Canteen Becomes Black Bear Sports Group’s Official Vending Partner

Bethesda, MD- Black Bear Sports Group has finalized a multi-year snack and beverage vending agreement with worldwide renowned Canteen. The agreement will provide for state-of-the-art snack and beverage vending machines in each of the 27 Black Bear Sports Group Ice Arenas. Each of the vending machines will be custom branded and include a QR code that links to the Black Bear Youth Hockey Foundation.

“Canteen will be providing all of our arenas unparalleled service, the right product mix for our customers and best-in-class vending machines,” said Black Bear Sports Group Founder and CEO, Murry Gunty. “We are extremely excited that Canteen is customizing each of the vending machines to feature the Black Bear Youth Hockey Foundation, a program that we are very proud of that we started to provide scholarships to youth hockey players in each of our market areas.“

About Black Bear Sports Group, Inc. - Black Bear Sports Group, Inc. is a privately held company formed by Murry Gunty and Blackstreet Capital Holdings, LLC in 2015 that seeks investments in sports and entertainment facilities, teams and youth sports events. Black Bear arenas are clean and professionally managed and offer world-class recreational programs. Black Bear focuses on ice arenas in metropolitan areas with compelling demographics, markets with a National Hockey League club presence and arenas with existing youth hockey clubs. Black Bear has the ability to acquire healthy and stable arenas, but also to turn around under-managed or under- performing facilities. The largest owner/operator of ice rinks in the U.S., Black Bear’s footprint totals 27 facilities across the United States with 50 sheets of indoor ice, three indoor turf fields, 15 youth hockey clubs, two youth hockey leagues - the Atlantic Hockey Federation and the National Girls Hockey League, and three Junior “A” hockey franchises in the United States Hockey League, North American Hockey League and Eastern Hockey League. For more, go to http://www.blackbearsportsgroup.com/

​About Canteen - If there’s one thing everyone can agree on, it’s that we all need a break now and then. Since Canteen began in 1929, snack time has changed. People’s lives have changed, and preferences have changed, too. One thing has stayed the same though: good things happen when people take a break. That’s cemented our purpose – we bring break time to everyone. We’re not just giving you a quick snack, we’re creating places, moments, and opportunities to connect which make you more productive, more innovative, and a lot happier. Everyone needs a respite, a little pick-me-up, a moment to refuel, and then quickly get back to what needs to be done. We go beyond convenience by using technology to continually innovate and give people what they want, when they want it. It's what drives people every day. Each account, from a Fortune 500 company to a small business, college campus, airport, or hotel is handled with a customer-first, always-friendly approach. After all, our partners rely on us to keep people happy, revived, and moving forward. Stopping for a delicious, healthy, quick break is something that allows everyone to make the most of their day. For more information, go to https://www.canteen.com/