Canteen Service: How Canteen Service Co. of Kentuckiana came to own John Conti Coffee Co.

Canteen Service Co. of Kentuckiana's acquisition of John Conti Coffee Co. started when Canteen Service CEO Jack Wells reached out to John Conti, founder of the Louisville-based coffee company. Wells was intrigued by the Kentucky Proud coffee business and met with Conti from time to time. The two became good business acquaintances, according to Keith Sharber, executive vice president of Canteen Service Co. of Kentuckiana. Canteen Service is a franchise of Canteen Corp., which, in turn, is part of…