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Marley Coffee partners with brokerage companies ▶ Marley Coffee has engaged Alliance Sales & Marketing, a private food broker based in Charlotte, N.C., to increase its new market penetration in the Eastern region in the gro- cery and natural foods retail sector. The company has also teamed with National Sales Associates, based in Strouds- burg, Pa., to act as its broker in the natural sector for the Western U.S. Global Offce Solutions launches OCS division ▶ Global Offce Solutions, an independent offce solu- tions provider in Michigan, announced the launch of a beverage, breakroom and offce coffee service division. The division will reportedly beneft businesses through- out the Detroit, Mich.-area by offering beverages, snacks, coffee service and more at discounted prices. Keurig Green Mountain, Peet's Coffee & Tea partner ▶ Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. (Keurig) and Peet's Coffee & Tea announced a multi-year manufacturing and distribution agreement for Peet's-branded packs for the Keurig ® brewing system. Financial terms of the agree- ment were not disclosed. The companies plan to launch a selection of Keurig licensed Peet's coffee and tea varieties in K-Cup ® packs for Keurig brewers produced by Keurig by the end of summer 2014. Crane adds micro markets to VendMAX ▶ Crane Merchandising Systems' Streamware brand announced the commercial launch of a micro market application programming interface that will integrate its VendMAX vending man- agement system (VMS) with micro market technology. DS Waters changes name to DS Services ▶ DS Waters of America, Inc. announced that it has changed its name to DS Services of America, Inc. The company reports it has been developing a new strategy to become a broader direct-to- consumer services provider. It was determined that the com- pany's name should better refect its evolving portfolio. People in the News NCA Names William Murray President The National Coffee Association (NCA) an- nounced that William M. (Bill) Murray will join the NCA as president and chief executive offcer, effective June 1, 2014. Murray comes to the NCA from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), where he served as chief executive offcer. Megan Finneran Joins Saverino & Associates Saverino & Associates, Inc. announced that it has added Megan Finneran, sales team associate, to its vend sales staff for the Kansas, Southeast Nebraska, Southwest Iowa and Northwest Missouri territories. Co-Founder Glenn Butler Announces Departure From VendScreen VendScreen, Inc. co-founder and industry vet- eran Glenn Butler, inventor of the VendScreen Revolution™ smart device, has announced his departure from VendScreen to focus on his exist- ing consulting company, CTO Services, LLC, and to turn attention to helping early stage startups reach their potential. Butler still has ties to VendScreen as a founder and investor, but resigned from the board last month. Royal Cup's Julie Lim Wins 2014 Volunteer Of The Year Award Women's Foodservice Forum and Campbell Soup Co. have recognized Julie Lim as this year's award recipient for the 2014 WFF Volunteer of the Year award. Lim is national account execu- tive and director of product development chain accounts for Royal Cup, Inc. Industry Veteran Donald Reese Dies Donald A. Reese passed away at the age of 81 on Friday, March 14, 2014. Reese had been an em- ployee, partner and president of Vend-Ar Service, Inc. and was a 40-year board member of Ohio Automatic Merchandising Association. Troy Aikman Keynotes OneShow Opening Session Former Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Troy Aikman will keynote the OneShow opening general ses- sion on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. C A L E N D A R O F E V E N T S MAY 15-18 Melbourne International Coffee Expo Melbourne Showgrounds South Melbourne, Australia Phone: +613 9690 7022 www.internationalcoffeeexpo.com MAY 20-22 Sweets & Snacks Expo McCormick Place Chicago, Ill. Phone: 202-534-1440 www.sweetsandsnacks.com MAY 29-31 World Tea Expo 2014 Long Beach Convention Center Long Beach, Calif. Phone: 702-253-1893 www.worldteaexpo.com MAY 30-JUNE 1 Coffee Fest St. Louis 2014 Cervantes Convention Center St. Louis, Mo. Phone: 314-342-5036 www.coffeefest.com Murray Butler Lim Aikman April 2014 VendingMarketWatch.com Automatic Merchandiser 13 T O P N E W S autm_12-13_0414VMWNews_F.indd 13 3/24/14 4:27 PM