May 25, 2016
TAGS: im Chico, U-Select=It, vending machine, Grow Healthy Vending LLC, Amanda Katchka, Sarah Kusch |
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Jim Chico |
Chico is sales and marketing vice-president of USI's general products unit. USI is a division of the Wittern Group, which has been building vending machines since 1931.
Katchka was on the victorious U.S. softball team in the 2004 Olympics, and is now a color commentator for the Pac-12 Network and ESPN. She graduated from UCLA where she was a three-time NCAA All-American and part of the 1999 NCAA national championship team.
Kusch is a National Academy of Sports Medicine-certified trainer, with more than 20 special certifications.
Irvine, CA-based Grow Healthy Vending says it has secured about 3,500 locations for franchisees, who operate its machines in the U.S. and Canada.