From PV Ed. Ian Reynolds-Young at the AVA Christmas Lunch
Ah, the AVA Christmas bash!
So, you’ve consulted the floor plan, made your way to your place, picked up the Uvenco brochure (that was on your seat, waiting…); sat down, taken a sly swig of the red and started reading. Finally, you put the brochure down and take a look-see. Immediately, there go a couple of familiar faces you haven’t seen in a while: Steve Hartland, ‘back in the room’, customary smile on his face, pressing the flesh.
Sue Sproston’s here too; formerly of Bunzl Vending, (like Steve) and these days, of Snack Time, (like Steve). Then you spot Sergei Kornienko, phone pressed to his ear, heading for an ante-room. Then, Ian Forde, chatting animatedly…
And finally, as is perfectly apposite at a vending gathering, the penny drops.
It’s a conclusion that’ll be drawn by everybody in the room even before the group picture is taken, midst much banter, as the room empties. Literally and metaphorically, there’s a brand new player in the room.
”Laydees and Gennlemen, We Give You, Snack Time Two!
If they made a trailer for that movie, they’d have the bloke with the deep voice ending with ‘and this time, they mean business!’ Now, where did I put Mr. Spielberg’s number?
Joking aside, it was a welcome sight to see the new, improved Snack Time team getting together and champing at the bit.
BTW, please go to our Facebook page if you can put names to the faces… There’s a ‘tag’ thingy there, apparently.
