Founded in 1989 by Myrna Dorfman, AllStar Vending grew from a single popcorn-machine venture into a family business serving bulk-vending operators. Today, Myrna’s daughter Elissa leads the company with Sharon, Myrna’s friend of more than 40 years, while preserving the personal guidance that has shaped the business from its Montreal base. AllStar was recognized with the NBVA’s 2025 Best Customer Service Award.
FDA Requirements Compliance
Compliance program
2025 NBVA Best Customer Service Award
FDA
Quality certification
Arnold VendingFamily-owned Arnold Vending has served Tiffin, Ohio, since 1948, building its business around workplace food service and a strong connection to the communities it serves. The company operates from a 50,000-square-foot facility whose commissary prepares fresh food daily for customers at their workplaces.TIFFIN, OH
Gold Medal Products CoFounded in 1931 by David C. Evans, family-owned and operated Gold Medal Products Co. manufactures concession equipment and supplies and has grown from selling drink concentrate into a producer for the concessions industry. The third generation of the Evans family leads the company, which reports more than 500 employees and manufacturing headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. Its history includes making concession machines and, more recently, producing packaged gourmet popcorn at a dedicated manufacturing facility.CINCINNATI, OH
Crane ConvenienceCrane Convenience makes vending machines and automated-retail systems that bring together food and beverage dispensing, coffee service, payments, and connected software. Tracing its roots to Crane’s 1855 founding in Chicago, the company has more than 90 years of vending experience and now operates as part of CPI, with more than 1 million machines in the field and 1 million daily vends. Its distinctive approach is to design the machine, payment technology, and operating tools as one integrated system for easier servicing and more connected fleet management.MALVERN, PA
C.J. Dannemiller CoFrom Clarence Dannemiller’s 1935 door-to-door popcorn route in Ohio, C.J. Dannemiller Co. has grown into a family-owned wholesale supplier of nuts, popcorn, seeds and concession products for businesses nationwide. Now in its fourth generation, the company serves everyone from food manufacturers and retailers to concession operators, offering case orders, recurring delivery and pallet-scale purchasing. Its SQF certification adds documented food-safety standards to a business built around long-running customer relationships.NORTON, OH