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  - 1998-08-17

  When Canteen Corp. was founded in 1929, it was created as a vending company, and it has made its mark in that venue for nearly 70 years.However, as the company grew and the industry changed, Canteen evolved into more than just a vending concern. Cafeteria foodservice was added and the...

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• Canteen Corp.: largest Compass division dispenses high returns as nation's leading vendor

  - 1998-03-02

  Canteen Corp. may operate these days as a vending division under the umbrella of Compass Group USA, but that doesn't mean the Canteen name has lost any clout. In the foodservice industry the nearly 70-year-old Canteen is still synonymous with machine-dispensed foods and beverages. At $900 million in...

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• Franchising: with renewed pride, Compass once again promotes growth

  - 1998-03-02

  Charles G. King figured it was a case of deja vu all over again when he heard Compass Group USA was buying Canteen Corp. in 1993. As president of one of Canteen's oldest franchise companies, King was accustomed to the contract feeder's revolving door of owners and to...

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• The U.S. foodservice industry looks abroad

  - 1996-05-01

  Foreign firms are also gaining ground in U.S. markets by purchasing U.S. foodservice firms. Burger King, once U.S.-owned, is now a foreign-owned chain.Investment Abroad Has Grown Dramatically for U.S. Restaurant ChainsIn 1993, the latest year for which industry-wide data are available, there were 10 U.S. foodservice firms with 76 foreign...

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• Canteen adds English scones to all menus

  - 1994-09-05

  SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Canteen Corp. recently added scones to the menu of its 1,600 dining centers only three months after the England-based Compass Group PLC took the company over. Scones, a traditional British snack, are similar to biscuits except that they are made with a sweet, rich dough and...

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• Canteen Corp. reorganizes food and vending div

  - 1994-04-04

  SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Canteen Corp. has reorganized its food and vending division into three geographic areas. The company also reported the sale or franchising of several Canteen operations. The new areas will include an Eastern Division, Central Division and the State of California. In addition, Canteen will appoint...

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• Aprile appointed Canteen president

  - 1994-02-21

  SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Joseph A. Aprile has been named to the newly created position of president of Canteen Corp.'s food and vending division. Aprile will oversee Canteen's approximately 1,600 dining center accounts and 11,400 vending accounts nationwide, an operation that generated $1 billion of Canteen's $1.37 billion in 1993...

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• Plassche exits Canteen Corp. for ComSource post

  - 1993-11-15

  ATLANTA -- Alan Plassche, president and chief operating officer of Canteen Corp., a high-volume non-commercial operatior, has been named president and chief executive officer of ComSource -- a cooperative of 125 independent foodservice distributors. Plassche succeeds the retiring, president, Shannon Talley, at ComSource and will officially assume the post...

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• Canteen Corp. buys Blue Ribbon assets

  - 1993-11-15

  SPARTANBURG, S.C.--Canteen Corp. has purchased the assets of Blue Ribbon Services Inc., a Philadelphia-based regional contract food and vending company. Details of the transaction were not disclosed. Blue Ribbon manages foodservice for 12 school districts, 16 corporate dining centers and 351 vending accounts in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New...

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• Canteen Corp. buys Heritage House contract division

  - 1993-10-25

  SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Continuing its growth by-shopping spree, Canteen Corp. has purchased the contract food and vending services division of Heritage House Restaurants Inc. Details of the acquisition -- Canteen's eighth since 1991 -- were not disclosed. Heritage House Restaurants, which is based in Springfield, Ill., owns Heritage...

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