Prince Castle News

Randy Garvin Is New President of Prince Castle, Inc.

CAROL STREAM, ILL., November 2004

Randy Garvin has been appointed president of Prince Castle, Inc., a manufacturer of commercial foodservice equipment for customers worldwide, announced Richard Winter, president of Chicago-based Marmon Retail Services LLC.

Mr. Garvin joins Prince Castle from Unarco Industries, Inc., where he served as president. Based in Wagoner, Oklahoma, Unarco manufactures wire and plastic shopping carts. Both Unarco and Prince Castle are Marmon Retail Services companies.

Mr. Garvin had been with Unarco since 1999. He previously managed the Tulsa, Oklahoma division of Bergen Brunswig Corp., a pharmaceutical distributor, and was president and general manager of Bridge Products, Inc. At Prince Castle, he succeeds John Esselburn, who died Oct. 1.

"We're pleased that a person and executive of Randy Garvin's caliber will be leading Prince Castle in the years ahead," Mr. Winter said. "The fact that Randy has a successful management background within our organization is an added benefit that will help us build on the outstanding record established by John Esselburn and the whole Prince Castle team."

Prince Castle designs, manufactures, markets, distributes and services an extensive line of equipment for restaurants and convenience stores in more than 100 countries.

Marmon Retail Services, a business sector within The Marmon Group, comprises companies that provide foodservice equipment, merchandising displays, shopping carts and logistical services to retailers worldwide from operations in North America, Europe and Asia. The Marmon Group is an international association of more than 100 companies that operate independently within diverse business sectors. Marmon Group member companies have collective revenues of more than $5 billion.

Contact Prince Castle at (630) 462-8800 for more information.