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▶ Dr Pepper Snapple will Bertsch Services was recently previously held this position, has
license some brands to acquired by Warren, Ohio-based AVI been promoted to general manager
Foodsystems Inc. of the Evian Volvic export business
PepsiCo Inc. following
unit. Previously the managing director
bottler acquisitions
▶ of Danone Waters U.K. and Ireland
Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS)
MooBella Inc. hires
Ltd., Krzyzaniak returns to the U.S.
Inc. has agreed to license certain Filterfresh’s Beauregard
where he formerly held the positions
brands to PepsiCo, Inc. on comple- MooBella Inc., the ice cream retailer of senior vice president, sales and
tion of PepsiCo’s acquisitions of the that also sells its flash frozen desserts executive vice president, commercial
Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (PBG) and through vending machines, has named development, for The Dannon Co.,
PepsiAmericas, Inc. (PAS). As part Robert Beauregard national sales Inc., also a Danone subsidiary.
of the transaction, DPS will receive director. Most recently, Beauregard
a one-time upfront payment of $900 served as key business development
▶ Blind vending advocate
million before taxes and other related manager, southeast region, for Van
fees and expenses. Houtte USA/Filterfresh. Lawrence L. Jones dies
Under a new licensing agreement Lawrence L. Jones, 67, of Trenton,
that will replace existing agree- ▶ Ill., formerly of Ludlow, Wheeling,
Industry loses Florida
ments with PBG and PAS, PepsiCo Springfield and Benton, Ill., died at
vendor Robert Dodd
will distribute Dr Pepper, Crush and his residence following an illness. He
Schweppes in the U.S.; Dr Pepper, Robert Dodd, Jr., owner and founder was a long-time vending and foodser-
Crush, Schweppes, Vernors and Sussex of Vending Service Specialists Inc. vice manager and was active in blind
in Canada; and Squirt and Canada Dry in Palm City, Fla., recently passed vending organizations.
in Mexico. The new agreement will away from an illness. He was 50. He
have an initial term of 20 years, with is survived his father, Robert Dodd,
▶ Autocrat’s Maria Phillips
20-year renewal peri