2024 Automatic Merchandiser Pros to Know Winners

Automatic Merchandiser announced the 2024 Pros to Know award winners, and among the winners is Five Stars own, Michael Chapman, Vice President, Dining Services and Frank Field, Vice President of Retail Support. This award program highlights outstanding individuals whose work is helping move the industry forward. The winners are nominated by readers who see individuals or teams going above and beyond to promote their companies in the vending, micro market, and office coffee service industry.

Michael Chapman is the vice president of dining services for Five Star Breaktime Solutions. Michael is responsible for overseeing the on-site dining operations of Five Star, currently over 70 locations strong. In addition, Michael also heads up the teams responsible for Five Star’s catering line of business and HACCP-certified Culinary Center. Prior to joining Five Star, Michael was a regional operations manager for Southern Foodservice Management, overseeing corporate dining operations, government contracts and stadium operations. Michael also spent 10 years in a number of roles, including executive chef and foodservice director for Aramark in their business and industry sector. Prior to his roles in corporate dining, Michael was an executive chef for many years in the restaurant industry and private clubs. Michael attended the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y., and graduated with a culinary degree in 1997.

Frank Field is the vice president of retail support at Five Star Breaktime Solutions based in Chattanooga, Tenn. He is responsible for leading the execution of strategic company initiatives and supporting the retail operations for the company, which has led to the success of the company’s 40+ divisions located across nine states. After spending more than 20 years in the oil and gas industry, Frank changed industries in 2015 when he joined the Canteen franchise Imperial in Tulsa, Okla. After five years at Imperial, Frank oversaw the purchasing and micro market departments. In 2020, Frank joined Five Star as director of strategic initiatives. In that role, Frank oversaw the integration of acquired companies into the Five Star family. In today’s role of vice president of retail support, Frank leads the teams that manage acquisition integration, loss prevention, market support, retail execution and compliance.