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TOP ARAMARK registers to go public ica, Inc. and Crestview Partners, a New Yorkbased private equity frm, announced the closing of the acquisition of DS Waters by funds advised by Crestview. The company will maintain its headquarters in Atlanta, Ga. Private equity frm acquires DS Waters People in the News VendScreen Hires John Archer VendScreen, Inc. has added John Archer as company president to its growing staff. Lavazza Hires Two Directors ▶ ARAMARK has announced that ARAMARK Holdings Corp. has fled a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined. The company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to repay debt. NEWS CDS Vending expands commissary business ▶ CDS Vending, a disabled veteran owned minority vending and food supply company, has announced it is expanding its commissary and bulk food supply business. The company plans to focus on strengthening and growing its existing contractual relationship with Keefe Group's Keefe Commissary Network, a leading manufacturer, distributor and automated commissary provider. ▶ DS Waters of Amer- CALENDAR OF EVENT S OCT. 18 Maryland-D.C. Vending Association Annual Crab Feast Dinner Mike's Crab House, Riva, Md. Phone: 571-346-1901 OCT. 20 - 24 NAMA Executive Development Program Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich. Email: jdenardis@vending.org NOV. 12 - 14 NAMA CoffeeTea&Water; 2013 Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Nashville, Tenn. Phone: 312-291-7232, 616-299-6483 www.vending.org/education/coffeeevent.php FEB. 5 - 6 Vending Paris Show Paris Expo - Porte de Versailles, Paris, France www.vendingparis.com Lavazza Premium Coffees Corp. has appointed two group directors to its North American HeadquarAbo ters. Michele J. Abo joins Lavazza as director of sales North America. Ricky Khetarpaul joins as director of fnance and administration. Khetarpaul Marley Appoints Two Sales Directors Marley Coffee has appointed two industry veterans to director roles within the company's sales force. Effective immediately, Russ Stange will serve as director of sales-West Coast and Chris Mamos will serve as director of sales-East Coast. USConnect Hires New Sales Rep USConnect has appointed Jim Dreisbach to the position of national account sales. Food Broker Gene Rorah Dies Dreisbach Long time industry veteran Gene Rorah passed away Sept. 18 after a brief illness. Rorah was a pioneer in becoming a specialty food broker, catering to vending back in the early 1970s. D.E Master Blenders 1753 Appoints New Senior Management D.E Master Blenders 1753 N.V. recently announced Jan van Bon will become president of retail developed markets, Oliver Hasler will be president de professional (out of home) and Fiona Hughes will become senior vice president of marketing. Maxon Promotes Reeder, Hires Carrico To Sales Team Maxon Lift Corp. announced changes to its Southern California and Arizona territories. Darres Reeder Reeder has been promoted to the national accounts sales manager position in the East Coast. Concurrently assuming Darres Reeder's territory, Joe Carrico has been added to the Maxon sales team as the new district sales manager for Los Angeles, Orange County and Arizona. October 2013 VendingMarketWatch.com Automatic Merchandiser Carrico 11