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A Remembrance: The Industry Loses Leonard Schwalb
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Leonard Schwalb.
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eonard E. Schwalb, 74,
a native of Miami, passed
away November 15,
2007. Schwalb is survived by his
wife of 50 years, Ruby Schwalb,
daughter Cheryl Schwalb,
daughter Gail Jaramillo and
her husband, Barry Dreyer, son Jeffrey Schwalb, and
two grandchildren, Rachel and Alicia Jaramillo.
Schwalb, who served in the Air Force for 10 years,
was a manufacturer’s rep for Sherry Manufacturing
Company for 42 years.
“I will always remember Lenny as a dear friend, and
as one of the top salesmen in the industry. My thoughts
and prayers go to Lenny’s wife, Ruby, and his family.
Lenny was ‘one of a kind,’ ” said industry veteran Jack
Childers, who met Schwalb over 40 years ago.
HMSHost Congratulates Airport Concession Contest Winners
MSHost Corporation, a leader in travel
dining and shopping, has congratulated
the Richard A. Griesbach Award of
Excellence winners announced at the Airports
Council International – North America Airport
Concessions Conference in Chicago recently.
“It’s a pleasure to congratulate our partner
Griesbach Award winners,” said Elie W. Maalouf,
president and CEO of HMSHost Corporation, in
a press release. “Recognition from a panel of independent
judges of their peers represents a high
level of admiration in this industry. All of the winners
should be proud of their accomplishments.”
Among the winners was the Minneapolis-St.
Paul International Airport-Lindbergh Terminal,
which won a second place prize for Best Specialty
Retail Program in North America at a large airport.
Bloom Brothers Becomes Part of Squire Boone Village
nown over the decades as “the leather/souvenir
specialists,” Bloom Brothers, which was
founded in 1906, has been a leader in the
imprinted leather services category and in the
Native American-themed toys and souvenirs market.
Squire Boone Village acquired the Bloom
Brothers name, inventory, and printing presses late
last October, after Bloom Brothers closed.
Squire Boone Village is now shipping Bloom
Brothers orders and is introducing 35 new Bloom
items for 2008. Bloom Brothers orders can be combined
with Squire Boone orders to qualify for free
freight and dating. All Squire Boone Village local
sales representatives are now also Bloom Brothers
sales representatives.
A.T. Storrs Ltd. Appoints New Sales Representatives
.T. Storrs Ltd. has announced the appointment
of the several new sales representatives
to provide quality service to its clientele.
VanSelli and Company will be servicing
Northern California, Nevada, and Arizona. John
White and Associates will cover Missouri, Kansas,
and Arkansas. The Christiansen and Associates area
includes Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and North
Dakota. Additionally, Laurie Alvarez will focus on
South Dakota.
To see what is new from the company in 2008,
customers can visit the firm at the Seattle, Denver,
and Minneapolis shows or contact its sales representatives.
Eastman Kodak Chooses Lord’s International, Inc.
astman Kodak Consumer Imaging Group
has chosen distributor Lord’s
International, Inc., to handle their line of
photo products
Eastman Kodak’s new KODAK Picture Kiosk
GS Compact provides a new source of revenue for
travel and leisure accounts. Due to the overwhelming
success of digital photography, there
has been a dramatic increase in the sharing of
photo prints and CDs. Kodak’s new compact
kiosk provides both at an extremely reasonable
price.
In the marketplace, there is a strong need for
memory cards and batteries, two of the many
products supplied by Lord’s International. With a
full range of products, from
digital to one-time use cameras,
Lord’s International
was the perfect fit for Kodak,
according to a press release.
The company will provide all
Kodak Consumer Imaging
customers with products
including film, batteries,
memory cards, and kiosks.
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