservice industry, Philip held positions of increasing responsibility with Quality Foods, Inc. from 1985 to 2003. He served as General  Manager, President/COO of Quality Foods, and ultimately President/CEO of  Quality Performance Food Group. While at Quality he served on the Boards of  Directors of International Foodservice Distributors and the Arkansas  Hospitality Association. Quality Foods, Inc. was sold to Performance Food  Group in 2002 and Philip retired from foodservice distribution in December  2003.  

An active community leader, Philip also serves or has served on the Board of Directors for Delta Trust & Bank, Simmons Bank, CHI-St. Vincent Foundation, Arkansas Community Foundation, Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Board and Foundation, and Arkansas Foodbank Network where he also served as the campaign chair for the “From Hunger to Hope Capital Campaign” which led to the construction of the Foodbanks state-of-the-art $14.5 million distribution center.