Company Updates

This year, NCA Leadership Summit empowered leaders in shaping the confectionery industry's bright future.

Account Executive for Florida Grocery, Dustin Adams has been re-elected as a Board Member for GMR.

Celebrating an extraordinary milestone as Robert Taylor, CEO of BBI, commemorates 40 remarkable years with the company, driving it to national prominence while demonstrating exceptional leadership, philanthropy, and industry recognition.

The Unattended Retail West Region Team held its first annual meeting since the pandemic on March 7-9 at the Embassy Suites in Santa Ana, California, with 21 suppliers and 8 BBI personnel, all eager to reconnect and discuss the latest trends in unattended retail.

In March, we celebrate and honor all the extraordinary women across the globe for their invaluable contributions and achievements throughout history.

Our BBI associate changes aim to utilize our leadership team’s impressive talent and expertise to ensure we can support our long-term vision, mission, and roadmap– to inspire growth for our customers and our employees.

BBI celebrates the promotions of two exceptional finance associates, Sara Costafreda, and Jonathan Doozan, highlighting their contributions to BBI's financial success.

BBI hosted its end-of-year Holiday Zoom Party & Ugly Sweater Contest with our team gathered virtually to share and celebrate the end of 2022.

The Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) took place November 13-15 in Chicago, IL, and drew large crowds from across the board, with retail executives knowing they were at the best single place to source quality and on-trend products.

Several BBI associates from our Unattended Retail division attended the 2022 NAMA Coffee Tea & Water Show on November 14-15 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV.

During this one-day conference in Bossier City, Louisiana, BBI met with customers, especially the larger c-store groups, and proactively worked towards goals and innovation for 2023.

At BBI, Halloween is a reason to celebrate and eat candy. On October 31st, our entire team got together via Zoom, ready to hear updates from our leadership team and participate in the ultimate costume contest.

BBI's C-Store team gathered for their 7th annual meeting on October 24-27 at our state-of-the-art office In Chesapeake, Virginia.

The NACS show took place October 3-4 in Las Vegas and, as always, highlighted innovation for C-stores.

The latest executive changes at BBI. The organization promoted and recognized well-established associates from our Unattended Retail (Vending, Micro Markets, and OCS) and Value team.

BBI promoted four leading associates, giving our team opportunities for advancement and growth. We also strategically recruited new talent, hiring not just to fill today's job openings but to position our organization for effective long-term success.

Three of our established Vending team members joined their colleagues on Capitol Hill. Our team had the opportunity to visit with members of Congress and staff to address issues of importance to the convenience services industry.

Haribo offered a leadership program to provide behind-the-scenes experience with top leaders and hands-on management of impactful projects for their Customer Marketing group.