220 | Business World Magazine |
Aug/Sep 2013
Within the core of almost any business op-
eration, beyond the staples and stationary or
paperclips, pens and minutia of other prod-
ucts, there are a few other fundamentals that
help employees fulfill their jobs. These come
in the form of that coffee brewing in the
break room, or say, the granola bar and choc-
olate bar retrieved from a vending machine
for that much needed afternoon pick-me-up.
Let’s face it, not everyone brown bags it at
work, nor is it convenient to simply leave the
office or plant to run down to a convenience
store for a drink or snack every time the mo-
ment-of-need arises. For employers who pro-
vide access to these goods for their staffs, it
is seen not only as a beneficial and necessary
aspect of business operations, but purposeful
to the maintaining of productivity. For more
than twenty years, a Tennessee-based enter-
prise known as Five Star Food Service has
been the go-to provider of convenient and
quality-driven solutions in vending, coffee,
micro-market and dining-related services
for companies throughout the southeastern
United States. Within an industry that has
been largely unorganized and comprised by
small firms serving only very localized areas,
Five Star has focused on acquisitions that
