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Article: OCS Operator of the Year: Peter Tullio Jr.: Gourmet Coffee Service Inc., Van Nuys, Calif.(READERS' CHOICE AWARDS)(Cover Story)
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- Automatic Merchandiser
- Article date:
- December 1, 2005
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Peter Tullio Jr. and his partners knew where the refreshment services industry was headed when they formed Gourmet Coffee Service Inc. in Van Nuys, Calif. in 1994.
Specialty coffee was a coming trend, and Tullio, the 2005 Automatic Merchandiser OCS Operator of the Year, decided it was time to step into the OCS arena. The company has grown consistently over the years, and is now one of the leading OCS operations in Southern California.
Tullio's father, the late Peter Tullio Sr., had moved to Southern California in 1978 to take it easy after many years with Interstate United. Peter Jr. was working as an attorney in Chicago when his father convinced him to ...