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game in the interest of attracting and retaining the best and the brightest," he said. In New York, Friedman has also seen pantry service grow exponen- tially. For him, pantry service is syn- onymous with an on-site attendant since the chal- lenges of New York park- ing and unloading don't allow his drivers to visit, inventory and service a customer's break area. Instead, for the past 4 years, the company has been placing employees at these locations to do the stocking, cleaning and ordering. "Some- times it's full-time and sometimes half a day," said Friedman, "but they are operating indepen- dently on-site." Coffee Distributing Corp. has over 60 of these employ- ees and only sees more growth on the horizon especially with the increase in size of its customer companies and number of items they wish to supply their employees. "We now carry 4,000 SKUs in our warehouse and many are refrigerated items," explained Friedman. These items range from apples to a variety of yogurts, but all were requested by the customers at some point. "A lot is driven by high tech companies," said Friedman. "They may not have many employees, but they cater to their employees who work long hours. It's the only way to compete." Friedman sees these companies easily spending $5 to $6 per day per employee, which is much more than traditional OCS. Despite the high price technology companies are willing to spend, all companies are looking for ways to draw employees back to the office, NAMA BOOTH 613 Crane Payment Innovations (CPI), a Crane Co. company, is a global leader for currency validation in the unattended retail space, processing over four billion transactions per week. Backed by decades of experience from the MEI, Conlux, CashCode, Telequip, MoneyControls and NRI legacy brands, CPI creates intelligent validation technologies and payment solutions that deliver industry-leading accountability, reliability and security. CRANE PAYMENT INNOVATIONS Crane Connectivity Solutions (CCS), a Crane Co. company, is a leader in interactive technology, delivering comprehensive solutions in wireless connectivity, enterprise software, digital advertisement, mobile applications and electronic payments. Leveraging the power of Crane Payment Innovations and Crane Merchandising Systems, CCS connects millions of unattended machines with consumers worldwide. CRANE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS NAMA BOOTH 652 Over the past decade we have expanded our core offering of Wolfgang Puck ® Coffee to include Organa™ teas, Reunion Island Coffee ® and Barista Select™ and CafeXpress ® solubles. Along with our new name, we are very excited to introduce new and interesting products from brands like Skinnygirl ® , Torani ® and Guy Fieri ® that will continue to help you create and sustain value for your customers. SAME GREAT SERVICE, BRAND NEW NAME 34 Automatic Merchandiser VendingMarketWatch.com February/March 2017 O F F I C E C O F F E E S E R V I C E