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JUN 2014

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Coca-Cola Launches New Countertop Versions Of Coca-Cola Freestyle ▶ The Coca-Cola Company's fountain dispensing platform, Coca-Cola Freestyle, wel- comes three new dispensers. The expanded line up will now include two dispensers designed for medium volume locations that are able to dispense 80 different bever- age choices. The third unit is designed for locations such as work breakrooms or cafes and provides more than 35 drink options. The new Coca-Cola Freestyle dispensers will be piloted by the end of the year. Snyder's-Lance To Sell Private Brands To Shearer's Foods ▶ Snyder's-Lance, Inc. announced a defnitive agree- ment has been signed to sell Private Brands along with two manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Canada to Shearer's Foods, LLC. The agreed upon sales price is $430 million. Fresh Healthy Vending Secures 101 Location Contracts ▶ Fresh Healthy Vending International, Inc. announced the procurement of 101 loca- tion contracts in the month of April for its franchise network and corporate-owned operations division. Brothers Reacquire New York Vending Business ▶ John and Tom House- knechts have reacquired the family vending business, according to The Batavian. The brothers have renamed the business Crickler Vend- ing after the family's former Pepsi-Cola Batavia Bottling Corp., which was founded as Crickler's. Distribution cen- ters are located in Rochester, Buffalo and Horseheads, NY. The Houseknechts had previously sold their vending business, Loose Ends Vend- ing & Food Service, in 2008. People in the News IAMC Names Jennifer Saverino President The Illinois Automatic Merchandising Council announced that Jennifer Saverino will be the new president. Saverino is the executive vice president of Saverino & Associates, Inc. of Carol Stream, Ill. Bill Smith III Leads Royal Cup, Inc. As CEO Bill Smith III will succeed Hatton C. V. Smith as chief executive offcer of Royal Cup, Inc. Hatton Smith will continue to direct Royal Cup's national accounts and food service efforts, which represent the majority of the company's revenue. VE Hires Jay Bender As Midwest Regional Sales Manager Vendors Exchange announced that it has hired Jay Bender to work as Midwest regional sales manager. Bender has been in the industry for over 25 years and will manage the Midwest region serving Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. Industry Veteran Bob Sertell Passes Away D. Robert "Bob" Sertell, 71, of Vineland, N.J., passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at Cooper Medical Center after a battle with cardiac illness. Sertell was a vending teacher at Delsea Regional High School, an instructor at Atlantic County VoTech and wrote several training manuals for the vending industry. DeMitri Chesapeake Sales Adds Stewart Burnaman DeMitri Chesapeake Sales announced Stewart Burnaman has been hired to cover sales in the Maryland, District of Columbia and Southern Central Pennsylvania market. Burnaman is replacing Phil Sipka who announced his retire- ment earlier this year. Former NAMA Chair Merrill Krakauer Dies Former NAMA Chair Merrill Krakauer, 86, of Boca Raton, Fla., died Wednesday, May 21 at the Hospice of Palm Beach County. An accomplished businessman and engineer, Krakauer was for many years the CEO of Rowe International in Whippany, N.J. He was also a noted inventor. C A L E N D A R O F E V E N T S JULY 22-23 The Atlantic Coast Foodservice Expo Atlantic City Convention Center Atlantic City, N.J. Phone: 203-957-3700 www.thefoodserviceexpo.com/ atlantic.html SEPT. 24-26 Coffee, Tea, Cocoa Global Industry Expo Hamburg Messe und Congress Hamburg, Germany Phone: 49 40 3569-0 www.coteca-hamburg.com/en/ OCT. 2-4 2014 Canadian Automatic Merchandising Association Expo Quebec City Convention Centre Quebec City, Canada Phone: 888-849-2262 www.vending-cama.com OCT. 2-4 2014 Atlantic Coast Expo Embassy Suites Kingston Plantation Myrtle Beach, S.C. Phone: 919-387-1221 www.atlanticcoastexpo.com Saverino Bender Burnaman Krakauer T O P N E W S 10 Automatic Merchandiser VendingMarketWatch.com June 2014 autm_8-11_0614VMWNews.indd 10 6/10/14 11:04 AM

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