This year, Five Star has expanded its leadership team with the hires of Regional Vice Presidents James Fargo and Greg Lucia. Fargo is overseeing the Atlanta Region including Athens, Marietta, Rome, Tucker, and Austell, Georgia branches. Lucia will be responsible for new Gulf Coast Region that spans from Pensacola, Florida to Lake Charles, Louisiana including New Orleans. Both gentlemen have extensive leadership backgrounds and bring a wealth of knowledge to Five Star Food Service.
About James Fargo
Prior to his role at Five Star Food Service, James held several senior leadership roles with Walmart Stores spanning his 30 years of retail and wholesale service including Sam’s Club, Super Centers and the Neighborhood Market formats. James is an accomplished, energetic, and results-oriented executive with expertise in leading operations, identifying untapped potential, and energizing teams to deliver results.
“I’m thrilled and humbled to have the opportunity to join an organization of industry leaders like Five Star. They have experienced such unprecedented growth and I look forward to contributing toward its continued success. “
About Greg Lucia
Greg came to Five Star through acquisition in 2022 after eight successful years at Refreshment Solutions in Louisiana. He has 33 years in sales management and operations experience. Greg is recognized for developing client relationships and delivering great customer service experiences. He is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi.
“I am excited to join the Five Star team and look forward to growing the Five Star footprint along the Gulf Coast by delivering best in class customer service!”
About Five Star Food Service
Five Star Food Service, headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, is a premier away-from-home food and beverage retail solutions provider for employers and other commercial, institutional, and educational locations. Five Star is an industry leader in micro markets, full-line vending, pantry, coffee and water services, full-service dining, catering, fresh food production, coffee roasting, secured delivery, and sustainable products serving nine states including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, and Tennessee.
Founded in 1993, Five Star has grown to one of the largest privately held convenience services operators in the United States and is the largest franchise of Canteen, a Compass Group company.
Learn more at www.fivestarfoodservice.com or on social at Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.
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