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market solutions targeting
workplace accounts with 40
to 250 employees.
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Betson And
Vagabond Offer vīv
Fixturelite Markets To
Customers
Betson Enterprises has
partnered with Vagabond
to distribute the vīv mobile
POS platform to Betson
customers. This partnership
features Fixturelite's
exclusive production of
fixtures powered by vīv. The
vīv Fixturelite Market is a
consumer-friendly solution
resulting in significantly
lower operating expenses
for a market of any size.
This partnership adds
to Betson's offerings of
streamlined, kiosk-less

Tyson Invests In
New Wave Foods
Tyson Ventures, the
corporate venture subsidiary
of Tyson Foods, has invested
in San Francisco-based New
Wave Foods.
New Wave Foods, which
is working with the Culinary
Institute of America to
produce plant-based
shellfish, plans to offer
a shrimp alternative to
foodservice operators in
early 2020.
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MORE ONLINE
US Foods Receives
Conditional Approval
For SGA Acquisition

NAVA Recognizes
Atnip Co.'s Steve
Vargas With Award

US Foods received
conditional approval
from the FTC to acquire
SGA's Food Group of
Companies for $1.8 billion.
This acquisition includes
Food Services of America,
Inc., Systems Services of
America, Inc., Amerifresh,
Inc., Ameristar Meats, Inc.
and GAMPAC Express, Inc.
US Foods chairman and
CEO Pietro Satriano said
that the company is excited
to enhance its overall
scale and footprint in the
Northwest and West U.S.
regions.
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Costa Coffee
Partners With Eseye
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PFG Intends To Offer
$1.06 Billion Of
Senior Notes
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Campbell Completes
Kelsen Group Sale
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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
Aramark Names John Zillmer As CEO

Zillmer

Aramark announced that industry veteran
John Zillmer will return to the company as
CEO. Zillmer previously spent 18 years with
Aramark as its president of global food
and support services. He recently served
as chairman and CEO of Allied Waste
Industries. In his return to Aramark, he will
also join the company's board of directors.

Marco Zancolò Becomes New Head
of Franke Coffee Systems

Zancolò

Jones Soda Names Maisie Antoniello
As Vice President, Marketing

Antoniello

Jones Soda Co. appointed Maisie Antoniello
as vice president of marketing. Antoniello
recently was senior brand manager at
Starbucks, leading a successful turnaround
strategy for the company's Frappuccino®
bottled beverages. Prior to Starbucks,
Antoniello held multiple marketing roles at
Frito-Lay.

The Franke Group announced Marco Zancolò
as the new head of the Franke Coffee
Systems division and a member of Group
Management. He succeeds Thomas P. Meier,
who left the company in March. Zancolò
held various key management positions at
Nespresso, where he most recently was
responsible as Head of Zone Europe.

Deverl Maserang Appointed Farmer
Brothers President And CEO

Maserang

Deverl Maserang succeeds interim CEO Chris
Mottern and brings more than 30 years of
leadership in turnarounds and global supplychain transformations to the company. He
recently served as president and CEO of
Earthbound Farm Organic and held previous
roles at Starbucks, Chiquita Brands and
Pepsi Bottling Group.

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