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INDIVIDUALS
BENOIT HERVE
CORY HEWETT
Founder/CEO, Le Bread Xpress
Co-founder and CEO, Gimme
Herve combined his background in hightech entrepreneurship with his love of fine
baked goods to create Le Bread Xpress in
Benoit
2015. Building on the success of Le Bread
Herve
Xpress, Herve launched the first multiproduct micro-bakery, Bake Xpress, in 2019. Herve has led
the Le Bread Xpress team to release a truly unique product
to market, and during 2020, to be uniquely responsive to
customers' needs in unusual, unexpected and unpredictable
circumstances. While Bake Xpress customers already are able
to obtain fresh-baked food without human interaction, Herve
anticipates that the desire for touchless transactions will grow
through 2021. Under his leadership, the company is releasing
a mobile app that will remove all contact with the machine by
providing an interactive menu on the customer's phone as an
alternative to using the Bake Xpress machine's touchscreen.
Under Hewett's leadership, Gimme has
accomplished many major milestones and
hit new levels of innovation in 2020. In
Cory
addition to launching a new product, Hewett
Hewett
helped the company secure several big deals
and partnerships, including the first seven-figure single deal,
bringing national presence to tens of thousands of delivery
routes. The company landed substantial partnership agreements with HighJump and other notable VARs in the DSD
and grocery space. Hewett continues development of AutoDrive, software that automatically identifies products, their
placement and inventory levels using computer vision/AI
verified by humans. He is a confident leader and has played
an essential role in the day-to-day business operations while
staying focused on his customers through a company-wide
effort of being on-site and constantly improving processes.
FOR SALE
YOUR VENDING & OCS COMPANY
2020 proved to be a terrible year for most operators
due to the Covid Pandemic. Selling your business
could be the biggest financial decision of your
life, so don't do it alone. VMAC Solutions owner
Mike Ferguson has over 32 years of
industry experience as an owner and
operator, Ferguson is the leading
Business Broker/Intermediary who
specializes in selling operators like
2020
you. I speak fluent Vending and
Office Coffee! We do have parties who
are interested in this great industry, so let us get you
the best price for your business.
Contact us for a
confidential consultation
Mike@VMACSolutions.com
or call 713-569-6463
When hiring a business broker, make sure you
hire one that only represents you and not the
buyer. I am the only broker who has Vending/
OCS industry ownership experience.
December 2020 * VendingMarketWatch.com
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http://www.VendingMarketWatch.com
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Automatic Merchandiser
Editor's Note: To New Beginnings
Industry News
OCS Update: Safe and Sustainable
The 2020 Pros to Know Awards
Pivoting a Path Back to Prosperity
Success Story: Southern Hospitality
Small Operations: Winning Using Basic Fundamentals
Classifieds
Social Hubs
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Automatic Merchandiser - Editor's Note: To New Beginnings
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Automatic Merchandiser - OCS Update: Safe and Sustainable
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Automatic Merchandiser - The 2020 Pros to Know Awards
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