Article: Manufacturer rep of the year: Craig Harkins: Poore Brothers Inc.(Readers' Choice Awards)

Craig Harkins' youthful vigor belies the depth of his vending industry experience. Spend a few minutes with him, and you quickly learn the man behind Poore Brothers' licensed brands in vending knows the trade inside and out.

Harkins, the son of an Indianapolis, Ind. firefighter, is not only responsible for the success of TGI Friday's[R] Cheddar and Bacon Potato Skins, the 15th top candy/snack revenue producer in the VendScape report. He also launched some of the first PET bottled water vending machines during his mid-1990s stint at Nestle Waters.

To be sure, Harkins' focus is on the future. It's hard to get him to talk about something besides the ...

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