She will be responsible for building new vending management business for UVM's operator members. Unified Strategies Group is one of the largest group purchasing organizations for vending, OCS and foodservice in the United States. It is comprised of 700 member owners with more than $4 billion in retail sales.
Gordon joins USG from First Class Vending, a large operator based in Los Angeles and Las Vegas that belongs to USG. She started her career as an administrative assistant with a small vending operation in Los Angeles. There, she worked her way up, from the moneyroom to fulfilling product orders, managing route driver schedules and eventually into sales.
USG and UVM recently moved to a new location at 180 West Campbell St., Arlington Heights IL 60005; tel. (847) 364-2244. Gordon works from her home office in Malibu, CA, and can be reached at (310) 459-3163.