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Convenience Valet Adds Vice President of Marketing Role

Sausen previously was with McLane, Hormel

MELROSE PARK, Ill. -- Convenience Valet has announced the addition of Michelle Sausen to the its team as our vice president of marketing. The convenience store experience that Sausen brings to Convenience Valet includes leadership roles within McLane Grocery Distribution and Hormel Foods.

"Convenience Valet's growth has required additional resources to support the marketing efforts of our existing single-serve HBC product lines. In addition, Michelle will support the launch of our two newest lines including Finiti e-cigarette and Sheets, the LeBron James-sponsored energy [image-nocss] strip," said Jim Blosser, executive vice president of sales & marketing.

(Click here for previous CSP Daily News coverage of Sheets energy strips.)

"We have many great opportunities within the Convenience Store business and Michelle, the entire Convenience Valet marketing department and our strategic partner, Advantage Sales and Marketing, will work with our accounts to insure they get the most of what they need," Blosser added.

Convenience Valet--a maker of blister-carded "convenience-size" over-the-counter (OTC), personal care and health and wellness consumer products--has 50 years of experience servicing the convenience, grocery, drug, vending, hotel, travel and food industries and has a large selection of nationally branded products in convenient size (single/double dose) and trial/travel size packages. Through its packaging and category management services, the company continues to expand in all classes of trade with more than 500 SKUs, it said.

The company is a division of Mechanical Servants Inc., based in Melrose Park, Ill.

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