GELLMAN ASSOCIATES is a specialized Manufacturer’s Representative in food products
and food service equipment providing in-depth representation to Convenience Stores, Vending, Micro Marts,
Office Coffee Service and Mobile Caterers covering New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.
Gellman Associates furnishes distributor support, along with direct sales, for the manufacturers we
represent. We take an active role in all regional and national trade associations.
DAVID GELLMAN has been actively involved in the vending industry since 1968. He was the founding
President of the National Vend Brokers Association in 1977 and served as President of the Association
again in 1997 and 1998. In 1995 David won the “Supplier of the Year” award from the Keystone Coffee
Association. He was inducted into the National Beverage Products Association “Hall of Fame” in 1997.
David has served on the Broker Advisory Boards for many of the companies we represent. He has also
served on the VSA Broker Advisory Board. David previously served on the Board of Directors for the
Keystone Coffee Association.
David completed a two- year term as President of the Pennsylvania Automatic Merchandising Council
(now name changed to Tri-State Automatic Merchandising Council).
He also served on NAMA’s Broker Advisory Board.
At the request of NAMA, David was a guest lecturer in October of 2000
at Michigan State University’s School of Hospitality. David was also named Allied Member
of the Year-Vending of the National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) for 2004.
David was named Program Chairman for NAMA’s first powerful new Coffee Summit (now known as Coffee, Tea and Water) held in Philadelphia
in February 2008. The event was a tremendous success with over 400 attendees.
David was named 2008 Broker of the Year by Automatic Merchandiser Magazine
David directly manages the vend distributors in the metropolitan Philadelphia market and oversees
the distributors in Maryland, Virginia, Northern New Jersey, Metropolitan New York and Long Island.
In addition to having customer responsibility he also oversees all administrative activities.
Gellman Associates takes pride in their ability to develop lines and maximize sales.
Below is a sampling of our many achievement awards:
2016
NAMA - inducted to the Coffee Hall of Fame
2010
Everpure- 2009 Broker of the Year
Coffee and Office Water
Everpure 2009 One Million Dollar Club
2009
Automatic Merchandiser Broker of the Year
2008
Chairman of NAMA Coffee Summit
2004
National Automatic Merchandising Association
Allied Member of the Year – Vending
2002
White Castle Broker of the Year
2001
Florida’s Natural Growers - #1 Growth Branded Sales
Florida’s Natural Growers – 100% Sales vs. Quota
White Castle – Vending Eastern Broker of the Year
2000
Poore Brothers – Eastern Division “Broker of the Year”
Squeek’N Clean Products - “Broker of the Year”
Florida’s Natural – “Most Improved Territory”
1999
International Home Foods – “Vending Broker of the Year”
Adams Group – Northeast Region “Broker of the Year”
1996
Adams Group – “Broker of the Year”
TRADE ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS
National Automatic Merchandising Association
Maryland/DC Vending Association
Tri State (PA, NJ DE) Automatic Merchandising Association
Virginia Automatic Merchandising Association