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As vice president of industry affairs for Coca-Cola Foodservice, Carlton Curtis is a fixture at restaurant industry events. And given his 38-year tenure with Atlanta-based Coca-Cola, he is a fountain — pun intended — of global industry knowledge. During his time with Coke, he has visited 60 countries, including China in 1982 and the Soviet Union in 1990, as the first McDonald’s in that country opened its doors.

Mike Repole is jazzed about the
future of Energy Kitchen.


The former president and co-founder of Glaceau Vitamin Water is spearheading the growth of the 10-unit, fast-casual concept, intending to turn it into a national chain within the next decade.


Repole, who sold Vitamin Water to The Coca-Cola Co. in 2007, said the time is right for consumers to embrace food that tastes good and is good for them, too. He currently has area development deals in play in Boston, Miami, New Jersey and Washington, D.C.